Director, Access to Care

## Director, Access to Care Apply:
Bryan, TX:
Part time:
Posted Today:
R-098041
** Job Title
** Director, Access to Care
** Agency
* * Texas A&M University Health Science Center
** Department
* * Rural Medicine
** Proposed Minimum Salary
** Commensurate
* * Job Location
** Bryan, Texas
** Job Type
** Staff
* * Job Description
** Our Commitment Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are:
Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.  Who we areAs one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.  What we want   The Director of the Access to Care Program will lead a grant-funded initiative establishing permanent, staffed points of care in thirty-three Texas counties that currently have no medical services.

Each county access point is a purpose-built modular clinical facility anchored by a partnering federally qualified health center, with services determined by community need, partner capacity, and site conditions. The Director heads the project and is accountable for its outcome — its design, deployment, clinical quality, partnerships, and budget.  What you need to know
** Travel:
** Travel to program sites across Texas as required, including overnight travel and occasional evening or weekend commitments for community events and site openings.
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* Schedule:

** This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.
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* Please note:

** This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.
** Responsibilities****:
**** Site Development and Capital Deployment:
*** Owns the full capital pathway for each site: specification, fabrication oversight, transport, siting, utility and connectivity provisioning, commissioning, and acceptance
* Directs vendor selection and contract administration consistent with university procurement requirements, and secures land use, permitting, and local approvals with county and municipal authorities
* Obtains and maintains the federal, state, and local regulatory authorizations required for each site’s approved scope of service, and establishes the equipment, supply, and maintenance model that keeps sites operating once opened
** Clinical Program Design and Quality Oversight
*** Defines the scope of clinical service at each site, including the on-site care model and supporting remote clinical, diagnostic, and pharmacy services, adapted to county need, partner capacity, and site capability
* Establishes clinical protocols, escalation and transfer pathways, and coverage arrangements appropriate to communities without local hospital services
* Sets the quality, safety, and clinical governance framework, and oversees credentialing, privileging, licensure, and supervisory arrangements for on-site and remote clinical personnel, with appropriate legal and compliance review
* Ensures that programs, activities, and services comply with University, State, and Federal regulations
** Partnership Development and Community Engagement:
*** Recruits, negotiates with, and manages the federally qualified health centers anchoring each site, including affiliation agreements, staffing commitments, supervisory arrangements, and site designations
* Develops relationships with county officials, emergency services, regional hospitals, and community organizations; leads community engagement ahead of each…