Health Care Administrator II - UI Health, Nursing Services

Hiring Department: Hospital Nursing Svc

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1039159

FTE: 1

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday

Shift: Days

# of Positions: 1

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Posting Close Date: February 7, 2026

Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $71,390.00 - 144,593.00 / Annual Salary

About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Learn more: https://hospital.uillinois.edu/about-ui-health

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Reporting directly to the Senior Director, this position is responsible for financial and nursing productivity reporting, as well as managing employee relations data that affects staffing and resource utilization. Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations to maintain optimal customer satisfaction and support across UI Health.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for analyzing reports to ensure appropriate and timely operational changes
• Analyze organizational unit structure and functions to determine adequacy of existing organizational structure, eliminate duplications and non-essential activities, and clarify organizational relationships, with responsibility for recommending revisions in activities, organizational relationships, lines of authority, and similar operational matters
• Achieve Department objectives by determining system improvements and eliminating repetitious processes while improving all operations.
• Assures accuracy of data and fiscal information by reviewing invoices and other reports of al data and financial information related to staffing and nursing productivity.

Budgeting/Accounting

• Develop weekly and monthly financial reports
• Process and audit agency invoices and confirm all payments are charged to the correct patient care unit
• Monitor and maintain office inventory levels as well as prepared requisitions for materials, supplies, and services
• Assists in budget preparation and feasibility studies, and process payroll

Continuous Quality Improvement

• Conduct complex operational analysis and propose solutions to improve and stream line service-related processes
• Organize and maintain al files in electronic format ensuring confidential information is secure according to HIPAA
• Assist in resolving problems

Training

• Prepare and lead training for position control staffing, payroll, scheduling in the hospital
• Enforce and escalate position control, scheduling issues that affect nurse staffing

Management

• Accomplish al objectives by developing tools for nursing to assist in recruiting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, and disciplining employees; communicate expectations and enforced al policies and procedures.
• Responsible for business operations that includes paying invoices, ordering supplies, managing inventory as needed
• Serves as a resource concerning hospital administrative procedures and policies to subordinates and other administrative personnel; directs the compilation and maintenance of procedure manuals and informational materials that can impact the department.
• Other duties as assigned
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Required:

1. Any one or any combination, that equals 3 years (36 months) of the following types of preparation--

A. college course work leading to a major in hospital administration, health administration, or business administration, or similar area of study

• Associate Degree (60 semester hours) equals 1 year (12 months)
• 90-semester hours equals 2 years (24 months)
• Bachelor’s Degree (120 semester hours) equals 3 years (36 months)

OR


B. progressively more responsible experience that provided a knowledge of generally accepted principles, theories, and practices used in hospital administration, health administration, business administration or similar professional experience

2. One year (12 months) of hospital/medical center/health care administrative work experience

OR

College course work leading to a Master's Degree in hospital administration, health administration, business administration or similar area of study

3. Three years (36 months) of responsible administrative experience comparable to Health Care Administrator I in this series

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in hospital administration, health administration, business administration or similar area of study preferred

To Apply: For fullest consideration click on the Apply Now button, please fully complete all sections of the online application including adding your full work history with specific details of your duties & responsibilities for each position held. Fully complete the education, licensure, certification and language sections. You may upload a resume, cover letter, certifications, licensures, transcripts and diplomas within the application.

Please note that once you have submitted your application you will not be able to make any changes. In order to revise your application you must withdraw and reapply. You will not be able to reapply after the posting close date. Please ensure the application is fully completed and all supporting documents have been uploaded before the posting close date. Illinois Residency is required within 180 days of employment.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.