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Director of Clinical Operations

Advocate Health

Charlotte, NCFull-time$63.45–95.2/hrPosted 1w agoStill listed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$63.45–95.2/hr
Location
Charlotte, NC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current RN License Or Temporary License, requiredNational License Compact Requirements, requiredProfessional Leadership Certification, requiredMaster's degree, required

Job overview

The Director of Clinical Operations oversees clinical triage, disease management, discharge call management, patient navigation, and virtual care coordination. The role supports development of a patient navigation center and clinical integration in outpatient settings. It supervises clinical activities, develops care delivery models and department budgets, and establishes systems and partnerships to support continuity of care and system-wide strategies.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Clinical Triage, nice to haveDisease Management, nice to havePatient Navigation, nice to haveVirtual Care Coordination, nice to haveClinical Discharge Call Management, nice to haveClinical Supervision, nice to haveInformation Systems, nice to haveCare Delivery Model Development, nice to haveData Collection, nice to haveProtocol Development, nice to haveVirtual Nursing, nice to haveBudget Management, nice to haveClinical Reporting, nice to haveContinuity of Care, nice to haveShared Governance, nice to haveEmployee Engagement, nice to haveCritical Thinking, nice to haveComputer Data Entry, nice to haveLifting 30 Pounds, nice to have

Qualifications

Current RN License or Temporary License, requiredNational License Compact Requirements, requiredMaster's in Nursing, requiredMaster's in Health-Related Program or MBA, requiredProfessional Leadership Certification, requiredFluent English, requiredPrevious Leadership Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Department:

09124 GCMG Musculoskeletal Administration: Corporate - Administration Operations

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

variable

Pay Range: $63.45 - $95.20

Oversees all aspects of the clinical triage services, disease management, clinical discharge call management, clinical patient navigation, and virtual care coordination. Supports strategic development and implementation of a patient navigation center. Provides virtual coordination of care and clinical integration (CI) within CI Information Services and others in the outpatient setting.

Essential Functions

  • Supervises all clinical activities including; telephone nurse triage, disease management, virtual patient navigation, virtual care coordination of remote team members and clinical components of discharge call management programs.
  • Ensures information systems are in place that support the input and retrieval of reliable data.
  • Develops, implements, and evaluates department's care delivery models.
  • Improves data collection elements, protocol development, and overall delivery of virtual nursing care.
  • Develops and assumes accountability for the management of the department budget and guidelines.
  • Facilitates reports on all clinical services provided by designated departments.
  • Develops and implements a plan or contracts of agreement between multidisciplinary health care, service providers, community resource providers, and allied healthcare providers to facilitate seamless continuity of care throughout the healthcare setting.
  • Establishes organizational systems that ensure implementation strategies consistent with established plans: facilitating shared governance and employee engagement in order to effectively operationalize system-wide strategies.

Physical Requirements Work requires walking, standing, and long periods of sitting at a computer work station, utilizing a headset. Work requires lifting up to 30 pounds. Must speak and understand English fluently. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch. Good finger dexterity for computer entry. Critical thinking ability to concentrate in a fast-paced nurse triage environment. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in telephone triage unit demands and conditions.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works. MSN required; If undergraduate degree is BSN a Master's degree from a health-related program or MBA is acceptable. Must have MSN if undergraduate degree is not BSN. Appropriate professional leadership certification required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam required. Previous leadership experience preferred. Additional education, training, certification, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

  • Incentive pay for select positions

  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

  • Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

How this job compares

Set against the 622 open Clinical Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$63.45–95.2/hr
  • US median$31–52/hr90 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $79.33/hr, is 96% above the US median midpoint ($41/hr) — in the top quarter of Clinical Operations hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 36 open Clinical Operations jobs in North Carolina and 622 across the US. 18% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
Clinical Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (534 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a master's degree; 48 of the 622 open Clinical Operations jobs (8%) ask for a master's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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.

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