City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

Administrator, Public Safety Wellness

Under general direction, manage and supervise the daily activities, operations, and personnel in support of the Wellness Center.

1. Manages the daily operations for the Wellness Center, including patient flow, staffing, scheduling, purchasing, space utilization and working with facilities personnel. 
2. Provides administrative direction, coordination, and participation in the formulation, interpretation and administration of current and long-range policies, procedures and programs.
3. Provides operational support to Wellness Center staff.
4. Monitors, verify and reconcile expenditure of budgeted funds; and ensure compliance with city and department practice, policy, and procedure.
5. Manages for results with a focus on outcome measures, performance indicators and fiscal accountability/budgeting.
6. Acts as a liaison with administration, physicians and outside organizations to coordinate Wellness Center business, accomplish directives and to facilitate the resolution of problems.
7. Directs the compilation of and/or prepare operational reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions.  Analyzes, evaluates, and reports statistical data to optimize the use of resources and staff.
8. Collaborates with supervisors and managers of AFD to provide Wellness Center services and to develop Wellness Center goals, objectives, program formation, and evaluation.
9. Develops operating practice, policy, and procedure for the Wellness Center; conducts meetings with subordinates to ensure compliance with established practices; implement new policies and keep employees abreast of current changes and standards.
10. Represents the Wellness Center in meetings, conferences, and maintenance activities within the department.  May serve as a representative for the Wellness Center at management and other meetings. 
11. Monitors the inventory process, and ordering of supplies and medications for the Wellness Center.

• Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal

• Knowledge of the theories, principles, techniques, and practices of clinical and outpatient medical and behavioral health and wellness.
• Knowledge of program management.
• Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
• Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
• Knowledge of occupational health industry financial statistical indicators.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, Local laws, and ordinances.
• Knowledge of city practice, policy, and procedure.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of instruments and equipment used in providing routine and specialized patient care.
• Skill in strategic planning and budgeting.
• Skill in handling conflict and uncertain situations.
• Skill in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
• Skill in using computers and related software applications.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
• Ability to quickly recognize and analyze irregular events.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to exercise good judgement, tact and diplomacy in all dealings and maintain confidentiality as required.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent communication and working relationships with personnel, city, county, state, community based, and government organizations.

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a field related to the job, plus five (5) years administrative or clinic management experience, two (2) of which were in a lead or supervisory capacity.
• Masters degree may substitute for experience up to a maximum of two (2) years.

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