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CC013193 Surgery AdministrationSurgery Administration, Full Time
Leads the strategic planning process providing oversight of the department budget, managing key projects, utilizing predictive analytics modeling and coordinating the facilitation of varied councils and committees.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree
10 years of related experience with a HS diploma/GED; or 6 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in a related field.
1. Develop project management strategies and work with discipline leaders to execute plans
2. Act as project lead and coordinate project activities ensuring work is progressing as planned and project deliverable dates are clearly communicated, understood and executed.
3. Plan and prioritize deliverables and resources based on scope of work and project goals. Monitor project risks and identify potential problems, proactively identify solutions.
4. Document and communicate project status and strategic recommendations, escalate issues accordingly, identify opportunities for improvement.
5. Prepare and present both written and oral reports regarding the status of projects, variances, benefit realization metrics, project budget analysis and status of projects.
6. Engage in conversations with stakeholders using appropriate communication methods to achieve desired results. Promote positive communications between all entities.
7. Use analytical skills and judgement to solve problems with limited information. Query internal and external databases; interpret and analyze data.
8. Perform strong risk analytics and risk mitigation strategies, recommending alternatives.
9. Demonstrate an understanding of the operational and strategic importance of work to align with system-wide intiatives.
10. Compiles accurate data and prepares forecast and other trend analysis in collaboration with finance. Identifies, analyzes and monitors issues that affect profitability, growth and productivity.

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.