Director Ambulatory Operations | Middletown Health Center

ChristianaCare$100K — $160K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of progressive healthcare leadership experience.
  • Proven success in leading operational transformation and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Strong financial, strategic, and business acumen.
  • Experience driving results through collaboration and relationship-building.

Responsibilities

  • Lead multi-specialty ambulatory operations across a regional network.
  • Champion an exceptional patient and caregiver experience.
  • Drive strategic initiatives to improve access, quality, and efficiency.
  • Standardize workflows and best practices across sites.
  • Build and lead high-performing teams focused on engagement.
  • Partner with leaders to implement innovative solutions and new care models.
  • Oversee budgets and operational results using data to drive outcomes.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to make a significant impact in healthcare delivery.
  • Engage in highly visible initiatives improving patient and caregiver lives.
  • Collaboration with healthcare leaders and executives.
  • Leadership role within an innovative health system.
Full Job Description
Job Details

Lead the future of ambulatory care. Drive growth. Transform the patient experience.

ChristianaCare is seeking a strategic, high-impact Director of Operations, Ambulatory Specialty Network to lead operations across multiple specialty ambulatory sites and help shape the future of healthcare delivery.

In this highly visible leadership role, you'll partner with physicians, nursing leaders, and executives to drive access, growth, quality, patient experience, operational excellence, and financial performance across the network.

What You'll Do
  • Lead multi-specialty ambulatory operations across a regional network.
  • Champion an exceptional patient, caregiver and consumer experience.
  • Drive strategic initiatives that improve access, quality, safety, efficiency, and growth.
  • Standardize workflows and operational best practices across sites.
  • Build and lead high-performing teams focused on engagement and accountability.
  • Partner with clinical and operational leaders to implement innovative solutions and new models of care.
  • Oversee budgets, financial performance, capital planning, and operational results.
  • Use data and key performance indicators to drive measurable outcomes.

What We're Looking For
  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of progressive healthcare leadership experience.
  • Proven success leading operational transformation and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Strong financial, strategic, and business acumen.
  • Experience driving results through collaboration, influence, and relationship-building.
  • Ability to translate strategy into action and deliver measurable outcomes.


This is your opportunity to make a system-wide impact while leading highly visible initiatives that improve the lives of patients, providers, and caregivers every day.

Ready to lead what's next in ambulatory care? Apply today and bring your leadership to one of the nation's most innovative health systems.

Annual Compensation Range $100,152.00 - $160,243.20

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare's good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Post End Date
Aug 15, 2026

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