Associate Director - Ambulatory OB/GYN Services

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. Our mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists, and other health professionals.

About the role

The Associate Director will lead a subset of UW Medicine’s ambulatory service lines, including Women’s Health, Reproductive Care, and OB/GYN Clinics. This role has a span of responsibility across UW Medical Center-Montlake/Roosevelt, UW Medical Center-Northwest, and Harborview, including all union contracts and different hospital cultures. The teams consist of 100+ staff across 4 locations.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, oversight, and coordination for the service line
• Oversees operational, financial, and quality functions
• Develops strategic goals, financial planning, policy, and procedures to effectively lead service lines
• Drives staff engagement and patient experience outcomes while ensuring efficient, high-quality care delivery
• Partners closely with physicians, section heads, and medical leadership to coordinate care processes, optimize patient flow, and improve patient access
• Directly oversees 5 Department Managers and provides indirect supervision for Registered Nurses, Medical Assistants, Patient Services Specialists, and Patient Care Coordinators
• Develops and implements effective monitoring tools to ensure performance objectives, standards of care, and all regulatory and compliance requirements
• Fosters a work environment that supports professional growth, exceptional patient care, and service excellence
• Works across multiple hospital domains, work cultures, and union contracts
• Maintains current knowledge of local and national trends in ambulatory specialty care
• Holds responsibility for operational and capital budget management

Requirements

• 6-8 years of ambulatory leadership or direct hospital patient care leadership
• Experience with data analysis (proficiency with Excel)
• Ability to draft communications and presentations to senior healthcare leaders (proficiency with PowerPoint)
• Bachelor's Degree within healthcare or business
• Strong working knowledge of clinic workflows is preferred
• Strong working knowledge of OB/GYN care is preferred
• Master's Degree in business leadership or healthcare leadership is preferred, but not required

An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for stated requirements.

Schedule

Full time / 100% FTE. Primarily day shifts Monday-Friday, with additional hours as needed.