Advocate Health Care

Director Support Services- Wake Market

Advocate Health Care$131K — $198K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business or Healthcare Administration.
  • 7+ years in management within a large healthcare environment.
  • 3+ years leading large, matrixed teams.
  • Expertise in facilities and vendor management practices.
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written.

Responsibilities

  • Provide operational leadership for Environmental Services, Linen, and Food & Nutrition Services.
  • Create and oversee service level agreements, KPIs, and quality metrics.
  • Serve as the operational liaison for contracted service leadership.
  • Foster accountability, engagement, and service excellence culture.
  • Maintain policies aligned with Advocate Health guidelines.
  • Act as the primary point of escalation for service issues.
  • Develop and recommend operating and capital budgets.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance available.
  • Paid time off and holiday leave included.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Retirement savings plan options.
  • Employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives.
Full Job Description
Department:

11427 Non Enterprise Corporate - Facilities: Corp Administration

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

M-F

Pay Range:
$63.45 - $95.20

Major Responsibilities:
  • Provide operational leadership for Environmental Services (EVS), Linen, and Food & Nutrition Services within the assigned market, collaborating with Managers of Support Services to drive consistency, best practices, and operational synergies.
  • Create and oversee service level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and quality metrics to ensure market-level performance targets are achieved; lead root cause analysis when performance gaps are identified.
  • Serve as the primary operational liaison for contracted service line leadership in the assigned market, overseeing contract compliance and facilitating quarterly business reviews (QBRs) and service optimization initiatives.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, service excellence, and safety, ensuring contracted leaders are properly trained and equipped to uphold Advocate Health standards.
  • Operate effectively within a highly matrixed reporting structure, collaborating with clinical, facility, market, and area leadership to achieve financial and operational goals.
  • Maintain and implement policies, procedures, and documentation aligned with Advocate Health guidelines, ensuring continuous readiness for regulatory surveys.
  • Act as the primary point of escalation for service issues within assigned support service lines across the market.
  • Select, coach, and develop leaders and teams by setting objectives aligned with organizational strategy; manage talent through performance management, succession planning, and professional development.
  • Develop and recommend operating and capital budgets, control expenditures within approved objectives, and coordinate financial planning with contracted leadership as appropriate.
  • Ensure adherence to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and confirm that all people practices and operational actions comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

None Required.

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.

Experience Required:
  • Seven (7) or more years of experience in a large healthcare environment in a management role.
  • Three (3) or more years of experience leading large, highly matrixed teams.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
  • Ability to lead large, diverse teams through influence in a complex organizational environment.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to build effective teams and partnerships.
  • Strong proficiency with computer word processing, scheduling tools, and accounting or financial spreadsheets.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and operate effectively within a highly matrixed organizational structure.
  • Expert knowledge of facilities management and vendor management practices.
  • Expert understanding of contractual employment and service-line relationships.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
  • Position requires regular travel and exposure to varying weather and road conditions.
  • Operates equipment necessary to perform job duties.
  • Work is primarily performed in a normal office environment.

Preferred Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification:

None Specified.

Preferred Education:

Master's Degree in a related field.

Preferred Experience:

None Specified.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

None Specified.

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
Learn more about Advocate Health Care
Size
75,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1976

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