Job Description

The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is seeking an Associate Director for the Abdominal Transplant Programs. The Associate Director must demonstrate exemplary leadership, educational, management and interpersonal skills, with the desire and commitment to service excellence. The individual should possess a strong sense of identity, self-esteem, and pride in professionalism.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a leading academic medical center with distinguished experts in the CTC. Our teams have earned national and international recognition for their expertise in treating the most rare and complex cases in transplantation, performing 677 solid organ transplants in 2025.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements

California RN license, Bachelors of Science or Administration required, MSN degree strongly preferred

License/Certification/Registration Requirements

Current BLS; Certification in the field of specialty is preferred

Experience

• Minimum five (5) years' of management experience
• 5 years of acute care setting preferred
• Extensive transplant experience
• Proven ability to lead and manage people include selecting, developing, motivating and retaining people to meet unit objectives.
• Fiscal management skills to prepare, monitor and control budgets, reduce expenses and generate increased revenues.
• Ability to promote effective collaboration and teamwork among individuals of multiple disciplines and across organizational boundaries.
• Knowledge of regulatory, reimbursement, legal and policy issues as they relate to effective unit management.
• Knowledge of the principles of CQI and ability to apply these principles including PDSA to improve unit work.
• Knowledgeable and proficient in the use of health care technology within specialty area.
• Demonstrates commitment to customer service and an ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues.
• Full command (verbal and written) of the English language.
• Demonstrated success working independently, forging relationships, and managing multiple tasks with minimal directions.
• Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information for decision support.

Physical Demands

• The physical ability and perceptive acuity to satisfactorily perform all direct and indirect patient care functions.
• Must be able to perform assigned duties in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to move throughout all areas of the immediate and adjacent Medical Center and Health System campus
• Ability to sit and perform data entry for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds of force frequently and push/pull up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move object