The Director Clinical Ops will be responsible for managing the operational activities, projects, and team members within the Clinical Operations (Bed Management) Department. Works collaboratively with multiple teams at all AHS facilities, including external partners and vendors. Acts as the System Operational liaison for defined regions/hospitals. Primary responsibilities include:strategic oversight and operational leadership of hospital-wide patient flow, including bed assignment, patient transport, and inter-facility transfers.
1. Leadership & Strategy
Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for system-wide initiatives related to capacity management.
2. Operational Oversight
3. Collaborates closely with the Hospital Leadership team to implement organizational strategic plans and objectives, based on the mission and vision
4. Data Analysis/Reporting
5. Participates in hospital leadership meetings, to ensure operational awareness and ability to get involved when appropriate.
6. Must be self-directed and an independent thinker able to manage complex assignments and responsibilities
7. Partner with leadership to define system-wide initiative goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets; assess outcome of completed initiatives
8. Manages the efficient and effective use of operation resources – space, material, equipment, staff, and information.
9. Collaborate with leadership in assessing and executing strategies; conducts research, identifies industry standards and new innovative practices for analysis; prepares operation analysis, flow charts, presentations, and reports
10. Emergency/Crisis Management & coordination as needed
11.Other related duties as requested.
Oversight and Responsibilities
Oversee operations and works in close collaboration with the following departments/leaders:
Nursing Leadership at the acute care sites
Additional KSAR (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, RESPONSIBILITIES)
LEVEL SPECIFIC
Director,5-7 years of leadership/management experience – Master’s Degree or equivalent combination of education/experience. All legally/reasonably expected certifications needed for function and level. Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of issues, data & processes requires multiple factor evaluation. (Individual Contributor – In some instances, may be the primary owner and responsible for a major process or significant portion of a complex functional discipline without direct reports.)Makes decisions on work processes, operational plans and schedules, to achieve objectives established by senior management; consequences of erroneous decisions or recommendations include critical delays and modifications to projects or operations with substantial expenditure of time, human resources, and funds, and may jeopardize future system activity. Assists leadership in setting strategic direction for key programs; Competent to work at very high levels in multiple knowledge areas or functions. Manages scheduling of work assignments, daily priorities and directing the work of staff
Salary range: $163,702 - $306,130 base only; excludes all incentives.
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Team Member Benefits
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