System Director, Admissions and ED Registration - F/T - Days

System Director, Admissions & ED Registration

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health Orange, UCI Health Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties. As Orange County's only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region's only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary: The System Director, Admissions & ED Registration provides enterprise-level oversight for all admissions and emergency registration functions across UCI Health. The incumbent is accountable for the strategic planning, day-to-day operational management, budgetary oversight, and regulatory compliance of admissions and emergency registration units systemwide. This role maintains financial accountability for performance outcomes across all operational locations and collaborates with site leaders to identify and lead improvement initiatives that optimize patient access, throughput, and the overall registration experience. The System Director serves as the accountable executive for end-user information systems supporting these functions, including strategic planning and execution of system enhancements, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance to ensure operational continuity and compliance.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of Admissions, Registration, Regulatory requirements for Admissions/registration, including, Consents, EMTALA, MOON, HINN Letter, etc
• Strong knowledge and experience with payor authorization and scheduling processes
• Resourcefulness to identify and search for information that is not readily available and ability to synthesize to form recommendations
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Knowledge of health care registration process
• Highly developed analytic skills and ability to synthesize large amounts of data for purposes of reporting key data
• Experience with and knowledge of insurance programs covering all payor types, billing processes, contracting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills to communicate effectively with physicians, managers and high-level administrative staff as well as support staff who are critical to departmental functions
• Demonstrated knowledge of complex training curriculums
• Demonstrated knowledge of Managed Care requirements
• Demonstrated advanced skill, knowledge and ability to produce reports from computer programs such as Excel, Access, Word and general report writers
• Ability to write succinct and accurate executive summaries for senior level audiences
• Ability to think and plan strategically
• Ability to summarize information in formats suitable for presentation to varied audiences
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to develop and lead teams involved in process improvement
• Ability to lead change toward strategic business objectives
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Ability to act independently to solve problems and develop recommendations
• Minimum 10 years directly related experience
• Minimum 10 years' experience of progressive management responsibility
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in an executive leadership role (Director or higher) in a related setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of lean sigma process improvement methodologies
• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of education and directly related professional experience

Total Rewards

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.

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: Background Check and Live Scan Employment Misconduct; Legal Right to Work in the United States; Vaccination Policies; Smoking and Tobacco Policy; Drug Free Environment. The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements. California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act; E-Verify; Pre-Placement Health Evaluation. 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