Senior Director of Regional Strategic Projects

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Job description

Position Summary:
The Senior Director of Regional Strategic Projects plays a pivotal role in developing regional strategies and is responsible for implementing regional strategies that align hospital, physician group, and ambulatory services. The Senior Director will collaborate with various stakeholders to drive projects supporting system-wide initiatives and ensure a cohesive, integrated approach to healthcare delivery. The Senior Director will also monitor key operational reports and escalate issues based on identified trends.

About Orlando Health

Founded more than 100 years ago, Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization with a long tradition of serving its many and varied communities. With physicians in more than 100 specialties, the healthcare system attracts patients from across the state, region and nation.

The healthcare system encompasses award-winning hospitals, stand-alone emergency departments, behavioral health care, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation services and urgent care locations. Our network of primary care physicians and specialists extends from the Atlantic to Gulf coasts and spans more than a dozen counties. Orlando Health is nationally recognized for its pediatric and adult trauma programs as well as its high-performing community hospitals and specialty hospitals. Each year, we welcome more than 20,000 babies across the system and care for the most fragile in one of the nation's largest neonatal intensive care units.

The most-advanced care is offered through our specialty institutes that connect clinical excellence, education and research programs in our core services. With a robust graduate medical education program that hosts more than 350 residents and fellows each academic year, Orlando Health continues its pioneering research that includes therapies for end-stage breast cancer, identifying biomarkers to detect traumatic brain injury and offering first-in-the-world expanded access for an experimental advanced melanoma treatment.

Essential Functions

Strategic Planning and Alignment:

• Develop, refine, and implement regional strategic plans in collaboration with regional and hospital leaders.
• Coordinate strategic initiatives across hospitals, physician groups, and ambulatory services to ensure consistent execution and alignment.
• Analyze market trends, demographic data, and industry developments to identify regional opportunities and challenges.

Project Management and Collaboration:

• Lead and manage strategic projects, ensuring alignment with regional and system-wide objectives.
• Foster collaboration across functional areas including clinical services, operations, and finance to drive project success.
• Align project goals with organizational strategy and ensure effective resource allocation.

Systemization and Integration:

• Implement frameworks for the systemization of processes across hospital, physician group, and ambulatory services.
• Promote integrated care delivery models to enhance patient experience and operational efficiency.
• Standardize project best practices and protocols across the regions to achieve consistency and high-quality results.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including executives, department leaders, and community leaders as directed by hospital leadership team.
• Facilitate communication and alignment between different entities within the healthcare system to support regional strategy and systemization.
• Present strategic plans, project updates, and performance metrics to stakeholders.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting:

• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the effectiveness of regional strategies and strategic projects.
• Identify trends from operational reports, such as emergency department (ED) volumes, patient throughput, and service utilization trends that may necessitate dedicated project attention.
• Escalate issues based on trends and collaborate with relevant departments to address potential impacts on operations and strategic objectives.
• Regularly evaluate and report progress towards strategic goals, identifying areas for improvement and making necessary adjustments.

Compliance and Risk Management:

• Ensure regional strategies and projects comply with regulatory requirements and organizational policies.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with strategic initiatives and system integration.

Education

Master's degree in healthcare administration, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience

Minimum of five (5) years of experience in healthcare strategy, systemization or related role.

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