UCLA Health

Clinical Director, Neurology

UCLA Health$132K — $307K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Public Health or related field required, or equivalent experience.
  • Healthcare managerial experience is required.
  • Proven strategic leadership and change management abilities.
  • High level of diplomacy for influencing diverse stakeholders.
  • Experience managing patient services and nursing staffing in high-volume environments.
  • Strong knowledge of industry standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic oversight for Neurology clinic operations across multiple locations.
  • Direct practice operations to enhance patient care and operational excellence.
  • Lead financial performance, budgeting, and revenue cycle management.
  • Oversee human resources activities including clinician onboarding and offboarding.
  • Implement quality and safety programs while ensuring compliance with policies.
  • Drive initiatives for practice growth and care coordination.
  • Foster a high-performing environment that encourages innovation and clinical research.

Benefits

  • Collaborative and innovative work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and workforce growth.
  • Engagement in strategic planning and healthcare innovation.
  • Leadership role within a reputable health system.
  • Focus on delivering world-class patient care.
Full Job Description
General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Posted Date

09/17/2026

Salary Range: $132300 - 307100 Annually

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

indefinite

Job #

32957

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Reporting to the Executive Director, you will serve as a key operational leader for Neurology clinics within the Health System, providing strategic oversight for assigned clinical disciplines across Westwood, Santa Monica, and community-based locations. This role is responsible for directing practice operations, supporting regional leadership, and partnering with physicians, practice managers, and staff to ensure exceptional patient care, operational excellence, quality outcomes, and an outstanding patient experience. You will also drive organizational performance through effective management of patient access, care coordination, clinical operations, and practice growth initiatives.

As the Clinical Director, you will lead strategic planning and infrastructure development to support the continued expansion and success of ambulatory and community practices. Responsibilities include oversight of financial performance, budgeting, revenue cycle operations, human resources, clinician onboarding and offboarding, quality and safety programs, policy implementation, and space utilization. In collaboration with executive and clinical leadership, you will foster a high-performing environment that supports innovation, clinical research, workforce development, and the delivery of world-class healthcare aligned with UCLA Health's mission and strategic objectives.

Salary Range: $132,300 - $307,100 Annual

Job Qualifications

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• Master's degree (Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Public health or related field) required or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Healthcare managerial experience required.
• Strategic leadership, planning and change management skills.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of diplomacy in persuading and influencing a wide variety of people at various levels to achieve results.
• Previous demonstrated expertise in managing patient services and nursing staffing in environment with a high volume of patient visits.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and/or regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and analyze all pertinent information/data to make and communicate decisions to meet the unit's current and future needs.
• Effective interpersonal skills and political acumen skills.
• Ability to establish a culture of integrity within their unit and with those external to the units.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards, trends and/or regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Skill in analyzing information, problems, situations and procedures to define objectives, identify patterns, and formulate conclusions.
• Skill in setting priorities, which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with faculty, residents, medical students and staff from various social, cultural and economic backgrounds.
• Skill in communication, to clearly convey complex problems and proposals in both formal and informal situations.
• Ability to interact diplomatically and sympathetically with a patient population in varying degrees of health.
• Working knowledge of research-oriented patient care systems (preferred).
• Advanced financial expertise in budget planning and financial forecasting in healthcare (preferred).
• Knowledge of EPIC EHR (preferred)

About UCLA Health

UCLA Health is a world-renowned academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It comprises four hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics. UCLA Health is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States. The health system employs over 20,000 people and serves as a major center for patient care, medical education, and research.
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