Vice President Operations

Hours

Business Hours

Schedule

Full-time

**Join Community**
Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.

**Make a Difference**
The Vice President Operations will provide business oversight and executive leadership to designated services within the hospital (Community **Howard and Westfield** locations), including facilities, security, dietary, environmental services, clinical engineering, lab, materials management, imaging, pharmacy, and chaplaincy. This position is responsible for establishing operational standards, and outcomes, as well as ensuring adherence to applicable state / federal law and regulations. The position incumbent will work closely and productively with hospital and regional leaders, network product line leaders, medical staff, caregivers, vendors and the public. Serves as a member of the hospital Executive Leadership Team, in addition to various other standing and ad-hoc leadership meeting forums, committees and project teams.

The Vice President Operations also:

- Stays informed of local and national healthcare trends, data (expected outcomes and nationally benchmarked indicators), and research.
- Ensures that all assigned departments meet or exceed growth objectives (volumes), financial objectives (margins/cost per UOS) and value-based purchasing objectives (HCAHPS and core measures), and payer certifications as required.

**Exceptional Skills and Qualifications**
Applicants for this position should be able to collaborate with others in a team setting, have excellent communication skills, and a positive attitude toward problem-solving. As well as:

- Bachelor’s Degree in a Healthcare or Business-related discipline required. Master of Business or Healthcare administration preferred. Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives preferred.
- Minimum 7 years of recent or current progressive healthcare leadership experience, functioning organizationally at a department director level or higher.
- Extensive background in performance improvement/lean is strongly preferred.
- Must possess knowledge and demonstrate proficient leadership skillsets in health care strategy development, physician partnership, financial planning, and execution (including productivity measurements), and staff performance management.
- Assessment of the communities the hospital serves.
- Lead, support, communicate, and partner with the hospital Physician Executive as it relates to medical staff engagement and provision of services and outcomes.
- Support transformation of care and support delivery systems as it relates to areas of responsibility and how such functions connect with other services of the hospital, Region and Network. Priority is - Patients First.
- Strategic vision with emphasis on identifying, securing, and operationalizing patient growth opportunities in the hospital.

**Why Community?**

At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication and collaboration. We consider ALL an integral part of the exceptional patient experience. We PRIIDE ourselves on not having employees but Caregivers. Join our Community as we make a difference in your community.