Chief of Staff Healthcare

Description

Serves as primary staff to an executive officer and represents an executive officer to University administrators, faculty, staff, students, external organizations and the public. Coordinates the administrative and operational activities of an executive officer's office to insure the effective use of time and resources. Conducts policy research, and provides advice and guidance to an executive officer on administrative and operational issues. Coordinates the formulation, review, revision and development of policy recommendations. Coordinates the development, implementation and administration of programs, projects and activities within the executive division and other University Offices. Serves on University and external committees. Represents the executive office to deans, directors, faculty, staff, student, external organizations and the public. Coordinates the development and review of issues among executive officers, senior officials, the regents, and the President. Provides liaison with the University development effort. Prepares special and periodic reports for review by executive management. Supervises, hires, trains and evaluates staff. Assures compliance with affirmative action and safety programs. Direction is received from an Executive Officer. Functional and administrative supervision is exercised over professional and support staff. A Master's degree in higher education administration or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary. Considerable experience in higher education administration is necessary. Considerable knowledge of University policies, procedures and regulations is necessary. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, incumbents in this position meet the criteria for exempt status.