Director System Service Lines

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon

B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet(r) nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine;
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth);
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

The Director of Service Lines provides results-oriented leadership for designated clinical service lines within a public, integrated health system. This role helps inform strategy and ensures strategic alignment with institutional goals in patient care, education, and research, while driving measurable improvements in quality, access, and financial performance. Operating within a highly matrixed environment, the Director collaborates across departments and disciplines, engaging faculty and clinical leaders to integrate services across the healthcare continuum.

Exceptional communication skills and a strong grasp of healthcare finance are essential.

Degrees:

• Masters: MHA, MPH, or MBA
• Bachelors

Licenses & Certification:

• FACHE (Preferred)

Work Experience:

• Seven (7) Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  In healthcare, preferably operations.

Management

Experience:

• Five (5) Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  Progressive leadership in healthcare operations or service line management. Preferably in an academic medical center.

Communication

Skills:

• Above Average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact)
• Writing/Correspondence
• Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking)
• Writing/ Reports

Proficiencies:

• MS Word
• MS Excel

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Medical Terminology Knowledge:
  Understanding of the healthcare continuum, healthcare operations, and related nomenclature.
• Analytical:
  Ability to drive outcomes with results, and storytelling with data.

Onsite with eligibility for telecommute/hybrid