Job Description Summary

Provides innovative leadership and oversight of the design and execution of patient logistics across the regions of the MUSC Health system (including the Charleston division, Florence division, Lancaster division, and Midlands division) including overall system capacity management; in-bound and out-bound transfers from outside hospitals, transfers among MUSC Health entities state-wide; coordination with selected ground and air patient logistics vendor; and detailed bed management/patient transport within the MUSC Health Charleston campus.

Management and oversight of the Admit-Transfer Center (ATC) team -which serves all divisions of the MUSC Health enterprise. This team determines 24/7, 365 days’ appropriate bed assignments based on the clinical knowledge of disease entities epidemiological issues and conditions that may assist in deciding where a patient can be placed. Possesses knowledge of all the units as the type of patients served.

Works collaboratively with the Medical Director of ATC/Patient Logistics, ICCE Physician Chiefs and Administrators, Divisions’ Leadership and other system leaders to achieve quality and safety standards and delivery of care models.

Some travel within our Health system is required.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000440 CHS - Executive Medical Director Office (Main)

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-38

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Qualifications:

• 10 years’ progressive, out-come oriented leadership experience in healthcare, industry, or military/defense planning and logistics

• Experience standing up new or expanded operations preferred

• Master’s Degree required

• Proven leadership, facilitative, critical thinking skills

• Excellent communication and mediation skills

• Proven ability to lead across a large, geographically dispersed organization and interdisciplinary teams

• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.

• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure.

• Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications to the fullest

Physical Requirements:

(C) Continuous – 6-8 hours per shift; 2) (F) Frequent – 2-6 hours per shift; 3) (I) Infrequent – 0-2 hours per shift Ability to perform job functions while standing. (C). Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (C) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (I) Ability to work indoors. (C) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (I) Ability to work from elevated areas. (F) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (F) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (I) Ability to bend at the waist. (C) Ability to twist at the waist. (F) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (F) Ability to perform “pinching” operations. (F) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (C) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (C) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (C) Ability to reach overhead. (F) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (C) Ability to fully use both legs. (C) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (F) Ability to reach in all directions. (C) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (I) Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (I) Ability to lift from 36” to overhead 25 lbs. (I) Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (F) Examples include: To transfer a 100 lb. patient that can not assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand. Ability to maintain vision 20/40 corrected. (C) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (C) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (C) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (C) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (C) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (C) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (C) Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (C) Ability to work rotating shifts. (F) Ability to work overtime as required. (F) Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (C) *Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (C) *(Selected Positions) *Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (C) *(Selected Positions) *Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (C) (Selected Positions

Additional Job Description

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Work Experience: 10 years progressive work experience and 5 years management experience

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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