UTMB Health

Job Description:

Provide competent, age specific health care to women and children in the Regional Women’s Services and Pediatrics (RWSP) healthcare program and in collaboration with the Department of Pediatrics and serve as a Regional Director within RWSP.

The Regional Director is an advanced practice provider (APP) leader that will support the RWSP program as one of three regional leaders. This role will directly report to the Senior Clinical & Administrative Director for the RWSP with medical oversight also provided by the RSWP Pediatric and OB/GYN Medical Directors.

This APP leader will split their time between direct patient care provision as an APP in Women’s and/or Pediatrics within the RWSP clinics and as an administrative operational leader for several clinics/programs within a given service area. This leader and provider may work at one or more sites and regularly travel. A regular in-person on-site presence to their clinics expected.

Direct reports will include women’s and pediatric advanced practice providers, clinic business managers, clinical and business supervisors, nurses, medical assistants, sonographers, as well as various additional clinical and business support staff.

The Regional Director is a senior business and clinical leader within the RWSP program who functions within the RWSP Administrative Leadership team and also partners closely with the RWSP Medical Directors to:

• Guide the program to establish and align with evidenced based clinical practice standards,
• Guide patient safety & quality of care efforts
• Lead clinical operations by direct oversight and standardization
• Assure documentation accuracy with highest compliance standards
• Assure consistently and optimized patient access to care and excellence in patient satisfaction
• Manage their regional operations to meet key processes, outcomes, and budgetary target business and clinical indicators.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

As a care provider, provide primary health care to the patient and family throughout the course of care. Use the processes of assessment, diagnosis, management, and evaluation to provide care that integrates the psychosocial and physical needs of the patient and family. Establish a therapeutic relationship with the client and family. Plan, develop, coordinate, and provide appropriate health education and counseling in response to patient needs. Contribute to the advancement of the profession, seek to ensure high quality care within the RWSP, and demonstrate leadership skills in achieving improved outcomes for all clients and their families. Responsible for the health care provided and will utilize age specific developmental principles when providing care. Serve as a clinical expert to support and develop the team.

As an administrative leader, the Regional Director will assume administrative responsibilities to include:

• Talent acquisition, performance management, multi-site operational leadership and oversight,
• Participate in and guide their clinics through budget development with ongoing management of and monitoring for key clinical and business budget targets.
• Provide oversight of managing staffing levels for all roles within their clinics
• Partner with the Senior Director, Regional Directors, and RWSP Grants team to assure compliance and successful utilization of applicable active grants within our RWSP clinics.
• Lead regulatory readiness and RWSP program oversight of quality initiatives/process improvement across their respective clinics to include traveling to sites as needed for audit, training, and direct review.
• Serve as primary leader in operations, practice, and culture across RWSP with regular on-site presence in their respective clinics.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s in Nursing or Master’s in Physician Assistant studies

Licensed in the State of Texas with Board Certification as WHNP, FNP, PNP, or PA.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

4+ years advanced practice experience in Women’s Care, Obstetrics, Antepartum, Postpartum care, Dysplasia and/or Pediatrics in either inpatient or ambulatory setting. Will also need to have 2+ years of experience in a formal leadership role.

SALARY:

Commensurate with experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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