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Executive Director Clinical Institute - Central Division

Providence Health & Services
life insurance, parental leave, 401(k)
United States, Washington, Spokane
Dec 03, 2025

Description

Calling all Esteemed Leaders! Are you a visionary with a passion for healthcare leadership and strategic innovation? Do you excel in steering complex clinical programs and shaping the future of healthcare delivery? If so, we have an exceptional opportunity for you! Work location flexible (Lubbock, Portland, Spokane)

The Role:

As the Executive Director of our Clinical Institute for the Central Division of Providence, you will be the architect of its strategic vision and execution. Collaborating with aligned and independent stakeholders across the Providence Clinical Network, Divisions, Lines of Business, and Shared Services, you will lead the charge in developing and implementing a system-wide strategic plan. Located in Spokane, you'll embody the values and mission of Providence Health & Services, serving as a role model throughout the organization.

What You'll Do:



  • Strategic Planner Extraordinaire: Craft enterprise-wide integrated strategic and financial plans (ISFP) with an emphasis on quality, growth, financial sustainability, and research.
  • Initiative Implementation: Drive large-scale institute strategic initiatives across Divisions/Service Areas, ensuring seamless execution across the care continuum.
  • Engagement Maven: Collaborate with key physicians and administrative leaders for enterprise capital planning, vendor selection, contracting, digital solutions, care pathways, and KPI development alongside Finance and regional stakeholders.
  • Performance Manager: Oversee health systems' performance for institute executive KPIs using direct and matrixed reporting relationships.
  • Workflow Architect: Ensure tactical workflows with program managers and partners extend to local care delivery sites.
  • Market Analyst: Conduct market and environmental assessments to support system and regional P&L and growth targets.
  • Research Advocate: Provide leadership to strategic partnerships executed by the Clinical Institutes and Health Research Accelerator, promoting research, personalized medicine, and revenue generation.
  • Executive Representative: Act as the voice of the system clinical institute on national, system, and divisional leadership councils.
  • Program Evaluator: Assess Institute programs against performance metrics and brand criteria, collaborating with divisional leadership to enhance performance and achieve key results.
  • Reimbursement Innovator: Develop advanced reimbursement models and products to bolster growth, patient experience, and the success of value-based care.
  • Council Leader: Guide the Institute Clinical Leadership Council to ensure alignment with enterprise goals.


What You'll Bring:



  • Educational Background: Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree or equivalent education/experience preferred.
  • Experience: 10+ years in healthcare or a comparable field with significant clinical/project leadership. Expertise in managing clinical programs is preferred.
  • Relationship Builder: Proven track record of successful physician relationships and collaboration across large health systems or regions.
  • Financial Acumen: Experience working at the financial and clinical detail level of clinical programs to identify focus areas for improvement.
  • Collaboration Skills: Ability to work within a highly matrixed organization, effectively engaging with diverse management and leadership teams.
  • Communication Prowess: Superior communication skills, adept at conveying interpersonal and technical information across all levels of the organization.
  • Knowledgeable Leader: Understanding of healthcare reimbursement principles, information systems, and cost management.
  • Coach and Mentor: Capable of developing administrative and clinical leaders, leading multi-disciplinary work groups, and organizing tasks efficiently.


Why Join Us?



  • Impactful Work: Play a vital role in transforming healthcare and enhancing lives across our communities.
  • Innovative Environment: Bring your visionary ideas to life with the support and autonomy you need.
  • Collaborative Team: Work with a passionate team of dedicated professionals committed to excellence.
  • Dynamic Industry: Embrace the challenges and rewards of working in a fast-paced, ever-evolving healthcare sector.


Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare? If you're a strategic leader with a fervor for healthcare innovation, we invite you to apply! Join our team and help create a healthier future for all.

At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further, we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve. Therefore, leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which consists of three days onsite, two days remote and live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act."

Requsition ID: 403669

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Clinical Administration

Job Function: Clinical Support

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Leadership

Department: 4007 SS CNTRL DIV CLIN PRGM SVCS

Address: WA Spokane 101 W 8th Ave

Work Location: Sacred Heart Medical Center-Spokane

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $66.86 - $118.23

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.


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