Administrative Director of Clinical Operations (ADCO)
Kansas City, MOFull-timePosted 6 days agoStill listed 4 days ago
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Kansas City, MO, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Requirements
Credentials this posting asks for.
Job overview
The Administrative Director of Clinical Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for nursing and designated clinical services. Reporting to executive leadership, the role oversees patient care operations and assigned clinical departments, develops hospital-wide clinical programs and policies, and collaborates with hospital and medical staff leaders. The director leads quality, safety, performance improvement, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence efforts to support positive patient outcomes.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Overview
At St. Joseph Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals is committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, St. Joseph Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!
Founded in 1874 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Joseph Medical Center has a long tradition of providing high-quality, compassionate care. Its Catholic heritage and the spirit of our founding Sisters continue today in our mission of caring for the community. The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is the Catholic Sponsor for St. Joseph Medical Center, under the leadership of his Excellency Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr.
St. Joseph Medical Center has received numerous awards for its quality and clinical excellence. We believe that continuous quality of care and performance improvements are the foundation for preserving and enhancing healthcare delivery. For information, visit www.stjosephkc.com.
Responsibilities
The Administrative Director of Clinical Operations (ADCO) provides strategic and operational leadership for nursing and designated clinical services to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. Reporting to executive leadership, the ADCO plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates clinical and patient care operations in alignment with the organization's mission, goals, regulatory requirements, and standards of care.The ADCO is responsible for overseeing nursing services and other assigned clinical departments, ensuring the effective delivery of patient care, treatment, and services. This role develops, implements, and maintains hospital-wide clinical programs, policies, and procedures designed to assess, evaluate, and meet the healthcare needs of patients and the community.The ADCO collaborates with hospital leadership, medical staff, and department leaders in organizational planning, decision-making, and performance improvement initiatives. The ADCO also leads ongoing efforts to measure, assess, and improve the quality, safety, and effectiveness of nursing care and clinical services while promoting operational excellence, regulatory compliance, staff engagement, and positive patient outcomes.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
- Current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse.2. Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.3. Minimum of 5 years Acute Care experience.4. Minimum of 2 years previous leadership or administrative experience required.5. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required; a postgraduate degree in nursing or related field is preferred.
Employment Status Full Time Shift Days Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
How this job compares
Set against the 603 open Clinical Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$120–163K/yr299 salary ranges
- US median$29–52/hr81 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 13 open Clinical Operations jobs in Missouri and 603 across the US. 17% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- UnitedHealth Group59 open
- AbbVie21 open
- BeOne Medicines20 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Clinical Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (516 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 235 of the 603 open Clinical Operations jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Prepare for this role
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.