Director, Clinical Operations

Carle Health

$62.33 - $107.21 / hr

United States, Illinois, Urbana

Feb 10, 2026

Overview

The Director of Clinical Operations leads patient care, placing a high degree of emphasis on establishing workflows and processes aligned with Carle values to promote excellent patient care and outcomes. Responsibilities include staffing, leadership development, succession planning, clinical practice, strategic growth, budgeting, quality, collaborative relationships and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

Certifications:

Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN, IL) and
National Nursing Certification

Education:

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing and
Master's Nursing Degree - within 5 years of hire

Work Experience:

Nursing - 10 years
Leadership - 5 years

Responsibilities

Responsible for day-to-day operations and strategic planning
Leads operational areas to excellent patient experience and quality outcomes, and strong staff engagement.
Oversees finances of departments and assists leaders with effective plans for budgeting and staffing.

Monitors the quality of vendor deliverables
Address quality issues with the vendor and follows up to ensure quality product and services
Executes as an owner, reviewer, and approver of applicable divisional policy and procedure document

Develops, analyzes, and manages capital and operating budget within agreed upon standards
Manage portfolio of projects inclusive of contracted vendors and other related activities as assigned

Serves department leadership, mentoring leaders and assuring strong succession planning.
Contributes to organization-wide initiatives to improve patient care and efficiency.
Assures compliance with regulatory requirements in areas of service.

Ensure issues are escalated, managed, and documented with high quality standards through resolution
Mentors and develops managers, new peers, and other direct reports.

Develop strategies of improve patient care and engagement
Participate in medical and nursing staff education
Encourages shared decision making as appropriate.

Builds strong collaborative relationships with peers, provider colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
Serves as a strong dyad partner to assigned medical director and associate medical directors.
Addresses and ensure that licensed clinicians are practicing within the full scope of their practice.

About Us

Find it here.

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $62.33per hour - $107.21per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.
Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.