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Health System Administrator (Associate Director of Ambulatory Care Services)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System is currently recruiting an Associate Director of Ambulatory Care Services. The Associate Director provides oversight of the VAGLAHS System of Clinics to include the Ambulatory Care Centers of West Los Angeles, Sepulveda, Los Angeles, and administrative operations of VA Community Clinics (Lancaster, Bakersfield, Ventura, East Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria).
What You'll Do
- →The Executive Leadership Team is seeking a highly innovative/efficient individual for a detail assignment into the position of Health System Administrator (Associate Director of Ambulatory Care Services).
- →The Associate Director of Ambulatory Care Services position reports to the Medical Center Director.
- →The position serves as a full member of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) senior management team, and works daily with the Director, Deputy Director, Associate Director (Operations), Associate Director (Resources) Chief of Staff, and Associate Director for Patient Care Services.
- →VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching facility with service-lines serving medical and surgical inpatients and outpatients, with an Emergency Department, and multiple Community Based Outpatient Clinics while offering a full range of patient-care services to over 100,000 Veterans.
- →Direct reports consist of site managers, a Health Systems Specialist, and the Office of the Veteran Experience Chief (CXO).
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Lead system-wide planning, coordination, and monitoring of ambulatory care and ancillary service lines (e.g., imaging, lab, pharmacy, rehab, respiratory therapy, nutrition) to ensure high-quality, integrated outpatient services across main centers and CBOCs.
- →Develop and implement strategic goals and performance metrics, aligning with VHA, VISN, and VAGLAHS priorities and policies.
- →Oversee access management across ambulatory clinics and ancillary services.
- →Collaborate with Service Lines and CBOCs to streamline consults, scheduling, and throughput.
- →Identify barriers in patient access and drive process improvements using clinic performance data Implement and standardize care coordination best practices to ensure seamless transitions between primary care, specialty, and ancillary services.
- →Manage administrative, financial, space, and staffing allocations for ambulatory and ancillary programs.
- →Prepare and monitor budgets, financial reports, and cost-saving initiatives.
- →Ensure utilization of EHR/metrics to drive data-informed decisions on workflow, resource use, and service delivery.
- →Promote adherence to VHA PACT model and ambulatory care guidelines Lead continuous quality improvement-conduct regular audits, address compliance issues, and implement corrective action plans.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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