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Medical Office Director - RN Preferred
Our nurse leaders maintain a strong commitment to the highest standards of professional nursing practice and to sustain a culture of excellence. You will encourage your teams to use evidence-based practice to deliver high-quality patient care, contribute to research, and spread innovation beyond Kaiser Permanente. Backed by the resources of one of the nation’s largest health care providers, you’ll motivate and inspire your team to achieve goals, value individual contributions, and celebrate accomplishments in meaningful ways while realizing your own potential as a leader.
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Job Type:Standard
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Job Level:Director/Senior Director
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Travel:Yes, 50 % of the Time
Success Profile
We’re looking for Nurse Leaders who possess the following traits.
- Adaptable
- Collaborative
- Compassionate
- Leadership
- Problem-Solver
- Results-Oriented
Benefits
Our compensation and benefits are designed to help you and your family stay healthy and thrive.
Our Culture
Our Nurse Leaders cultivate an environment of compassion, integrity, trust, and open communication that helps our teams do their best work. Together, we pursue lifelong learning in the belief that it expands our knowledge so we can better serve our patients. We participate in research to inform our evidence-based care. Our nurses reflect the rich diversity of our members and communities, and provide culturally responsive and competent care that promotes the understanding of our members’ needs and preferences. At Kaiser Permanente, nurses are highly skilled professionals who exemplify leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative problem-solving, and deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right setting.
Hear From Our People

Ghada, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CENP
SCAL Regional Director
Patient Care Services
So proud to be a Kaiser Permanente nurse leader. Despite all the challenges we experienced with the pandemic, we remained true to our mission to provide safe, quality care to our patients and members, and continue to encourage our employees to grow and develop professionally. I have completed my Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing and lead with an exceptional team. There are boundless opportunities here.

Gertrude, RN, BSN, MSA
Administrative Service Director
Nursing Administration
Kaiser Permanente has a mission of providing affordable health care not just for our members, but also the community — which is a passion of mine. I consider myself very fortunate to work for an organization that values their employees. As a nurse leader, I LOVE what I do! We provide endless possibilities for growth and professional development.

Michele, JD, MBA, RN
Director
Nursing Professional Development and
Simulation/Magnet Journey
Kaiser Permanente provides its nurse leaders with opportunities to innovate and thrive in an evidence-based practice that’s advancing the science of nursing and embracing a culture of excellence.

Philidah, MSN, RN
Sr. Director of Nursing
It’s a privilege to work for Kaiser Permanente. They support nurses through a variety of learning opportunities, from self-paced learning to leadership courses and stretch assignments. It enables equitable opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.

Mervin
Assistant Medical Center Administrator
I’m incredibly grateful for the support I received from Kaiser Permanente. I would not be where I am right now without the mentoring from outstanding leaders, the strong relationships I built with my team, and the partnership with other departments.

Melissa
Assistant Nurse Manager
I’m in my first position here, but I’ve already had the opportunity to be part of the Magnet Journey, quality and safety committees, and co-chair Professional Nursing Excellence Council. Kaiser Permanente continues to help me grow through leadership training programs like Activate and stretch assignments.

Aletha
Department Manager
Kaiser Permanente has many resources and tools to help us grow professionally. We have courses and financial aid for individuals who choose to advance.I love being a leader because I love to encourage, inspire, and develop my team. I also embrace challenges and enjoy collaborating in projects that positively impact our members.

Adriana
Department Manager RN
Kaiser Permanente allows me to focus on preventive health care, which contrasts with my acute care background. I appreciate the preventive care services that we offer our members and the different forms of communication based on personal preference.
Medical Office Director - RN Preferred
Directs ambulatory operations to optimize patient care and support organizational goals. Develops and/or directs strategy with stakeholders to identify factors contributing to business value. Assumes accountability for department performance targets. Aligns human resource management programs with KPs mission and values.. Directs survey readiness activities to maintain compliance with regulatory standards and prepares audit documentation. Oversees budget, expenditures and ensures overall financial performance meets expectations. Ensures standardized care delivery by partnering with physicians and other clinical leaders to align key care delivery initiatives across KP. Oversees the development and implementation of long-term plans, policies, and processes for data gathering and analysis. Aligns resources to ensure efficient assignment and utilization. Directs multidisciplinary clinical teams and designs comprehensive emergency preparedness programs. Directs improvements in operations and technology processes, defining standards for clinical teams to identify and address root causes, and implement solutions. Consults with senior and executive management to identify relevant performance metrics to monitor success of strategic improvement projects.
- Prepares individuals for growth opportunities and advancement; builds internal collaborative networks for self and others. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; drives collaboration to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to foster performance improvement. Demonstrates continuous learning; oversees the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; ensures performance management guidelines and expectations to achieve business needs. Stays up to date with organizational best practices, processes, benchmarks, and industry trends; shares best practices within and across teams. Motivates and empowers teams; maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning resource plans with business objectives. Provides guidance when difficult decisions need to be made; creates opportunities for expanded scope of decision making and impact.
- Oversees the operation of multiple units within a department by identifying member and operational needs; ensures the management of work assignment completion; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; ensures products and/or services meet member requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies. Gains cross-functional support for business plans and priorities; assumes responsibility for decision making; sets standards, measures progress, and fosters resolution of escalated issues. Communicates goals and objectives; analyzes resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporates them into business plans; prioritizes and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; ensures teams accomplish business objectives.
- Directs ambulatory operations to support patient care by: approving timelines and developing and/or directing strategy with stakeholders to identify factors contributing to business value; assuming accountability for department performance targets and aligning with market strategies;championing short- and long-term operational initiatives and directing program, services, and/or systems development; aligning human resource management programs (e.g., performance measurement and employee management) with KPs mission and values; directing continuous survey and compliance readiness activities, including mock rounds and mitigating issues, to maintain compliance and regulatory standards and reviewing prepared audit documentation, information, and reports; and leading the development of budgets for assigned areas (e.g., branch office, staffing, business services departments) and ensuring overall financial performance meets expectations.
- Ensures standardized care delivery by: partnering with physicians and other clinical leaders to align key care delivery initiatives across KP, providing oversight of all workstreams; assuming accountability for short- and long-term results and performance while ensuring guideline and regulation alignment for service lines or programs; driving cross-functional patient management resolution with internal and external leaders; anticipating and aligning resources in clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization for service lines or programs; directing multidisciplinary ambulatory team(s) and holding team(s) accountable for performance; planning long-term strategic goals and designing emergency preparedness programs and ensuring the departments emergency preparedness and recovery plans are current and that managers and staff are trained and know what is expected during and after an emergency; and providing strategic direction to project teams leading initiatives and ensuring implementation, equitable distribution of resources, and delivery on objectives.
- Directs improvements to patient-centered operations and technology processes by: driving KP-wide internal and external strategic projects designed to remediate issues for impacted groups and improve quality, service, affordability, and/or operating efficiency; ensuring clinical teams use standardized tools to identify root causes for escalations, making recommendations, and implementing solutions to improve the performance of operations system processes; and consulting with senior and executive management to identify relevant performance metrics to monitor the success of strategic improvement projects.
- Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
- Attention to Detail
- Business Knowledge
- Communication
- Constructive Feedback
- Critical Thinking
- Cross-Group Collaboration
- Decision Making
- Dependability
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
- Drives Results
- Facilitation Skills
- Health Care Industry
- Influencing Others
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Learning Agility
- Organizational Savvy
- Problem Solving
- Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
- Strategic Thinking
- Team Building
- Teamwork
- Topic-Specific Communication
- Business Process Improvement
- Calendar Management
- Change Management
- Compliance Management
- Confidentiality
- Conflict Resolution
- Financial Acumen
- Health Care Compliance
- Health Care Quality Standards
- Human Resources Systems
- Information Systems
- Legal And Regulatory Requirements
- Maintain Files and Records
- Microsoft Office
- Outcome Driven Innovation
- Stakeholder Management
- Talent Management
- Training
- Union Work Environment
- Workforce Planning
- Minimum two (2) years of experience managing operational or project budgets.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in a leadership role with direct reports.
- Minimum five (5) years of customer or member/patient service experience.
- Bachelors degree in a business, nursing, health care, or directly related field AND minimum seven (7) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field OR Minimum ten (10) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
- Five (5) years of project/program management and/or implementation-related experience.
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