Vice President, Service Line Operations

Job Summary 

Vice President of Operations will work in collaboration with Health System Leadership to provide leadership and operational expertise for the health system portfolio. This will include revenue growth, expense control, physician relations, service line growth and community relations. The Vice President of Operations will be expected to effectively manage goals as assigned. 

Essential Functions

• Strategic Management
  • Perform periodic gap analyses and develop coordinated strategies for implementation.
  • Analyze and measure necessary to hit targets, strategies and goals.
  • Responsible for leading direct reports in developing goals, objectives, strategic plans and budgets which are accretive to organization wide strategy/mission achievement.
• Business Development
  Assist the health system leaders with translating annual revenue and profit goals into specific plans that will achieve desired goals.
  Assist the health system leaders in developing a strategy for increasing volume by targeting specific physicians on the medical staff as well as assessing needs for new physicians.
  Monitor progress to assure desired progress in achieving specific goals.
• Financial Management
  Comprehend, articulate and drive financial operations improvements.
  Describe general medical accounting principles and terms.
  Analyze financial statements.
  Periodically review the hospital’s financial position and advise corrective action if needed within assigned service lines.
• Physician Relationship Building
  Assist the health system's CEO’s with strategies for building stronger relationships with the medical staff.
  Provide suggestions on how to approach difficult problems with individual physicians.
• Creates and maintains strong relationships with Provider Recruitment and recruitment processes and effectiveness.
• Assist the health system with identifying new services/product lines as well as capital expenditures related to service lines.
• Ensures assigned functions and areas of responsibility are in compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations, with accepted rules of accrediting agencies, in accordance with corporate policies. Develops and executes corrective action plans as necessary.
• Creates and maintains strong relationships with clinic administrators.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration or similar field required
• More than 10 years Acute care hospital operations experience required
• 4-6 years Acute care hospital CEO experience demonstrating sustained success in the areas of financial growth, market share growth, quality improvements, patient experience experience improvements required
• 4-6 years Multi-facility CEO experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• No specific Licensure required, however, ISDH licensure in a healthcare field preferred