Clinical Director - Community Initiatives Program - Texas Children's Hospital

We're searching for a Clinical Director - Community Hospitals, 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 Provide accountability for clinical, administrative, and human resources activities for pediatric service lines and programs offered at the community-based partner hospitals. Ensure the delivery of high quality, cost effective, developmentally appropriate patient care in accordance with current standards of care and evidence-based practices.

Since 2003, the Texas Children's Hospital Community Initiatives program has provided neonatal, pediatric and maternal fetal medicine services to community hospitals.
Today, the program has expanded to include partnerships with 11 hospitals across Houston and surrounding areas, supporting our vision of Right Care, Right Place, Right Time.

Think you've got what it takes?

Responsibilities:

• Participate in service line planning and development of management agreements between various healthcare related institutions
• Identify need for information including internal and external sources and provide accordingly
• Assist with the development, implementation, and direct marketing for assigned initiatives
• Participate on various hospital committees and partner hospitals to further enhance system policies and procedures, identify process issues, and implement the necessary changes
• Report on status of current initiatives to executive and medical leadership as requested
• Collaborate with hospital leaders, community hospital leaders, and community and hospital-based physicians to determine services appropriate for a community setting
• Establish appropriate policies, procedures, and standards of care and practice based on current evidence
• Conduct special projects as assigned by the Senior Vice President including initial assessment of project viability from a clinical/operations perspective, assisting with service line business planning and development, facilities planning, physician relations and practice development, and other priorities as identified
• Assist community partner hospital NICUs with establishing neonatal Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with administration, faculty, clinical leaders, and direct reports
• Ensure Joint Commission requirements specific to department are fulfilled and understand the linkage between department's requirements and those of the integrated delivery system
• Collaborate with colleagues in other departments to ensure all Joint Commission requirements are met

Requirements:

• Required bachelor's degree Nursing and master's degree Nursing, Business, or Healthcare related field
• Required RN - Lic-Registered Nurses by the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact
• Required 5 years NICU nursing experience inclusive of three (3) years management/leadership experience

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. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org .

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.