Texas Children's Hospital
Director Ambulatory Services - Department of Surgery
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Overview
Position: Director Ambulatory Services - Department of Surgery
Talent Area: Professional - Non-Clinical
Full/Part Time: Full time
Location: Houston, TX, US
Department: Department Of Surgery-P
Shift: 8a - 5p
Job ID: 422305
We’re searching for a Director of Ambulatory Services - Department of Surgery, someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you\'ll plan, direct, and maintain activities that promote our mission and philosophy in Ambulatory Services.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Directs departmental operations to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, age-appropriate care and/or service within a family-centered care environment as measured by patient satisfaction scores, patient complaints, performance improvement indicators, regulatory compliance and new programs/initiatives
Ensures the delivery of cost-effective care and/or service as measured by variance analysis reports, technical billing and professional billing, revenue enhancement/expense reduction, and billing documentation audit reports
Ensures the creation of a work climate that fosters physician and employee satisfaction and organizational commitment through regular interaction with service chiefs and clinic managers as measured by employee survey results and turnover rates
Develops and implements department priorities that enhance the organization\'s strategic plan and achieves agreed upon outcomes
Advances evidenced-based practice and patient safety as measured by outcomes, evidence incorporated into practice, and improvements in processes to enhance patient safety, performance improvement initiatives, efficiency and improved trends and benchmarks
Ensures the provision of effective training and development opportunities for staff and leaders to continually improve departmental and organizational performance and develop talent to ensure ongoing departmental success and growth as measured by improved individual, team, and departmental performance and a talent management plan
Leads, participates, and collaborates on interdepartmental teams, work groups and committees that support organizational priorities as measured by outcomes achieved
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Skills & Requirements
Master’s degree in healthcare administration, nursing, or business administration required
5 years of formal management experience in an ambulatory setting required
About Texas Children’s About Texas Children’s
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
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Talent Area: Professional - Non-Clinical
Full/Part Time: Full time
Location: Houston, TX, US
Department: Department Of Surgery-P
Shift: 8a - 5p
Job ID: 422305
We’re searching for a Director of Ambulatory Services - Department of Surgery, someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you\'ll plan, direct, and maintain activities that promote our mission and philosophy in Ambulatory Services.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Directs departmental operations to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, age-appropriate care and/or service within a family-centered care environment as measured by patient satisfaction scores, patient complaints, performance improvement indicators, regulatory compliance and new programs/initiatives
Ensures the delivery of cost-effective care and/or service as measured by variance analysis reports, technical billing and professional billing, revenue enhancement/expense reduction, and billing documentation audit reports
Ensures the creation of a work climate that fosters physician and employee satisfaction and organizational commitment through regular interaction with service chiefs and clinic managers as measured by employee survey results and turnover rates
Develops and implements department priorities that enhance the organization\'s strategic plan and achieves agreed upon outcomes
Advances evidenced-based practice and patient safety as measured by outcomes, evidence incorporated into practice, and improvements in processes to enhance patient safety, performance improvement initiatives, efficiency and improved trends and benchmarks
Ensures the provision of effective training and development opportunities for staff and leaders to continually improve departmental and organizational performance and develop talent to ensure ongoing departmental success and growth as measured by improved individual, team, and departmental performance and a talent management plan
Leads, participates, and collaborates on interdepartmental teams, work groups and committees that support organizational priorities as measured by outcomes achieved
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Skills & Requirements
Master’s degree in healthcare administration, nursing, or business administration required
5 years of formal management experience in an ambulatory setting required
About Texas Children’s About Texas Children’s
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
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