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Director, Service Line Operations – Neurosciences
Job in
Palos Heights, Cook County, Illinois, 60463, USA
Listed on 2026-09-16
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-16
Job specializations:
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Management
Healthcare Management -
Healthcare
Healthcare Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Direct clinical and administrative operations across assigned care locations
- Establish operational plans, performance expectations, and management routines across practices
- Monitor operating and labor budgets, operational performance, risks, and variances; direct corrective actions
- Drive integration across care settings and specialties to improve access, capacity, growth, and consistency
- Monitor throughput, quality, experience, and financial performance indicators
- Lead operational responses to performance trends and location-based initiatives
- Provide direct leadership, coaching, development, and performance management to managers and supervisors
- Establish leadership expectations and accountability for performance, quality, teammate engagement, and patient experience
- Direct recruitment, onboarding, development, and resolution of teammate concerns through frontline leaders
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and performance standards
- Partner with clinician and service line leadership to align operations with clinical priorities and care delivery needs
- Remove barriers and coordinate workflow, scheduling, and resource decisions supporting clinician effectiveness and patient care
- Support clinician recruitment, onboarding, retention, and engagement through operational leadership and administrative coordination
- Optimize coverage models, scheduling, and resource allocation across sites
- Lead continuous improvement focused on quality, safety, access, efficiency, and patient experience
- Conduct root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and follow-through on performance gaps
- Use data, benchmarking, and performance reviews to identify risks, opportunities, and priorities
- Direct workforce planning, staffing models, recruitment support, and performance expectations
- Lead talent development, succession planning, feedback, recognition, and performance improvement
- Develop or recommend operating and capital budgets and control expenditures within approved objectives
- Ensure adherence to the Code of Ethical Conduct and applicable policies, regulations, and laws
- Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare or related field required
- Typically requires 7 years of experience in operational leadership roles
- Strategic thinking and ability to translate service line priorities into operational plans and measurable results
- Strong operational leadership, execution, and performance improvement skills across complex healthcare environments
- Financial, analytical, and problem-solving acumen, including use of data to identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities
- Ability to lead through managers, establish accountability, and drive results through clear expectations, coaching, and change management
- Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills with clinicians, executives, and cross-functional teams
- Executive presence and strong written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Availability for frequent local travel to various care settings
- Availability for clinician meetings before or after normal business hours and unplanned team needs
Demonstrates strong operational leadership and strategic thinking in healthcare environments, with a focus on performance improvement, financial acumen, and effective team management. Capable of driving results through data analysis, compliance adherence, and fostering collaboration across clinical and administrative functions.
Highest-signal resume keywords- Operational Leadership
- Performance Improvement
- Financial Acumen
- Data Analysis
- Team Management
- Budget Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Performance Metrics Monitoring
- Operational Planning
- Risk Management
- Relationship Building
- Collaboration
- Coaching
- Communication
- Change Management
- Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare
- Healthcare Operations
- Compliance
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Patient Experience
- Workforce Planning
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