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Professional - Non-Clinical
Director Heart Center
Houston, TX, US
We’re searching for a Director of the Heart Center, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will direct the Administrative and Clinical Service Line Programs for the Heart Center. Provide direction and oversight to the Heart Center and its programs, and coordinate the various programs, resources and personnel to achieve the output of a cost effective state-of-the-art, internationally recognized and top ranked Heart Center. Help set and achieve the Strategic Plan and maintain efficient and effective daily operations.
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Responsibilities:
- Ensure the delivery of safe, high quality, age-appropriate, cost-effective care and/or service within a family-centered care environment, as measured by quality outcomes, financial analysis reports, patient satisfaction results, patient complaints, regulatory compliance, and new programs/initiatives.
- Assure that strategic plans are developed, implemented and evaluated in a systematic manner in line with the overall organization’s strategic plans and initiatives. This includes development, prioritization, and execution of annual and long-term goals for the Heart Center in alignment with the goals and strategic imperatives for the center.
- Mentor and develop leadership team members so as to provide consistent levels of service, set clear role expectations, and hold leaders accountable. Identify and promote ongoing development and growth opportunities for both leaders and staff.
- Ensure the appropriate use and distribution of financial resources, including philanthropic and grant funds for TCHC. Develop and implement revenue and expense budgets and hold leaders accountable to budgets through variance reporting and action planning.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with medical leadership, direct reports and appropriate interdepartmental liaisons to ensure the achievement of identified goals.
- Identify, facilitate, and participate in improvement projects that enhance patient care delivery systems and/or patient satisfaction. Lead, participate and collaborate on interdepartmental teams, work groups and committees that support organizational priorities.
- Extra-Institutional Coordination of Operational and Strategic Planning Activities such as ensure center's interests are coordinated with external institutions in order to achieve desired results via collaboration efforts.
Requirements:
- Required bachelors degree
- Preferred masters degree
- Required 5 years Financial or hospital operations experience, including 2 years of formal leadership experience
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 Center 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; and Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation’s first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
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.
