Director, Clinical Services – Solid Organ Transplant – Green Hospital

This Director position is eligible to participate in the Director Incentive Plan and is bonus eligible for new hires.

Position location is Scripps Green Hospital in Torrey Pines, La Jolla.

Join the Scripps Health team in a Leadership role to direct patient-centered healthcare for the Solid Organ Transplant Department, one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide. 

Invest, Empower & Belong. At Scripps Health, your potential is limitless. We’re more than a healthcare provider, at Scripps you will join a community where your views, beliefs and values are celebrated. Grow through industry-leading development programs and empower yourself to deliver innovative care. Be a part of an extraordinary team, impacting health in beautiful San Diego. 

Why join Scripps Health? 

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE: 

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered, and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

For more than 20 years, our medical team at Scripps Green Hospital have provided expert care to people in need of life-saving organ transplants in one of Southern California’s premier transplant centers.  Our team includes nationally recognized transplant surgeons, hepatologists and nephrologists specializing in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation, along with support staff who are dedicated to the unique care of solid organ transplant patients. We are the Dedicated Recovery Center for the local OPO.

As Director, Clinical Services – Solid Organ Transplant, you will develop and implement initiatives and provide operational leadership for the solid organ transplant program to ensure the highest quality patient care.  

What you will do?

• Be responsible for the regulatory compliance with all state and federal governing bodies including CMS, UNOS, TJC, CDPH and with internal policies. This includes processes for accreditation, survey readiness and data submission.

• Identify and implement operational improvements utilizing lean methodologies and A3 thinking, supporting department growth while mentoring department staff through the change management process.

• Build strategic partnerships, designing and implementing business development activities including contracting and strategic marketing/advertising initiatives to meet the strategic growth objectives. 

• Create and maintain an environment that assures established standards of care and practice and a culture that promotes patient safety and optimal outcomes.

• Be responsible for the financial management of the solid organ transplant department.