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Wellpath; Santa Paula (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellpath is looking for a Regional Director of Operations in Santa Maria, California, to oversee healthcare operations in jails, ensuring high-quality care for inmates. You will be responsible for managing staff, coordinating with corporate functions, and guiding HSAs. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of healthcare operations management experience, preferably in correctional health, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare or a related field.

This role offers the opportunity to make impactful contributions to the healthcare of underserved populations and to lead a dedicated team under a mission-driven organizational culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in healthcare operations management required.
• Experience in correctional health preferred.
• Proven multi-site management experience.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and evaluate Health Services Administrators (HSAs).
• Coordinate Quality Assurance meetings and participate in compliance processes.
• Oversee healthcare fund allocation and ensure quality care.
• Manage staffing plans and key operating metrics.

Skills

Healthcare operations management

Staff management

Quality assurance

Multi-site management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare or related field

Master’s Degree preferred

Job description

Overview

Join a mission-driven organization with a people-first culture and excellent career growth opportunities. Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to help society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. We provide non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most, with a focus on quality care, collaboration, and innovation.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in our facilities month over month, with a large percent receiving direct clinical care. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best-in-class clinical resources for training, education, and point-of-care support.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor, support and evaluate HSAs, ensuring facilities under management achieve clinical, service, and operating objectives while adhering to contract, policies and procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Liaise with corporate functions and external community partners to ensure program success, coordinate and attend Quality Assurance meetings, and participate in the accreditation/compliance process.
• Oversee the referral process, drug formulary compliance, and the off-site referral process, and participate in the development of the annual operating plan.
• Monitor compliance to staffing plans, manage changes to staffing plans, and authorize equipment purchases as needed.
• Manage key operating metrics, including staffing/schedules/payroll, labor, supply, pharmacy, and staff retention, and provide regular written communications on KPIs, statistics, and important developments.

How You Make a Difference

As the Regional Director of Operations, you will be responsible for managing personnel, clients, clinical quality, and operations for the jails in your region. You will oversee the allocation of healthcare funds to ensure the highest quality of care is delivered to the inmates under your care, while meeting or exceeding commitments to stakeholders. Your role involves providing guidance, support, and direction to HSAs and clinical staff, sharing key performance information with clients, and collaborating with all functions in the corporate office to ensure seamless operations.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare or related field.
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Experience

• Five plus years of experience in healthcare operations management required; correctional health experience preferred.
• Multi-site management experience required.

Licenses/Certifications

• None required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness. We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Apply

We encourage you to apply. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element of the job description, you may be the right candidate for this or one of our other roles. The deadline to apply is contingent upon applicant volume; Colorado positions may have a specific posted deadline. We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.