The District Director of Operations is responsible for driving operational precision and efficiency across a defined geographic district of hospitals.
This role focuses on optimizing patient flow, reducing length of stay (LOS), and improving care transitions to enhance both patient outcomes and financial sustainability.
The district director will implement standardized best practices, leverage data-driven insights, and collaborate with site leaders and key hospital partners to ensure seamless, high-quality, and cost-effective hospital operations.
Essential Functions
Operational Precision and Standardization
- Implement practice-wide operational strategies to enhance patient throughput, capacity management, and resource utilization
- Execute standardized operational workflows across all hospitals to drive efficiency, reduce variability, and improve care coordination
- Establish and review real-time monitoring and predictive analytics to optimize patient flow and discharge planning
Patient Flow Optimization & Length of Stay Reduction
- Ensure accountability among site leaders for optimizing hospital throughput, reducing emergency department (ED) boarding, and expediting inpatient admissions
- Drive accountability for the implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) methodologies by site leaders to effectively reduce length of stay (LOS) while maintaining the highest standards of care
- Hold site leaders accountable for enhancing discharge planning processes to facilitate timely transitions and minimize avoidable delays
Transitions of Care & Post-Acute Coordination
- Hold site leaders accountable for driving collaboration between hospital teams and post-acute care providers to ensure seamless patient transitions and continuity of care
- Ensure site leaders implement hospital-wide strategies to reduce readmissions and enhance care coordination across inpatient, outpatient, and home settings
Financial & Resource Optimization
- Hold site leaders accountable for driving operational efficiencies that align with financial goals, ensuring optimal resource allocation and cost control
- Ensure site leaders implement workforce optimization strategies that balance staffing efficiency with high-quality patient care
Regulatory Compliance & Quality Standards
- Ensure site leaders and teams uphold compliance with federal, state, and local healthcare regulations
- Hold site leaders accountable for meeting patient flow and discharge-related quality measures, including readmission reduction initiatives
Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Drive lasting relationships with hospital partners
- Hold site leaders accountable for providing strong leadership to hospital clinical teams, and operational managers
Required Skills & Abilities
- Ability to lead with empathy and inspire a team
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Window-based applications
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Demonstrate expertise in leading large teams in a complex matrixed environment
- Demonstrate expertise in patient flow management, LOS reduction, discharge planning, and transitions of care
Required Credentials
- Graduate of approved Program of Physical Therapy by APTA and CAPTE or related field of study
- 5+ years of progressive therapy practice experience, with at least 5 years in a management role
- Previous experience in facility or health care management or business school related training
- Licensure appropriate to governing body of state licensing board
- Current American Heart Association BLS certification required
Compensation & Bonus Structure
- Base Salary: $100,000 - $125,000/year
- Sign-On Bonus: Up to $10,000 available
