We are searching for a Director of Transplant Services, someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide 24 hour accountability for the administrative, regulatory, and fiscal oversight of all solid organ, vascularized composite allograft, and palliative care program services. Additionally, you will ensure that high quality outcomes will result through leading, planning, managing, and implementing operational improvement processes, and work closely with transplant medical and surgical leadership to deliver cost effective services and provide strategic planning to promote program growth, leading to revenue generation and increased market share.
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Responsibilities:
- Ensure the delivery of safe, high quality, age appropriate, cost-effective care and/or service within a family-centered care environment, as measured by variance analysis reports, revenue enhancement/expense reduction, patient satisfaction scores, patient complaints, regulatory compliance, and new programs/initiatives
- Lead/participate in Quality Improvement projects to enhance patient care delivery and/or patient satisfaction
- In coordination with service line executives and marketing, collaborate on and develop active marketing and outreach programs to grow and sustain market share for each program
- Foster a strong customer service focus and culture in the Transplant service line
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with medical leadership, direct reports and appropriate interdepartmental liaisons to ensure the achievement of identified goals
- Interact and serve as a resource and leader to individuals responsible for coordinating all aspects of the delivery of care with the Transplant service line
- Ensure creation of a work climate that fosters employee participation, satisfaction and organizational commitment as measured by annual employee survey results, turnover rates, and employee initiatives
- Develop appropriate financial reporting and control mechanisms
- Responsible for annual budgeting, projections, and revenue integrity for all transplant programs
- In collaboration with executive, medical and surgical leadership, develop and prioritize service based goals that support the organization's strategic plan
- Serve as the liaison with Government Reporting, Financial Reporting, and Decision Support
- Ensure regulatory compliance with all applicable regulatory entities such as the Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Texas Department of Health and Human Services (THHS), and United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Master's Degree in Nursing, Business, or healthcare related field required
- RN - Lic-Registered Nurses by Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact required
- CNL - Cert-Clinical Nurse Leader by American Association of Colleges of Nursing preferred
- At least 5 years of experience in nursing, including 3 years of management/leadership experience and 3 years of transplant experience required
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