Ambulatory Services Operations Director

Advocate Health; Park Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks a senior operations leader to direct clinical and administrative functions across care locations, ensuring execution of enterprise priorities. The role partners with service line leadership to set plans, manage budgets, and drive performance across practices.

The successful candidate will lead frontline managers, support clinician engagement, and oversee quality, safety, access, and experience while maintaining regulatory compliance and a strong work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare or related field required.
• Typically requires 7 years of experience in operational leadership roles.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills with clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Direct clinical and administrative operations across care locations to execute priorities.
• Lead service line and enterprise initiatives, budgets, and performance metrics.
• Coach frontline managers and ensure a high-performing work environment.
• Partner with clinician leadership to align operations with clinical priorities.
• Drive quality, safety, access, and patient experience improvements.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Operational leadership

Performance improvement

Financial analysis

People leadership

Communication skills

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare

Job description

Advocate Health seeks a senior operations leader to direct clinical and administrative functions across care locations, ensuring execution of enterprise priorities. The role partners with service line leadership to set plans, manage budgets, and drive performance across practices.

The successful candidate will lead frontline managers, support clinician engagement, and oversee quality, safety, access, and experience while maintaining regulatory compliance and a strong work environment.