Lead Director, Care Delivery Operations

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Position Summary

The purpose of the Care Delivery Operations Team is to support the performance and scalability of our center operations by setting and maintaining best practices for all clinic-based care delivery processes.

The Care Delivery Operations team is responsible for the cross-functional build and portfolio management of operational standards, efficiency, and effectiveness of in-center, visit-based activities (including Rooming, Provider visits, Nurse Visits, Testing Visits) and non-visit activities (including Check in/out, Care Reqs, Updox, Care Coordination). Through strong stakeholder partnership, this Oaky and their team will drive organizational alignment to optimized care delivery pathways and act as a "product owner" for each process in their portfolio. They will be accountable for setting, documenting, and continuously measuring and validating these core center operational standards (including SOPs). This individual and their team will collaborate with program owners and field leaders to ensure clarity, understanding, and consistent execution of new processes and intervene and support the re-design of processes that are not supporting organizational needs.

Core Responsibilities:

• Plan and direct the ongoing and project-based work of their team falling into the following categories:
  
  • Building new standards and processes (ie Testing Visit standardization) in partnership with key stakeholders
  • Partnering with initiative/program owners who are looking to implement new work within standard processes (ie Rooming, Check-in, Testing Visits)
  • Assessing processes (through root cause and process improvement approaches) when found to not be delivering required outcomes
• Ensure appropriate prioritization of work to support the highest organizational need and Oaky performance/retention/engagement
• Responsible for the management and oversight of complex visit-based process portfolio and multiple direct reports
• Build and oversee strong and clear training and communication plans for newly introduced processes and any changes to existing processes
• Prepare executive communications and participate in steering committees, PMO updates, and updates for other senior leaders
• Build strong relationships with program owners and field leaders to gather feedback and collaborate on process design, implementation, and improvement (when necessary)
• Accountable for building, maintaining standards and means of measurement, and performance for all processes in portfolio and mechanisms to escalate deficiencies and deviations for field teams to rectify
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of Oak Street Clinic roles and processes
• Experience managing a team
• Proficient at stakeholder analysis and management
• Ability to lead multiple improvement initiatives within ambiguity and competing priorities
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through change management and supporting other leaders in this area
• Experience with process design and/or operational improvement
• Ability to independently drive to answers and results
• Ability to quickly develop rapport across a wide range of roles from in-center team members to executive leaders and ensure the team has a reputation as strong partners in problem solving
• Ability to clearly articulate vision and strategy to various levels of management, in both verbal and written communication with minimal coaching
• Ability to coach and influence senior leaders to move toward a common vision or goal
• Ability to assess and synthesize large data sets
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time to Oak Street Health markets
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience (including healthcare management, strategy consulting, relevant graduate work)
• US work authorization
• Someone who embodies being Oaky

Education

Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree (e.g., MBA, MHA, MPH, MPP) preferred

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$100,000.00 - $231,540.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/06/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.