What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinic Director-Center for Women's Health position at uic?
About UI Health
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)
provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois
and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health
comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital,
22 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are
Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health
science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of
Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work;
and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional
campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health
is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.
Position Summary:
This position directs the daily administrative operations of one or more ambulatory clinics, including the management and supervision of professional and/or support staff in the delivery of quality and safe patient care, direct or indirectly. As a member of the Ambulatory leadership team, the clinic director develops and implements strategies and tactics to improve and strengthen the clinic enterprise and services to provide high quality, safe and cost effective care. The Clinic Director reports to the Chief Ambulatory Operations Officer and has a collaborative relationship with the Clinic Medical Director and Chief Ambulatory Medical Officer.
Duties & Responsibilities
Strategic Planning, Goal Setting and Communications:
- Determines, plans, and establishes the strategic course to improve and strengthen the health care business and services in the outpatient clinics, thus improving the contribution margin to the enterprise.
- Analyzes changes in demographics, market competition and social and economic factors in the organization environment to formulate the clinic's vision and values statements.
- Studies trends, innovative approaches and new patient testing to apply new concepts towards meeting organizational strategic goals.
- Oversees provider scheduling process.
- Attends all regularly scheduled Ambulatory Clinic Director Meetings, Ambulatory Leadership meetings, Hospital Leadership meetings, Learning Development Institutes (LDIs), and monthly joint Clinic Medical Director (CMD)/Clinic Director (CD)/Chief Ambulatory Officer (CAO) meetings and huddles.
- Conducts clinic staff meetings and huddles.
- Responsible for the regular dissemination of UIH information to clinicians, staff, and where appropriate, to patients and guests. • New Business Development:
- Reviews and provides input into the modification of the clinic structure and its services to improve and expand operations and/or services. Presents proposals to Clinical Departmental Leadership and Ambulatory Services Administration.
Regulatory Compliance:
- Ensures Hospital, Ambulatory Services, and Clinic/Departmental policies and procedures are reviewed and updated regularly as required by University, Medical Center and external regulatory agencies, particularly the Health Resources and Services Administration.
- Monitors and ensures regulatory compliance with standards from The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and other oversight bodies. Participates in TJC tracer activities when scheduled in respective clinic and upon request for other clinics.
- Ensures staff completes their work assignments within the scope of practice for their discipline.
- Works collaboratively with Labor Relations Management staff and ambulatory leadership to carry out the Collective Bargaining Agreements for the Civil Service union employees.
- Ensures all audits are performed as required by the hospital and ambulatory administration leaders.
- Works with the CMD to design and implement the Clinic’s quality improvement program, which includes initiatives and metrics that align with the QI plan for UIH.
- Maintains ambulatory facility standards in accordance with all accreditation and regulatory requirements.
Financial / Budgetary Responsibility
- Develops the annual budget for the clinic, establishes growth plans, and prepares the requests for capital equipment, in collaboration with the (CMD), and the Clinical Chief of Service (CCOS), Director of Administrative Operations and Ambulatory Services Finance
- Is jointly responsible with CMD for the Clinic’s profit and loss, budget variances, and visit volumes.
- Responsible for daily reconciliation of patient visits. Understands and utilizes various management tools such as visit reconciliation, charge lag, Practice Profile, and MOTOR reports.
