Director, Clinical Programs (Clinical Enterprise)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION

Provide Renal Clinical Innovation vision:  Workto shape the vision for Clinical Innovation that will enable us to deliver high quality patient care and demonstrate difference in quality and outcomes.  

• Identifyand communicate risks and opportunities and generate plans to address each

• Develop, analyze, and communicate business models to guide business decisions, promoting data-driven strategic change

• Build out andsubsequentlymanage strategic and enterprise planning team daily and lead enterprise-wide strategy meetings

• Lead strategic and enterprise planning, and set and advocate for internal and external goals

• Define, track, and communicate metrics around new initiatives, comparing topreviousoutcomes

• Proven ability to synthesizelarge amountsof data into critical insights, observations or trends and translate them into strategic recommendations

• Ability to project manage and streamline communication across multidisciplinary teams both large and small

Cultivating Networks: 

Initiates andmaintainsstrategic relationships with stakeholders inside and outside of the Village (e.g., physicians, cross-functional partners, community representatives) to advance clinical and financial goals.

• Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to influence and build effective relationships 

• Proactively builds and uses key relationships to gain cooperation without formal authority 

• Supports partners by offering valuable information and resources; works together with partners to create win-win outcomes 

• Establishes and gains commitment to shared goals 

• Formulates influence strategy; creates an approach that best positions an idea, plan or objective; leverages supportive factors, break through barriers and addresses the unique needs and preferences of key decision makers 

Identify, create,monitor, andmaintainkey performance indicators including but not limited to teammate productivity, quality audits, and departmental service level agreements

Driving Execution:

Evaluate department processes and procedures; suggest and implement methods to minimize labor costs and to improve operations, efficiency, and service to internal and external customers. 

Translates strategic priorities into operational reality; aligns communication, accountabilities, resource capabilities, internal processes, and ongoing measurement systems to ensure that strategic priorities yield measurable and sustainable results. 

• Takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required and manages competing priorities 

• Sets high goals for personal and team accomplishments and uses measurement methods to monitor progress toward goal attainment 

• Establishes two-way communication channels to convey business strategies and plans in a manner that engages teammates 

• Ensures that those responsible for implementing a strategic initiative have role clarity and accountability for required actions and outputs as well as the authority to act in a way consistent with our mission and values 

• Translates initiatives into actions; delivers on the core business drivers (clinical and financial) 

High Impact Communication:

Clearly and succinctly conveys information and ideas to individuals and groups in a variety of situations; Communicates in a focused and compelling way that drives others' thoughts and actions.

• Presents ideas,suggestions, and recommendations in a manner that clearly links to business and/or Village needs and priorities

• Facilitatesoutcome-oriented communication

• Statesaction-oriented purpose

• Presents logicalarguments, data, and concrete examples

• Provides clear explanationof relevant facts and presents well-prepared case

• Moves communicationtoward agreed-upon actions

• Answers thequestion at hand

• Adapts communicationstyle based on the people involved and the target objectives

• Negotiates withothers using business rationale to influence decisions and effectively handle objections

Manage departmental labor budget and miscellaneous expenses