Associate of Financial & Operations Management
As a participant in the Management Associate Program (MAP) you will gain a holistic understanding of the business of health care, as well as the overall mission of Northwell Health. By leading strategic and innovative projects you will develop your business, professional, analytical and project management skills. You will also work closely with senior executives and expand your professional horizons through their mentorship.
You will be a full-time member of the Northwell Health team, starting as a Financial and Operations Management Associate in your first year, then promoted to a Senior Financial and Operations Management Associate in your second year.
Our highly competitive program gives you the opportunity to realize your potential and explore finance, operations, clinical partnerships, quality management, and patient experience. At the end of the two-year program, you’ll be fully prepared to lead and support our mission to be at the forefront of national health care delivery. The program focuses on accomplishing the challenges of today while preparing for the goals of the future.
Job Description
Defines, implements and evaluates special projects that support financial & operational goals of the hospital. As a member of the training program, partners with hospital and departmental leadership to identify and assess opportunities for improvement. Conducts business initiative analysis; monitors status of initiatives and projects; makes recommendations for improvements.
Responsibilities:
1. Under the mentorship of assigned hospital and department leadership, participates in strategic, operational and administrative development to support goal attainment.
2. Partners with management to define project scope, goals, objectives, and timeline. Assists with project design and implementation.
- Collaborates with management to develop tools and metrics to evaluate performance of target initiatives.
- Provides data management support. Collects data for review and analysis. Prepares comparative analysis reports including trending and improvement recommendations for review by senior leadership.
- Produces comprehensive executive summaries and reports. Presents data in effective, clear formats tailored to the needs of specific audiences including managers and staff.
3. Coordinates, evaluates and implements programs that support operational goals. Works with management, analyzes processes and assists in developing recommendations and solutions through best practices.
4. Assists in business strategy development. Aides in the execution of strategies approved by Senior Management; as required provides strategic insight and decision support.
5. Researches and benchmarks best practice models to improve financial and operational efficiencies. Analyzes complex processes and assists in developing recommendations and solutions through best practices
6. Prepares analytical assessments and provides recommendations.
- Collaborates with management to collect financial, statistical and operational data for analysis.
- Validates and organizes data to evaluate and/or communicate operational processes.
- Prepares operational analysis, flow charts, presentations and reports, as required by project specifications.
- Evaluates analyses, identifies best practices, deficiencies, and makes recommendations for improvements in operational processes, policies and procedures.
- Provides scheduled project status reports for leadership team.
7. Performs related duties, as required.