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Clinical Section Administrator at University of Chicago | LAYIQ

Oversees clinical operations for assigned Psychiatry sections, including ambulatory clinics, inpatient/consultation-liaison services at Ingalls and Hyde Park, specialty programs, multidisciplinary behavioral health services, and other patient care initiatives to ensure efficient, high-quality care delivery.
Partners with Section Chiefs, clinical leaders, and healthcare administrators to develop and implement operational strategies that improve patient access, provider productivity, clinical workflows, care coordination, and overall practice performance.
Manages daily clinical practice operations, including clinic workflows, scheduling processes, resource allocation, clinical space room assignments, operational escalations, and coordination across clinical and administrative teams.
Analyzes operational challenges and develops solutions to address evolving clinical demands, capacity constraints, access goals, staffing needs, and changes within the healthcare environment.
Provides operational guidance and support to faculty, clinicians, and administrative teams related to clinical processes, workflows, systems, policies, and best practices.
Monitors key clinical performance indicators, including patient access, visit volume, provider productivity, utilization, referral patterns, documentation compliance, and revenue cycle performance.
Develops and utilizes operational dashboards and reports to evaluate clinical performance, identify trends, and implement opportunities for process improvement.
Collaborates with revenue cycle, finance, access, quality improvement, and hospital operational partners to optimize clinical performance, enhance patient experience, and support sustainable practice operations.
Supports clinical program growth by evaluating operational needs, developing workflows, coordinating resources, and implementing processes that support new and expanded services.
Partners with Section Chiefs and departmental leadership to execute strategic initiatives aligned with Psychiatry’s clinical care mission, quality goals, and institutional priorities.
Provides leadership, oversight and direct supervision to clinical operations staff and administrative teams supporting Psychiatry patient care services and other missions.
Partner with research and education administration to execute any projects across all three missions and assist with leadership and backup coverage for those areas as needed.
Leads continuous improvement efforts focused on operational efficiency, patient access, care delivery models, and standardization of clinical processes across Psychiatry programs.
Develops, implements, and maintains clinical operations procedures, workflows, and standard operating practices to support consistent and effective patient care delivery.
Ensures compliance with University of Chicago Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, departmental, and regulatory requirements through monitoring, education, process reviews, and operational improvements.
Coordinates with hospital and ambulatory partners to support integrated psychiatric care delivery across University of Chicago Medicine locations.
Recommends department priorities, allocates resources and executes strategic plans.
Manages a team(s) including those within hospital functions.
Performs other related work as needed.

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