Director, Hospitalist - Houston - Optum

    Optum
    Optum Houston

    17 hours ago

    Healthcare
    Description

    Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation's leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

    We are seeking qualified candidates for the role of Director, Hospitalist & Acute Care Services. This leadership role provides strategic and operational oversight for hospital-based and acute care programs across multiple hospital locations, partnering closely with physician leadership and hospital executives to advance care delivery and systemwide performance.

    Primary Responsibilities:

    • Provide operational leadership for Hospitalist programs across multiple hospital sites
    • Lead the development, performance monitoring, and expansion of Palliative Care Services, including KPI development
    • Oversee Rapid Treatment Clinic operations and other programs focused on care delivery outside the traditional hospital or clinic setting
    • Support development and financial evaluation of Primary Care at Home programs, including digital and virtual integration
    • Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with hospital executives, physician leaders, and clinical partners
    • Optimize workflows, staffing models, and quality outcomes across acute and hospital-based services
    • Support managed care operations, risk management initiatives, and regulatory compliance
    • Drive budgeting, cost control, and performance improvement initiatives
    • Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary operational and administrative teams

    You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

    Qualifications – External

    Required Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's degree
    • 8+ years of progressive healthcare management or operations leadership experience
    • Demonstrated knowledge of clinical operations and healthcare performance metrics
    • Strong analytical skills, including proficiency in MS Excel
    • Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field
    • Experience leading Hospitalist or hospital-based specialty programs
    • Familiarity with Epic or similar electronic medical record (EMR) systems
    • Experience with managed care operations and hospital billing processes

    Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

    The annual salary for this role will range from $143,640 to $175,560 based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

    At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

    OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

    OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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