Dir. Weight Mgmt. Clinic-Bariatric Services

University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC); El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) seeks a senior leader to guide the weight management program across clinical, operational, and financial domains. The role shapes an integrated, multidisciplinary model delivering evidence-based care across medical weight management, pharmacotherapy, lifestyle medicine, nutrition, and bariatric services.

The candidate will partner with physicians, APPs, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, behavioral health specialists, and administrative leaders to advance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Nursing, Public Health, or related field is required.
• Master degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Nursing, or related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the weight management program with strategic, clinical-operational, and financial oversight.
• Develop an integrated, multidisciplinary model across medical weight management, pharmacotherapy, lifestyle medicine, nutrition, and bariatric services.
• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, behavioral health professionals, and leaders to create a patient-centered care pathway.
• Ensure access, clinical integration, quality and safety, patient experience, provider productivity, and regulatory/accreditation readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Bilingual English / Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration / related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for the overall strategic, clinical-operational, and financial leadership of the health system's comprehensive weight management program. Develops and oversees an integrated, multidisciplinary model that provides patients with evidence-based care across the full continuum of weight management, including medical weight management, anti-obesity medication management, lifestyle medicine, nutrition, behavioral health, physical activity, metabolic health, and bariatric surgical services. Responsible for program development, growth, access, clinical integration, operational performance, quality and safety, patient experience, provider productivity, Associate performance, financial sustainability, and regulatory/accreditation readiness. Collaborates with Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Pharmacists, Nurses, Registered Dietitians, Behavioral Health professionals, Exercise and Rehabilitation Specialists, Bariatric Surgeons, Primary Care Providers, Specialty Physicians, Care Management teams, and administrative leaders to establish an integrated and patient-centered model of care. Serve as a key leader in integrating weight management services throughout the health system, creating a seamless pathway between primary care, specialty care, medical weight management, lifestyle medicine, and bariatric surgery.

Skills

• Politically skilled with a demonstrated ability to successfully navigate initiatives through a public structure.
• Possess the ability to build consensus and facilitate interdisciplinary resolution to Center issues.
• Well-developed interpersonal and public relations skills.
• Demonstration of well-developed management and leadership skills with clinical staff, non-clinical staff management, patients, and community organizations.
• Ability to develop relationships through interpersonal skills and professional reputation, allowing for the development and maintenance of trust and respect from both internal and external constituencies.
• Effective communication (written and verbal).
• Establishes and strives to achieve “stretch” performance standards.
• Creative, energetic persona with a strong public relations ability, professional demeanor, and attitude is essential.
• Knowledge of ambulatory operations, healthcare finance, revenue cycle, quality improvement, and patient access.
• Knowledge of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy and medication-access processes.
• Ability to use financial, operational, and clinical data to drive performance improvement.
• A high degree of motivation and self-achievement is essential.
• Knowledge of border health issues.
• Culturally sensitive.
• Bilingual English / Spanish is preferred.

Work Experience

• Five years of management experience is required.
• Strong experience with administrative, ambulatory operations, bariatric, weight management and/or specialty program management is required, preferably in an academic medical center, hospital system, safety-net health system, FQHC, or integrated delivery network.
• Experience developing and managing multidisciplinary clinical program(s) and healthcare teams, as well as working with physicians, APPs, and clinical leadership.
• Experience with obesity medicine, lifestyle medicine, and/or metabolic health is preferred. Experience with value-based care, population health, or risk-based contracting is preferred.
• Experience developing new service lines and community-based specialty programs is preferred.
• Experience with bariatric program accreditation or certification is preferred.

License/Registration/Certification

• If a Nurse, current and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas is required.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement certification is preferred.

Education and Training

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Nursing, Public Health, or a related field is required.
• Master degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Nursing, or related field is preferred.