Associate Director of Medical Services

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Position Summary :

The Associate Deputy Director – Medical Services (ADD-MS) is responsible for supporting the leadership and strategic direction of medical services across the agency. This role involves supervising critical medical projects and program operations while ensuring high standards of care and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will bring a registered nursing background, pediatric expertise, supervisory experience, training experience, and a strong understanding of trauma-informed and culturally competent care for diverse populations, including unaccompanied minors. We are also looking for an energetic and involved leader who can lead an amazing team, but also be able to jump in and take charge of any real-life situations and bring their background to the forefront.

KEY Things to know :

• Department : Medical Services
• Salary : $121,222.00 (Bi-weekly pay)
• Location : San Antonio, TX, or Houston, TX (Baytown office)
• Employment Type : Full-Time, Permanent
• Work Schedule : Monday–Friday, 8 : 00 AM – 5 : 00 PM
• Travel : Be able to deploy to the program and be on-call as needed. You will be covering three (3) programs. The travel to California would be at most semi-annual. Local programs would be monthly.
• Benefits : Day-one health, vision, and dental insurance for the employee. Optional coverages like voluntary life insurance and spouse and child life insurance, Short-term diss / etc., PTO, Personal days earned quarterly, Vacation, twelve (12) paid holidays, and 403(B) retirement plan.

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