Description The Opportunity Senior Director Orthopedic Service Line
University of Colorado Hospital The Senior Director of Orthopedics provides strategic and operational leadership for the orthopedic service line at University of Colorado Hospital, with responsibility for advancing clinical operations, program growth, quality, patient experience, access, and financial performance.
Working in close partnership with physician leaders, hospital executives, nursing, and operational teams, the Senior Director develops and executes strategies that strengthen orthopedic services and position the program for continued growth, clinical excellence, and operational performance.
This leader will translate organizational and service line priorities into actionable plans, identify opportunities to strengthen and expand services, and ensure staffing, capacity, resources, and operational infrastructure support evolving patient and program needs. The Senior Director will foster a collaborative, accountable culture focused on exceptional patient care, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option. Key Responsibilities The Senior Director of Orthopedics plays a key role in the health system's strategic and operational efforts by:
- Develops and directs strategic, growth, and operational objectives for the service line. Integrates inpatient and outpatient services and strategic plan with the mission, vision, and values of UCHealth.
- Supports and leads from a process improvement perspective, utilizing benchmarking data to continually achieve higher levels of excellence and cost effectiveness. Maintains staffing as volumes change and works to identify opportunities to modify systems and processes to further improve quality or reduce cost.
- Directs and oversees program development, performance management, personnel activities, budget, and the provision of services. Works to ensure effective physician and staff relations.
- Oversees department operations. Develops and empowers management teams to lead daily operations, resolve issues, manage employee performance, manage physician relations, ensure high quality patient care and service excellence, and ensure operational efficiencies.
Candidate Qualifications The successful candidate will be an accomplished healthcare operations leader with demonstrated experience leading complex clinical programs, service lines, or multidisciplinary healthcare operations. This individual will bring the ability to translate strategic priorities into operational results, build strong partnerships with physicians and clinical leaders, develop high-performing teams, and lead effectively within a large, complex healthcare organization.
- Minimum Required Education: Bachelor's degree required.
- Minimum Experience: 5 years of relevant experience in a leadership role. Relevant experience includes leading clinical programs, service lines, or multidisciplinary healthcare operations; partnering with physicians and clinical leaders; and managing teams, budgets, and operational performance.
Skills and Traits
- Strategic thinker who can set a clear vision for the service line and turn it into practical, measurable plans.
- Collaborative leader who builds trust and credibility with physicians, nursing, executives, and cross-functional teams.
- Skilled communicator who presents complex information clearly and influences effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Analytical and data-driven, using benchmarking, financial, and quality data to guide decisions and drive improvement.
- Develops, coaches, and empowers managers and teams, holding them accountable while fostering engagement and professional growth.
- Adaptable and resilient, comfortable leading change and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, complex academic environment.
- Committed to patient-centered care, service excellence, and the mission, vision, and values of UCHealth.
Pay: $144,872 - $231,795 annual base pay. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience
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Recognition
- Performance bonus: UCHealth offers an Annual Performance Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, and financial goals.
- Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
- Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.
Health and well-being
- Medical, dental and vision coverage.
- Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
- Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
- Free Care.com membership.
- Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
- Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
- Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
- Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability.
Retirement and savings
- 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
- Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.
Education and career growth
- UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
- Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
- Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
- Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.
* Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.
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