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Time Type:
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Department:
CC017620 UAMS Contract - GeneralMonday-Friday 8am-4:30pm - Requirements: Minimum 5 years administrative/clerical experience & minimum 1 year leadership experience
Oversees administrative functions. Assists with the preparation and maintenance of all section budgets (e.g., annual, grants, contracts). Hires, trains, coordinates and supervises administrative staff. Maintains contract billings, equipment purchases, and contract payments. Works in collaboration with the hospital leaders of surgery services to include: orthopedics, plastics, general, trauma, burn, urology, dermatology, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, cardiovascular surgery, and other procedural related services.
High school diploma or GED or equivalent
Bachelor's degree in a related field of study.
High School Diploma/GED and 5 years of relevant experience, including at least 1 year in a leadership role. In lieu of a High School Diploma/GED, 7 years of experience with at least 1 year in a leadership role.
1. Assists surgical service chiefs and all faculties with budget related issues during the fiscal year and prepares for the next fiscal year.
2. Maintains a working knowledge of all active service accounts, oversight of all expenses related to administrative functions of service, educational funds, research funds, discretionary funds.
3. Processes and manages all regular and purchase requests/orders, follows-up on any outstanding invoices or balances.
4. Provides administrative support and coordination services.
5. Responsible for hiring, training, supervising and coordinating other administrative staff within the section including work assignments.
6. Serves as a liaison for the Surgical Service Section with all UAMS and AC departments in addition to daily communications with internal/external physician's offices and vendors.
7. Assists with faculty and fellow recruitment activities as well as coordinates residency rotations and fellowship training programs in coordination with the GME programs at UAMS.

Arkansas Children's is the only healthcare system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' more than 700,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a 336-bed, Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); the state’s only magnetoencephalography (MEG) system for neurosurgical planning and cutting-edge research; and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Arkansas Children’s Hospital is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven pediatric specialties (2022—2023): Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology and Urology. Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the Northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health. To learn more, visit archildrens.org.