Director of Space & Transition

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

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About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is conducting a national search for a Director of Space & Transition within VUH Expansion & Transition. The Director provides overall leadership for a unit or department, including developing goals, objectives, policies, and procedures; supervising, coordinating, and evaluating activities; preparing operating and capital expenditure budgets; and performing personnel administration functions. The role works to ensure effective departmental operations through program development, process improvement, coordination with other departments, and evaluation of ongoing programs. The Director leads departmental planning, staffing, service standards, financial management, quality assurance, and employee development. The position establishes priorities and policies, evaluates resource allocation and budget performance, develops cost-containment alternatives, and prepares budget projections. It also promotes Vanderbilt Health’s mission and values, builds a safe and supportive environment for staff, and ensures compliance with human resources, institutional, accreditation, licensure, and safety requirements. The role is part of a growing academic health system with professional administrative functions supporting patient care, education, and research. The position offers an opportunity to contribute to Vanderbilt Health and includes a comprehensive benefits package that may include health, disability, retirement, and wellness offerings. The stated schedule is first shift, days.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Seven years of relevant work experience.
Ability to lead a unit or department and develop goals, policies, procedures, and priorities.
Experience with departmental supervision, coordination, evaluation, staffing, and personnel administration.
Ability to prepare, present, and manage operating and capital expenditure budgets.
Ability to evaluate programs, processes, performance, service standards, and resource allocation.
Ability to ensure compliance with institutional policies, quality standards, accreditation, licensure, and safety requirements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a healthcare field.
Experience leading or supporting project management initiatives, including planning, coordination, and execution of complex projects.
Experience developing, outfitting, and preparing healthcare facilities or clinical environments for operational readiness.
Experience partnering with construction, facilities, and vendor teams to build, renovate, or expand medical offices, hospitals, outpatient centers, or clinical spaces.
Strong understanding of healthcare operations and facility requirements, including clinical workflow considerations.
Prior clinical healthcare experience.
Experience managing multiple stakeholders and driving projects from concept through implementation in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

Develop departmental goals, objectives, priorities, policies, procedures, and methods in alignment with institutional goals.
Plan and implement strategies to achieve departmental goals and communicate the institutional vision.
Lead program development, process improvement, and coordination across departments to improve operational effectiveness.
Design, implement, evaluate, and market programs intended to maximize clinical outcomes, functional status, customer satisfaction, and reimbursement.
Standardize services, processes, resources, and practices to improve efficiency.
Plan, coordinate, and control staff work; advise staff on problems; and adjust schedules or project priorities as conditions change.
Participate in departmental and interdepartmental committees and management meetings, and communicate information about issues, programs, and concerns.
Analyze departmental programs and identify needed adjustments or improvements.
Develop staffing plans and define staff qualifications, job descriptions, performance expectations, and measurable standards.
Prepare annual operating budgets and capital expenditure proposals; present and justify budgets to management review committees.
Set financial targets, evaluate budget variances, develop cost-containment or cost-reduction alternatives, and project future budgets.
Evaluate organizational functions and structures to determine effective resource allocation and utilization.
Establish service standards and monitor performance against customer expectations, best practices, and financial targets.
Promote a safe, satisfying, and enriching work environment and ensure qualified staff are available to meet patient needs.
Promote institutional mission and values through leadership, collaboration, project coordination, innovation, and program development.
Ensure human resources and VUMC policies and procedures are followed.
Support staff development through feedback, orientation, training, work experiences, competency assessment, and performance reviews.
Establish and evaluate quality assurance standards, programs, and procedures.
Ensure safe, effective, and efficient operations and compliance with clinical enterprise accreditation and licensure standards.