Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer (COO) at North Alabama Shoals Hospital-7410-7255LifePoint Health Field Officers

Description

Lifepoint Health has an opportunity for a Chief Operating Officer. The Chief Operating Officer will have oversight of North Alabama Shoals Hospital located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

North Alabama Shoals Hospital was founded in 1968 by a group of physicians dedicated to serving residents of Colbert County. Today, the 178-bed general acute care facility boasts spacious, private rooms for all patients, a 24-hour emergency department, medical and oncology services; medical/surgical inpatient units; and intensive care and short-stay surgery units. Shoals also operates the region’s only in-patient acute rehabilitation facility, the J. W. Sommer Rehabilitation Unit, and the Shoals Senior Care Center, the Shoals’ only psychiatric unit dedicated to our senior adults.

North Alabama Shoals Hospital is Joint Commission accredited, is a Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tier 2 Hospital, and has received a Blue Distinguished award in hip and knee replacements. This facility employs over 300 individuals and has more than 100 physicians on staff.

Under general direction, the Chief Operating Officer  assumes line responsibility and authority for the administrative direction, evaluation, and coordination of the functions and activities of assigned departments within the hospital, ensuring that operation objectives and results are in accord with the hospital’s overall needs. In the absence of the hospital CEO and/or as assigned, the COO represents the CEO in coordinating entire portions of the hospital’s organization, speaking and acting within the scope of objectives set forth in the practice and/or policy of the hospital.

Qualifications

Education

Verbal, quantitative and interpersonal skills typically acquired through the completion of a Bachelors degree

Experience

In-depth and up-to-date knowledge of hospital administration equivalent to the knowledge acquired through the completion of a Master’s degree in hospital administration (MHA). Knowledge of the healthcare field, as well as refined managerial skills typically acquired through experience as a COO or CEO of a smaller hospital.

Benefits

At LifePoint, our Mission of Making Communities Healthier extends to our employees. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k, flexible PTO, generous EIB, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy, healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.

Job

ExecutiveAlabama-Muscle Shoals

Schedule

Full-timeWork ScheduleDay shift, 7-10 hr/shift, weekdays only

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