Description

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation (DFWHCF) is a non-profit 501C3 organization dedicated to collective healthcare improvement in the North Texas region across 17 key counties and close to 120 member hospitals.
Our vision is to be the region’s most trusted, data-driven collaborative for improvement across the healthcare continuum – where insight and cross-functional partnerships become coordinated action and lasting community impact. The Foundation’s mission is to enable regional, industry-wide data, collaboration, education, and research that 1) improve health outcomes, 2) build a stronger, safer workforce, and 3) support industry growth across the North Texas region by fostering regional partnerships with health systems, educators, and community partners. Underlying all our initiatives is a firm belief in the power of collaboration to support evidence-informed improvement in the areas of Workforce, Patient Safety & Quality, and Community Health.

JOB SUMMARY
The Workforce Center Director leads regional collaboration efforts that strengthen the healthcare workforce pipeline and improve the workforce experience across North Texas. This role convenes hospital leaders, nursing and HR executives, clinical educators, community colleges, workforce boards and other partners to drive industry-aligned workforce solutions.
Key priorities include identify and manage workforce grants, with a strong emphasis on job training initiatives that provide value to hospitals, oversee a large annual recognition event for non-management hospital employees, and facilitate collaboratives that support workforce pipeline development and other region-wide workforce efforts. The Director also oversees clinical placement coordination – currently for nursing and planned for allied health, manages regional workforce data collection and dissemination, and ensures operational, financial and partnership excellence across all Workforce Center initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead regional collaboratives with hospital HR leaders, CNOs, clinical educators and community partners to strengthen the healthcare workforce.
Identify workforce grant opportunities, prepare grant applications, and manage grant execution. The primary emphasis is job training opportunities that benefit member hospitals.
Plan and execute regional workforce collaboratives, including a large annual recognition event for non-management hospital employees.
Coordinate clinical placements and onboarding processes for nursing programs with future expansion to allied health.
Collect, analyze and share regional workforce data to support decision-making.
Build and maintain strong relationships with member hospitals and key stakeholders across the workforce ecosystem.
Manage budgets, contracts, billing requests and ensure the Workforce Center remains financially sustainable.
Contribute to Foundation-wide initiatives, strategic planning and continuous operational improvement.

Requirements

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in business, education, social sciences or related field.
Five to ten years of experience in nonprofit, membership organizations, or similar environments focused on collaboration, program execution and grants.
Demonstrated ability to convene diverse partners, build trust and lead multi stakeholder initiatives.
Experience with healthcare workforce issues strongly preferred.
Excellent communication skills including public speaking, executive level presentations and professional writing.
Strong project management skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with collaboration and event tools such as SharePoint, Eventbrite and SurveyMonkey.
Strong financial acumen for budgeting, invoicing and contract management.
Team oriented mindset with flexibility, adaptability and a collaborative working style.

WHY WORK HERE?
At the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation, we are committed to supporting the health, financial stability and
well-being of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
Medical, dental and vision insurance -premiums are subsidized by the Company.
Employerpaid Life and AD&D coverage.
Employerpaid LongTerm Disability.
CareFlite air and ground transport membership for employees and household.
Retirement Savings Plan with 100% employer match up to 10% of pay. Yes- 10%!
Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
Wellness programs, nationwide fitness network access and 24/7 telehealth.
Voluntary addons: supplemental life, accident, critical illness, legal plan and pet insurance.
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program.
Extended Illness Bank (EIB).
Paid holidays.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Must be able to work onsite in an office environment.
Must be able to drive to offsite meetings, events and trainings as required.
Must be able to sit, stand, walk, speak and hear for prolonged periods.
Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs for event materials when necessary.
Must be able to use a computer, telephone and standard office equipment.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law