Job Summary

Responsible for day-to-day operations of the Steele Institute for Health Innovations. Plan, direct, and partner with institute leaders on innovation program development and performance improvement. Working under the direction of leadership, design, implement, manage and measure the results of a variety of programs and initiatives essential to the growth of the platform. Provide project management guidance for Steele Institute initiatives to pillars, enabling strategies, operations staff, interns and administrative fellows. Acts as member of the leadership team, participating in platform leadership meetings, providing regular updates on operational initiatives, and taking initiative to participate on a variety of teams and committees.

Job Duties

• Provides administrative leadership support to direct leaders and platform leadership team related to areas of assigned responsibility.
• Serves as Institute liaison with outside constituents and as an active participant in assigned management forums.
• In partnership the leadership team, develops a strategic plan for Steele Institute including the development and fostering of a "culture of innovation" throughout the system at all levels.
• Supports clinical and business units in new product and service initiatives. Demonstrates a wide-range of health innovation expertise which includes ability of technology translation, innovation process skills, ability to manage teams and finance/budgeting ability.
• In collaboration with platform leadership, oversees, implements and monitors the strategic initiatives for patient experience and quality.
• Develops business plans for new services and operational areas in assigned area of responsibility (i.e. budgets, facilities & capital analysis, market analysis, growth plans, operational contingency plans).
• Interfaces with service lines to ensure that platform capital project submissions are prioritized.
• Oversees the development and/or implementation of strategic and tactical operational plans related to initiatives in areas of responsibility.
• Provides operational guidance on project concepts suggested by leadership and by leaders of various departments.
• Monitors operating results and progress regarding to operational plans
• Support facility master planning for Steele Institute. Assesses space utilization. Triages requests from various groups for changes to their footprint and ensures allotted space is appropriate based on planned program growth or contraction.
• Promotes and coaches a “cost conscious” approach to resource utilization that encourages staff participation and establishes accountability.
• Identifies opportunities and plans approaches for improved resource utilization
• Ensures that costs are monitored and evaluated and prepares action plans for improvement.
• In conjunction with the Sr. Director, responsible for the financial performance of all assigned areas.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

• Masters Degree preferred but not required

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Related Field of Study (Required), Master's Degree-Related Field of Study (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years-Managing people, processes, or projects (Required)

Skills

Builds Relationships; Group Problem Solving; Interpersonal Communication; Analytical Thinking

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths and ambitious aspirations. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. Read more about Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruiting.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.