Ambulatory Finance Business Partner - Physician Enterprise Finance - FT Days HYBRID

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal / neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary :

As part of the UCI Health System, incumbent is part of the team responsible for managing the budgeting, financial planning, and operational finance for Ambulatory Services departments. Responsible for development of Ambulatory Care budget, benchmarking, productivity metrics, service line analysis, management reporting, and data extract. Develops information and modeling to create effective recommendations for ambulatory operations to supervision / management. Analyzes current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of ambulatory revenue, expenses, and capital expenditures. Works with Ambulatory cost center leaders to identify opportunities for operational efficiencies in outpatient settings; utilizes project management skills to prioritize and implement tools, processes, and other initiatives; establishes metrics and benchmarks to measure progress and success.

Incumbent reviews internal and external trend analyses specific to ambulatory services and effectively identifies corrective measures as needed. Provides for the measurement and benchmarking of ambulatory business operations in relation to best business practices for the healthcare industry and internal ambulatory business objectives.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications :

• Working knowledge of various reimbursement methodologies (per diem, per case, capitation, indemnity, etc.)
• Must demonstrate ability to effectively communicate with staff and senior management
• Five (5) years of experience in a hospital-based environment working with general ledger and cost data as well as service line and payor analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Evidence of sound critical thinking skills and the ability to think creatively and strategically
• Demonstrated knowledge of Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word
• Demonstrated knowledge of Decision Support Systems and subsystems
• Demonstrated advanced level of analytical skill
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Ability to anticipate questions and address information needs by providing comprehensive analyses

Preferred Qualifications :

Total Compensation

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment :

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment :

Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work-related information obtained from any source on any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page :

Closing Statement :

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8 : 30 a.m. - 5 : 00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization