Senior Clinic Director

AltaMed•Huntington Beach, CA

2d•$146,754 - $176,105

About The Position

If you are as passionate about helping those in need as you are about growing your career, consider AltaMed. At AltaMed, your passion for helping others isn’t just welcomed – it’s nurtured, celebrated, and promoted, allowing you to grow while making a meaningful difference. We don’t just serve our communities; we are an integral part of them. By raising the expectations of what a community clinic can deliver, we demonstrate our belief that quality care is for everyone. Our commitment to providing exceptional care, despite any challenges, goes beyond just a job; it’s a calling that drives us forward every day. Job Overview The Senior Clinic Director is responsible for the overall coordination of business, operational, compliance, nursing, and medical activities at any one or more of the AltaMed medical and dental clinic facilities. The Director effectively manages the program and support departments to achieve Medical/Dental Division goals and objectives and sets and implements an operational plan for the site. The Director is responsible for oversight and contract management of the Master Agreements between the hospital and provider services/medical group/IPA, as well as the other agreements that support the Delegated Clinic Operation Staffing Model. In addition, the Director is responsible for the administrative and business management of a large clinic (50+ FTEs) or multiple clinics (with a total of 50+ FTEs) providing ambulatory patient care and direct planning, development and implementation to achieve organizational goals: Patient Experience, Quality and Population Health, Affordability and, Clinic Team Wellbeing. The Director works closely with the site medical director, clinical and/or non-clinical managers, and supervisors to ensure daily operations achieve high-quality, patient-focused primary care services for Senior Care, Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, and some specialty services. The Director leads engagement and development of all primary care clinic leaders and frontline staff to ensure the clinic achieves safe, comprehensive, high-quality, accessible, affordable, and patient-centered primary care across the continuum of care. The Director complies with local, state, and federal requirements, inclusive of accreditation standards, as well as collaborates with providers, nursing, and front office leaders to develop and update evidence-based clinical practice practices that are aligned with institutional policies and needed practice changes. The Director is accountable for ensuring the clinic achieves its budget, fiscal performance, and employee engagement. The Director works closely with AltaMed departments to address clinic needs, such as integrating new services/operations with provider and nursing evidence-based standards, service priorities, and quality performance/outcomes measures, as well as with enterprise goals and objectives . The Director is expected to collaborate with the patient access team and the patient service center to ensure timely access to care. Lastly, the Director Leads Health Services initiatives/projects and committees with support from corporate leaders/departments for the region and/or division. This role serves as a mentor for Clinic Directors and Assistant Clinic D irectors and may also support the regional AVP in interim roles/assignments.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree is required, or 4 years of experience in a directly related healthcare field, and actively working on a Bachelor’s degree is required.
Minimum of 4 years of experience in ambulatory care or other relevant healthcare experience required; OR minimum 4 years of experience in a leadership capacity required.
Experience with TJC, federal, State, and local regulatory requirements.
Experience developing and monitoring budgets and resource allocations.
Experience in monitoring of financial performance and identifying and recommending strategies to reduce costs and improve the quality of care/service.
A minimum requirement of a valid BLS certification or higher, following the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross guidelines.