Department Director – Healthcare Operations

Job Description

Director Materials Management – Materials Management Administration – Mount Sinai Morningside | Mount Sinai Health System

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Mount Sinai Health System, located in New York, NY. Mount Sinai is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, committed to delivering outstanding patient care, education, and innovation to transform healthcare. This role is crucial for directing and exercising management responsibility over the business and operational activities of the Materials Management department, ensuring the effective formulation and administration of policies, procedures, and programs. The position is key to maintaining operational efficiency, financial stability, and compliance with all relevant regulations and standards.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• Location: In-person, New York, NY
• Pay: $95450–$143175 annually
• Mission: This person owns the administrative direction and coordination of current and long-range policies, procedures, and programs, overseeing the daily operational and financial activities of the Materials Management department.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Direct Daily Operations: Oversee the daily operation of the Materials Management department, including creating production schedules, tracking systems, managing team workload, and resolving issues.
• Formulate Policy & Strategy: Provide administrative direction in the formulation, interpretation, and administration of current and long-range policies, procedures, and programs, establishing consistent goals and objectives.
• Drive Process Improvement: Define and document procedures, identify process and workflow changes for continuous improvement, and implement best practices to enhance departmental efficiency.
• Ensure Regulatory & Quality Compliance: Assure compliance with regulatory, insurance, and ethical standards regarding safety for patients, employees, and property, implementing quality assurance programs to meet accrediting agency standards.
• Manage Departmental Finances: Plan budget needs by analyzing short and long-term program plans, collaborating with the Chief Financial Officer to complete the annual budget and monitor the department’s financial status.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree required; Director level in Materials Management Administration with core domain knowledge in healthcare finance or administration.
• Experience: 7 years of experience in health care finance or administration, including strategic planning and execution, policy formulation, building financial plans, managing resources, and leading successful teams.
• Skills: Administrative direction, operational coordination, policy interpretation, goal setting, process improvement, budget planning, financial monitoring, and regulatory compliance (JCAHO, CARF, NYS/City DOH).
• Bonus: Master’s degree preferred.