Vice President, Ambulatory Surgery Operations

Texas Children's Medical Center•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Vice President, Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Operations, serves as the executive leader for the Department of Surgery within the Texas Children's Physician Organization and is responsible for the strategic, operational, and financial performance of pediatric ambulatory surgical services. This leader partners closely with Department Chairs, Division Chiefs, physician leaders, hospital executives, and system leaders to advance the department's mission while achieving growth, operational excellence, exceptional quality, patient and family experience, workforce engagement, and financial performance. The Vice President serves as the primary administrative partner to physician leadership, ensuring alignment between clinical priorities and operational execution across the Texas Children's Health System.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
10 years of healthcare administration or other related administration experience
At least 5 years of formal management experience
At least 3 years as a senior leader

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of departmental strategies aligned with Texas Children’s and Physician Organization priorities.
Partner with physician leadership to identify growth opportunities, expand services, strengthen referral capture, and increase access to pediatric surgical subspecialty care.
Lead key enterprise initiatives focused on ambulatory standardization, digital transformation, and operational excellence.
Serve as an executive administrative partner to Department Chairs and Division Chiefs, aligning clinical, operational, academic, and financial priorities.
Develop and advance care delivery strategies and operating models that optimize access, scheduling, throughput, capacity utilization, patient flow, productivity, quality outcomes, and patient experience.
Lead the transformation and integration of care delivery models to support organizational growth, operational excellence, and long-term sustainability.
Drive consistency and standardization across ambulatory operations while recognizing the unique clinical and operational needs of individual surgical specialties.
Partner with hospital operations to strengthen integration across inpatient and ambulatory services.
Provide leadership and accountability for operating budgets, capital planning, resource allocation, productivity, and overall financial performance.
Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and financial performance reviews.
Develop business cases supporting new programs, clinic expansion, recruitment, and strategic investments.
Establish accountability for revenue growth, expense management, operational performance, and productivity goals through data-driven performance monitoring.
Establish accountability for quality, patient safety, patient and family experience, workforce engagement, and key operational performance indicators.
Champion continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and service excellence across ambulatory surgery practices.
Partner with physicians, leaders, patients, and families to address concerns and advance patient-centered care.
Lead, coach, and develop Directors, Practice Administrators, and operational leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness and organizational capability.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, service excellence, and continuous improvement.
Lead succession planning, organizational design, physician engagement, and leadership development strategies that support workforce sustainability and future growth.
Ensure organizational structures, staffing plans, and leadership responsibilities remain aligned with strategic and operational priorities.
Model Texas Children's HEART values — Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust — while building a responsive, service-oriented culture.
Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on surgical services, workforce trends, growth opportunities, market dynamics, and enterprise priorities.
Represent the Department of Surgery and Physician Organization on executive councils and enterprise committees.
Build strong partnerships across Finance, HR, Strategy, Revenue Cycle, Nursing, academic partners, and other key stakeholders to advance organizational goals.
Communicate operational, financial, and organizational performance through executive dashboards and routine leadership reviews.
Support enterprise accreditation, regulatory, compliance, and quality initiatives across ambulatory and physician operations.