Category Administrator

Job Opportunity at Avera Integrated Services Center

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range: $58,240.00 - $87,360.00

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for engaging clinicians at all levels of the organization to achieve product standardization, introduce new products to the organization in a manner which achieves the highest possible balance between clinical efficacy and cost management, and lead the effort of product standardization across the health system. To accomplish this, the incumbent will need to work directly with the Service Lines, System CNO groups, Clinicians at all levels of the organization, vendors and other professionals in Supply Chain, Quality, IT, Finance and Legal Services to navigate these processes to achieve optimal outcomes. They will direct the appropriate information needed from their internal supply chain counterparts in analytics and contracting. They will ultimately be responsible to successfully hand off the decisions and information to the appropriate internal team members to implement throughout the entire Avera system.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for leading teams to a timely decision through the use of analytics, clinical equivalents research, trials (as appropriate), vendor presentations and any other relevant information needed to come to the product decision.
• Works directly with the contracting department and analytics department to complete a data profile from various sources (purchase order data, spend analytics, clinical outcomes data, third party studies ETC) to create a profile that can be understood by diverse constituencies to make credible decisions on new products, system standardization and utilization protocols.
• Ability to interact with clinicians to ascertain needs versus wants, communicate to clinicians in a manner which represents the desire to provide top quality supplies and services with the lowest possible total cost.
• Understands the inner-workings of the Avera system activities and how they partner with clinicians to improve patient care.
• Provide clinical and strategic expertise that facilitates supply expense management while continuously improving all processes that support patient care, education, and research.
• Assist in identifying and targeting specific projects and opportunities for standardization or savings with the Service Lines, CNO groups and Clinical groups.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• 4-6 years of relevant clinical experience.
• Experience working with product selection, vendors, contracts or physician preference items

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's in Business, Healthcare Administration or Public Health.

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship