Unit Administrative Coordinator
Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift
Parkwest Overview:
Headquartered in Knoxville, Covenant Health is a community-owned integrated healthcare delivery system and the areas largest employer.
Parkwest is Covenant Healths and West Knoxvilles premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital, offering our patients world-class treatment with all the convenience and warmth of home.
In addition to providing the areas leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. For 2020-21, Parkwest received recognition from as one of the Top 10 hospitals in Tennessee.
Knoxville located in East Tennessee is the third largest in the state, well-known for its proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and is the home of the University of Tennessee. Go Vols! Living in Knoxville means experiencing all four seasons. Best of all, each of them is pretty mild!
Combine all that with the abundant natural beauty of the surrounding mountains, and you have a city that truly offers something for everyone. Knoxville has a vibrant arts culture, seasonal festivals, top-notch foodie and incredible outdoor recreation. Its a perfect blend of big-city amenities and Southern charm.
Position Summary:
The Unit Administrative Coordinator is responsible for coordination of employee human resource issues, the payroll/scheduling system, unit/department budgetary preparations with ongoing financial analysis of operations, and performance metric reporting, as outlined below. The position supports the business aspect of the triad leadership model. Assigned to the key functions or service lines of a director in patient care and/or clinical support services.
Recruiter: Jason Shubert || ...@covhlth.com || 865-###-####
Human Resources Duties
- Processes PARs (including generation and electronic storage of Hiring, Reclassification, and Termination PARs, and Auths to Hire).
- Maintains an up-to-date, comprehensive employee database to include: employee compensation and status, total budgeted positions vs. filled positions, and total vacancies and vacancy rates and/or maintain a working human resource file for each employee within each designated area, in compliance with all federal, state, local, and the Joint Commission standards.
- Coordinates payroll processing using the KRONOS system.
- Generates and analyzes reports in both KRONOS Timekeeper and Scheduler identifying variances or trends that must be brought to the attention of the manager or director for intervention and resolution.
Finance Duties
- Collaborates with the leadership team in the development of the annual capital budget.
- Processes capital and minor equipment requests for designated areas. Maintains a database of all approved capital expenditures year-to-date.
- Assists in development of annual operating budgets.
- Performs ongoing financial analysis of monthly operating budgets.
- Develops staffing matrixes.
- Assists with delayed claims and late charges as assigned.
Project Management
- Plans and executes events/meetings as needed.
- Supports, facilitates, or leads quality/financial initiative projects as assigned by management.
- Conducts research to identify best practices on given topics to support initiatives.
- Prepares executive summaries or presentations for review and/or education.
- Serves as a facilitator/recorder to designated quality teams and/or administrative meetings.
- Designs and implements educational plans as assigned.
Miscellaneous
- Assist in annual strategic planning and goal setting for designated areas and the organization.
- Maintains scorecards for corresponding director and designated areas.
- Facilitates administration/employee communication, interactions, and follow-up, as well as, serving as a liaison between other Coordinators, Managers, et al responsible for coordinated patient care movement along the continuum of care.
- Orders supplies and forms as needed.
- Demonstrates proficiency in the application and operation of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access), KRONOS, EPSI, VISIO, FRX, SharePoint, StarClin, Delayed Claims Database, Report2Web, and PRCEasyView.
- Serves as a technical resource at appropriate times.
- Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Other projects as assigned by corresponding Director or manager.
Minimum Education:
None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a Bachelors degree. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a Bachelors degree in a directly-related field from an accredited college or university.
Minimum Experience:
None
Licensure Requirement:
None