Director, Integration and Improvement – Acute Care

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Director Integration & Improvement leading enterprise-level initiatives for operational integration at Jefferson Health. Focused on acute care operations and performance improvement across business units.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in acute care operations and performance improvement, with a strong focus on operational integration and business transformation. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects to drive measurable improvements in healthcare settings.

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Acute Care OperationsPerformance ImprovementChange Management StrategiesCross-Functional Team LeadershipHealthcare Consulting

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Hard Skills

Operational IntegrationUtilization ManagementCare ManagementInpatient OperationsPerioperative ServicesHospital ThroughputEnterprise TransformationProject ManagementBusiness TransformationPerformance Excellence

Soft Skills

Influencing Senior StakeholdersCollaborationStrategic Initiative Leadership

Industry Keywords

Healthcare AdministrationPatient FlowCommand Center OperationsTransfer Center OperationsDischarge OperationsPopulation Health Priorities

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads enterprise-level strategic initiatives to support margin improvement, operational integration, and business transformation across Jefferson Health’s acute care operations.
Serves as a domain subject matter expert and internal consultant, partnering with enterprise, regional, facility, clinical, operational, finance, performance excellence, project management, and benefit realization teams to validate opportunities, accelerate execution, and improve operational efficiency.
Focuses on acute care business units and domains such as patient flow, perioperative services, command center/transfer center operations, inpatient care progression, utilization management, care management, discharge operations, and related population health priorities.
Serves as an enterprise accelerator, helping accountable executives and operators identify opportunities, align initiatives, remove barriers, standardize leading practices, and maximize measurable improvement.
Develops and supports change management strategies to promote adoption of acute care integration and performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Public Health, Finance, or related field.
Seven years of experience in acute care operations, integration management, performance improvement, healthcare consulting, enterprise transformation, or related fields without a master’s degree.
Experience working with enterprise, regional, and facility-level teams to align initiatives with organizational priorities.
Strong understanding of acute care operations, hospital throughput, care progression, utilization management, care management, inpatient operations, perioperative services, command center/transfer center operations, and performance improvement methodologies.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex projects, influence senior stakeholders, and support measurable operational and financial improvement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities