Assistant Vice President - Clinical Services

Overview

Job Summary
Responsible for strategic oversight and operational performance for the Women's Service Line in an assigned geography, which includes both hospital-based and ambulatory departments. Provides leadership, guidance, and direction in achieving outcomes consistent with organizational mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives. Assumes leadership responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinically effective and efficient systems of care and service within the continuum of care.
 

Essential Functions

• Leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of care delivery models and services that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Provides effective and coordinated leadership of patient care within specified clinical patient service areas.
• Leads the fiscal oversight of allocated resources in order to optimize efficient and effective utilization.
• Directs oversight functions responsible for compliance with regulatory, accrediting, and 3rd party payer regulations and standards.
• Responsible for the development of an annual operating budget for assigned areas that encompasses both current and future operational demands.
• Participates in the strategic planning structures and processes with administration, medical staff and clinical leaders. Assures that appropriate communication occurs with the management and patient care staff related to hospital operations.
• Promotes the development and use of evidence-based, outcome-driven treatment methods, which are deemed "best-practice" through comprehensive benchmarking of care provided to patient populations of comparable severity and clinical risk.
• Guides leadership team in developing goals and objectives consistent with organizational mission and philosophy.
• Maintains flexibility in the business unit which allows for easy transition of resources in order to respond to changes in practice or demand in the health care market.
• Maintains current knowledge base related to reimbursement guidelines and strategies with the goal of structuring business to provide for optimal reimbursement and maximum return on operating margin.
• Leads and mentors a multidisciplinary work force, which provides clinically competent, efficient, and compassionate care and services in a professionally challenging work environment.
• Responsible for the selection, development, and performance of the directors/managers. Reviews and evaluates the performance of director/manager and provides leadership to improve their effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develops and continuously improves mentoring systems to promote knowledge transfer between clinical professionals, which will serve to enhance patient care and promote professional growth.

Physical Requirements
Work requires walking, standing, and sitting. Works in an office environment. Must speak English in good, understandable terms. Intact sense of sight and hearing. Work requires critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly in
stressful situations.
 

Education, Experience and Certifications
Masters Degree in Health Administration or Business required. Minimum of five (5) years of experience in health care administration.
 

Patient Population Served
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.
 

Protected Health Information

• Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
• Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes.
• Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.

Machines, Tools, and Equipment
All related medical equipment, office equipment, and supplies.