The Clinical Manager partners with the Director of Surgical Services to execute and sustain strategic and operational initiatives across the organization. The role provides operational planning, analysis, AI-enabled tools, and cross-functional coordination to translate priorities into executable plans, establish accountability, manage risks and dependencies, and drive implementation across Corporate, Division, and Facility teams. Up to 50% travel required.
Major Responsibilities• Lead enterprise projects from initiation through implementation, stabilization, and closeout.
• Translate strategic priorities into project plans, milestones, deliverables, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Establish project governance, accountability, reporting, decision-making, and escalation processes.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives and reprioritize work based on evolving business needs.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across clinical, operational, finance, analytics, supply chain, IT, construction, and other stakeholder groups.
• Monitor scope, schedule, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and outcomes; proactively facilitate resolution or escalation.
• Develop executive-ready updates, dashboards, presentations, briefing materials, and recommendations, using approved AI tools where appropriate to accelerate drafting, synthesis, and development of work products while maintaining appropriate human review.
• Analyze operational and business data using traditional analytics and AI-assisted methods, as appropriate, to identify trends, performance gaps, process variation, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Support Surgical Services assessments focused on workflow, throughput, capacity, utilization, efficiency, patient experience, and other enterprise priorities.
• Lead process improvement activities, including current-state assessment, future-state design, action planning, implementation, and performance tracking.
• Develop and standardize operational tools, procedures, templates, playbooks, AI-enabled workflows, and resources that enable consistent and efficient execution.
• Coordinate implementation of technology, automation, analytics, and AI-enabled operational solutions, including readiness, governance, validation, communication, stakeholder engagement, adoption, and performance monitoring.
• Evaluate opportunities to integrate AI into Surgical Services workflows and project execution; define use cases, expected outcomes, workflow changes, and measures of effectiveness in partnership with clinical, operational, analytics, and IT stakeholders.
• Use AI responsibly and in accordance with organizational policies, privacy and security requirements, and applicable regulations; validate AI-generated outputs and maintain appropriate human oversight for clinical and operational decisions.
• Partner with Division and Facility leaders to implement corporate Surgical Services initiatives while addressing local operational needs and constraints.
• Coordinate vendor deliverables, timelines, implementation requirements, and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Support business planning and operational analyses through data organization, assumption documentation, stakeholder coordination, and decision tracking.
• Identify and incorporate lessons learned to strengthen execution, operational consistency, and sustainability.
• Maintain effective relationships with Corporate, Division, Facility, physician, and external stakeholders.
• Participate in meetings and committees as required and adhere to the organization's Code of Conduct, Mission, and Values.
Education & Experience• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Operations, or related field - Required
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Nursing, or related field - Preferred
• 3+ years of experience managing complex projects, programs, or operational initiatives in healthcare - Required
• 5+ years of experience in a healthcare setting preferably perioperative services - Preferred
BenefitsHCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
