Director-Capacity Management

University of Mississippi Medical Center-posted 2 months ago
Full-time
Jackson, MS
5,001-10,000 employees
Ambulatory Health Care Services
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Director-Capacity Management is responsible for overseeing overall capacity management across UMMC to implement strategies and procedures that enable growth and ensure operational efficiencies that streamline patient placement, transfers, and discharges while optimizing utilization of beds and resources to maximize quality of care.

  • Lead strategic capacity planning by analyzing patient volume trends, forecasting future demand, and developing system-wide strategies to optimize bed utilization, patient throughput, and care delivery efficiency.
  • Oversee 24/7 Command Center operations and patient flow infrastructure, including discharge lounges and surge strategies, ensuring timely admissions, transfers, and discharges across all points of entry (ED, OR, clinics, and external facilities).
  • Drive operational excellence through process redesign and the application of process improvement methodologies to reduce length of stay (LOS), eliminate bottlenecks, and improve clinical and financial outcomes.
  • Foster strong stakeholder collaboration with physicians, nursing, administrative teams, and external partners to promote seamless communication, expedite problem-solving, and align on shared goals for patient flow and capacity.
  • Standardize and integrate best practices across the health system by leveraging data-driven insights, promoting consistent workflows, and ensuring adherence to quality and regulatory standards.
  • Build and lead high-performing, multidisciplinary teams by creating a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence in a complex, matrixed environment.
  • Leverage advanced analytics and IT infrastructure to enable real-time data visualization, predictive modeling, and decision support tools that enhance placement decisions and capacity management.
  • Ensure regulatory and quality compliance by developing policies and metrics that promote safe, timely care transitions, while regularly reporting performance and quality assurance outcomes to leadership.
  • Deliver tangible value to the institution through improved throughput, enhanced patient and staff satisfaction, and improved financial performance.
  • Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of healthcare operations experience including two (2) years of supervisory experience.
  • Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or Business Administration preferred.
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