Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Mon - Fri 8:00 - 5:00 with expectations of working weeknds and extended hours
Posted Date
01/22/2026
Salary Range $86400 - 184800 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
27897
This role serves as the primary operational partner and deputy to the Operations Director, responsible for supporting daily clinic operations, staff management, and stepping in during the Director's absence to make critical decisions impacting patient care and clinic performance. The position also leads strategic initiatives and projects while providing financial oversight through budget management, performance monitoring, and identifying cost optimization opportunities across multiple clinic locations.
Master's Degree
Master’s degree (Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Public health or related field) or combination of education and relevant experience
Clinical leadership, planning and change management skills
Required
Ability to demonstrate a high level of diplomacy in persuading and influencing a wide variety of people at various levels to achieve results.
Required
Previously demonstrated Healthcare managerial experience and expertise in managing patient services and nursing staffing in environment with a high volume of patient visits.
Required
Strong knowledge of industry standards and/or regulatory requirements.
Required
Demonstrated ability to identify and analyze all pertinent information/data to make and communicate decisions to meet the unit’s current and future needs.
Required
Effective interpersonal and political acumen skills.
Required
Ability to establish a culture of integrity within their unit and with those external to the units.
Required
Strong knowledge of industry standards, trends and/or regulatory requirements.
Required
Excellent communication skills both oral and written
Required
Skill in analyzing information, problems, situations and procedures to define objectives, identify patterns, and formulate conclusions.
Required
Skill in setting priorities, which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities.
Required
Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with faculty, residents, medical students and staff from various social, cultural and economic backgrounds
Required
Skill in communication to clearly convey complex problems and proposals in both formal and informal situations.
Required
For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.
Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.
Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.
