Executive Director, Care Coordination & Patient Flow

University of Iowa Health Care; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Iowa Health Care seeks an executive director of Care Coordination to lead the division across UM, Nurse Navigators, Post-Acute, ACO and Social Services, aligning operations with UI Health Care goals and patient-centered care.

You will collaborate with CNE, CMO and senior leaders to drive financial stewardship, quality outcomes, patient throughput and interprofessional collaboration, while maintaining regulatory compliance and a culture of safety.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Nursing, Social Work, Hospital and Health Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or related field.
• Active nursing license in Iowa, or Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) certification.
• 7+ years of progressive clinical leadership and administrative experience in a large, complex healthcare organization.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Expertise in performance management, financial management, data analysis, human resources and computer applications.

Responsibilities

• Be primarily responsible for financial oversight of Care Coordination, including MTD, YTD, Budget, Capital, and financial reporting across the enterprise.
• Ensures the fiscal management of department activities ensuring that departments operate within allocated funds.
• Develop, oversee, and provide support for capital budget requests, contract development, and policy updates as related to the office of the CMO.
• Assume responsibility for development, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of cost accounting, rate setting, and patient support fund usage.
• Utilize and analyze metrics to drive value to assure cost effective allocations of resources.
• Critically analyze patient census, inpatient bed needs, and available resources to maintain safe patient care.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Data analysis

Project management

Education

Graduate degree in Nursing, Social Work, Hospital and Health Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

University of Iowa Health Care seeks an executive director of Care Coordination to lead the division across UM, Nurse Navigators, Post-Acute, ACO and Social Services, aligning operations with UI Health Care goals and patient-centered care.

You will collaborate with CNE, CMO and senior leaders to drive financial stewardship, quality outcomes, patient throughput and interprofessional collaboration, while maintaining regulatory compliance and a culture of safety.