Deputy Director - UI Health, Ophthalmology Clinics

Deputy Director - UI Health, Ophthalmology Clinics

Hiring Department: SCB Ophthalmology Clinic

Location:  Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1041527

FTE: 1

Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 4:00PM

Shift: Days

# of Positions: 1

Workplace Type:  On-Site  

Posting Close Date:  6/26/2026

Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $82,582.50 - 167,310.00 / Annual Salary

About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Learn more: https://hospital.uillinois.edu/about-ui-health

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

The Deputy Director of Ophthalmology is responsible for supporting the Clinic Director in managing the clinic's operational and financial performance. This position will work to improve patient throughput, manage frontline technical staff, and oversee complex projects impacting the ophthalmology clinics.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conduct clinic staff meetings and huddles.
• Provide planning and direction to the clinic staff, including customer service registration, surgical coordinators, and technical staff.
• Analyze and addresses patient and/or provider issues, responsible for communicating follow-up information to leadership and administrative staff.
• Train staff on new guidelines and policies.
• Manage and create staff schedules, assign work activities, monitor time and attendance, counsel subordinates, and initiate discipline as needed.
• Assist the Clinic Director in ensuring compliance with regulatory standards set forth by agencies like IDPH and TJC).
• Participate in environment of care rounds, safety huddles, and mock tracers.
• Act for the Director in their absence.
• Work collaboratively with the Clinic Director to implement the clinic's quality improvement program, including initiatives and metrics aligned with the QI plan for UIH.
• Assist the Clinic Director in evaluating the unit's financial position by analyzing the clinic's overtime, budget variances, and visit volumes.
• Direct, supervise and evaluate staff. Train and orient new staff on clinic-specific policies and procedures.
• Maintain personnel files.
• Oversee ophthalmic imaging, diagnostic testing, equipment maintenance, and supply management to ensure readiness and continuity of care.
• Lead workflow improvement initiatives to reduce clinic delays and increase staff/provider productivity.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Required:

1. Eleven (11) years of progressively responsible management work experience in a private or governmental organization:

A. Eight (8) years in the area of designated specialization required by the position

AND

B. Three (3) years supervising the work of a professional staff or process within the designated specialization

• Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for the above three (3) years non-specialized experience requirement
• Master’s degree may be substituted for one (1) year specialized work experience

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