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LAYIQ - Director, Access to Care at Texas A&M University System

Site Development and Capital Deployment: Owns the full capital pathway for each site: specification, fabrication oversight, transport, siting, utility and connectivity provisioning, commissioning, and acceptance
Directs vendor selection and contract administration consistent with university procurement requirements, and secures land use, permitting, and local approvals with county and municipal authorities
Obtains and maintains the federal, state, and local regulatory authorizations required for each site’s approved scope of service, and establishes the equipment, supply, and maintenance model that keeps sites operating once opened
Clinical Program Design and Quality Oversight
Defines the scope of clinical service at each site, including the on-site care model and supporting remote clinical, diagnostic, and pharmacy services, adapted to county need, partner capacity, and site capability
Establishes clinical protocols, escalation and transfer pathways, and coverage arrangements appropriate to communities without local hospital services
Sets the quality, safety, and clinical governance framework, and oversees credentialing, privileging, licensure, and supervisory arrangements for on-site and remote clinical personnel, with appropriate legal and compliance review
Ensures that programs, activities, and services comply with University, State, and Federal regulations
Partnership Development and Community Engagement: Recruits, negotiates with, and manages the federally qualified health centers anchoring each site, including affiliation agreements, staffing commitments, supervisory arrangements, and site designations
Develops relationships with county officials, emergency services, regional hospitals, and community organizations; leads community engagement ahead of each opening; and represents the program to agencies, funders, and the public
Fiscal Stewardship and Grant Compliance: Holds budget authority and accountability for the grant across capital and operating costs, manages expenditure against award terms, and prepares the required programmatic and financial reporting
Develops the post-award sustainability model and pursues additional funding to extend, deepen, or replicate the program
Program Leadership and Deployment Strategy: Sets program strategy, deployment sequence, and the county opening schedule required to complete thirty-three sites within four years, and revises that sequence as site readiness, partner capacity, and funding dictate
Builds and directs the implementation team, secures the institutional effort the program requires, and serves as the program’s principal representative to university leadership, funders, state agencies, and external partners
Establishes the repeatable site playbook, readiness criteria, and risk management approach so each successive opening is faster and less costly than the last
Evaluation, Dissemination and Academic Contribution: Directs the program evaluation, including access, utilization, clinical outcome, and cost measures, and ensures the data capture and reporting infrastructure to support it
Contributes to dissemination of the distributed care model and to the educational mission through supervision, teaching, or preceptorship as assigned
Performs other duties as assigned

Valid driver’s license and ability to meet university requirements for operating a motor vehicle on university business
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited institution
Board certification in a recognized clinical specialty
Eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in health care delivery leadership, program development, or clinical operations
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams toward defined operational milestones
Demonstrated experience delivering or developing health care services in rural or medically underserved communities
Experience managing a grant-funded, contract-funded, or capital program budget, including sponsor or funder reporting
Experience developing or operating a rural telehealth network, including specialty panel recruitment, hospital or clinic contracting, and after-hours coverage models
Experience standing up point-of-care laboratory testing, limited-scope diagnostic imaging, or on-site dispensing in a new clinical facility
Experience with modular, mobile, or containerized clinical facility deployment, or comparable capital project delivery in a health care setting
Experience in successful grant capture and administration, including federal and state health program awards
Prior academic appointment, and a record of peer-reviewed publication or scholarly dissemination in rural health, telehealth, or health services delivery
Familiarity with Texas rural health policy, state health agency programs, and the rural hospital and clinic landscape
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Working knowledge of the federal and state regulatory framework governing outpatient clinical operations, including facility and ancillary service authorization, patient privacy and security law, and health care fraud and abuse law
Working knowledge of telemedicine service delivery, including licensure, credentialing, supervision, and prescribing considerations
Ability to plan and execute a multi-site deployment on a fixed schedule while maintaining operations at previously opened site
Ability to negotiate and sustain complex institutional partnerships across health systems, health centers, local government, and vendors
Demonstrated financial management skill, including capital and operating budget construction and variance management
Effective written and oral communication with audiences ranging from rural community residents to clinical faculty, agency officials, and funders
Ability to work independently, exercise sound clinical and administrative judgment, and make decisions with incomplete information under time pressure
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