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Ardent Health · 2 weeks ago

Chief Operating Officer - The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus

Topeka, KS

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

Ardent Health is a leading provider of healthcare in communities across the country. They are seeking a Chief Operating Officer to participate in strategic, operational, and financial decision-making, ensuring the achievement of adopted goals and strategies within the organization.

Health CareMedical

Responsibilities

Provides administrative direction, evaluation, and coordination of the functions and activities for the operation of assigned clinical and non-clinical departments

Collaborates routinely with the CEO concerning policy recommendations and suggested courses of action pertinent to the efficient operation of assigned departments

Manages the implementation for major strategic, clinical and/or operational initiatives

Mentors and develops leaders, fostering achievement of goals and objectives, high performing leadership practices, collaboration, and innovation

Guides department leaders in establishing measures of performance, increased productivity, quality improvement, and cost management

Initiates, coordinates, and enforces policies and procedures

Leads and manages change through influence to achieve performance

Attends Board of Trustees, Medical Staff, and community meetings

Strategizes and drives process improvements. These may focus on innovative care delivery and operational models designed to improve clinical services, outcomes, patient throughput, and patient safety

Promotes the use and implementation of technology in order to streamline operations, facilitate communications, and optimize work processes

Collaborates with other teams for the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures that address how patient care needs are assessed, met, and evaluated

Ensures patient and family centered care is comprehensive, coordinated, and monitored for effectiveness through a quality improvement model. This should result in outcome measures that outperform national benchmark statistics in clinical areas

Allocates financial, information, and human capital for improvement activities to ensure delivery of cost effective and efficient services to patients, physicians, and hospital departments

Serves as a member of the executive leadership team with a focus on building and supporting relationships with internal and external constituents and stakeholders and ensuring optimal operating effectiveness and strategic positioning

Assumes an active role with the hospital’s governing body, senior leadership, medical staff, management, and other clinical leaders in the hospital’s decision-making structure and process

Communicates expectations, develops leaders, and advances the organization to meet needs and strategic priorities that are current and/or anticipated

Promotes relationships with community organizations to improve patient outcomes and the health of the communities served

Establishes structures, processes, and expectations that support lifelong professional learning, role development, and career growth

Collaborates with directors in hiring, orientation, evaluation, discipline, and education of clinical staff

Rounds on patients, families, employees, and physicians to enrich communication, ensure alignment, oversee operations, and ensure that the experience is positive

Communicates with impact in order to effectively engage others and achieve desired results

Recognizes the broad and long-term implications of business decisions and plans

Adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Behavior Standards.”

Qualification

Hospital administrationStrategic planningMaster's degreeLeadership skillsData analysisPolicy interpretationInterpersonal skillsDecision making

Required

Master's degree is required

5+ years of experience in hospital administration

Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate ideas, problems, instructions (written and oral) with corporate management staff, facility management staff and employees

Ability to analyze situations, evaluate data, recommend, and implement courses of action that would improve the functioning of the company

Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines, policies and procedures

Ability to use sound judgment in decision making and react calmly and effectively in an emergency situation

Knowledge of strategic planning and short and long-range goal implementation