Chief Operating Chief Clinical Officer Full Time

ScionHealth • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

At ScionHealth, we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates. The Chief Clinical Officer is responsible for managing, directing, coordinating and controlling the overall operations of a hospital. This role provides leadership to ensure attainment of strategic objectives and the delivery of quality, economical health care services and other related lines of business. The Chief Clinical Officer initiates and enforces organization-wide policies and procedures that support the accomplishment of the hospital's objectives and programs, ensuring compliance with legal, organizational, and medical staff standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• Master's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, public health or clinical specialty required.
• Registered Nurse in the state.
• Five years' experience in healthcare administration/management, with a minimum of two years' experience at a senior nursing management level, in a hospital setting.
• Two years' prior COO or CEO level experience preferred.
• Graduate level education may substitute on a year-to-year basis for the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Embraces and works to advance the National Quality Program objectives and the journey towards a High Reliability Organization (HRO).
• Promotes a culture that encourages employees to identify safety issues and to speak up to enhance safety practices for employees and patients.
• Responsible for all aspects of hospital operations; clinical, ancillary, and support departments.
• Assures that all policies established by the Governing Body of the hospital are implemented appropriately.
• In collaboration with the Market CEO, directs the strategic planning for the hospital.
• Responsible for developing, interpreting and communicating hospital policies, objectives and operational procedures to the department managers and others as necessary.
• Contributes to and/or leads the appropriate initiatives outlined in the Strategic Quality Plan.
• Maintains a system which verifies licensure/certification, qualifications, experience, and competency of each member of the nursing department.
• Serves on the Hospital Quality Council and supports the organization's continuous quality initiatives.
• Develops and monitors the hospital budget, ensuring operations does not exceed the approved budget.
• Oversees the finance/business office functions of the hospital to ensure that funds are collected and expended appropriately.
• Ensures staffing plans are appropriate for the hospital's departments.
• Responds to the community's needs for quality health care services by monitoring the adequacy of the hospital's medical activities.
• Serves as a member of the hospital executive committee and other administrative committees as designated.
• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company's Code of Conduct.
• Oversees and provides direction to hospital leadership regarding hospital mission and objectives.
• Develops a strong working knowledge of the electronic medical record and assures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Ensures maintenance of physical properties in good and safe state of repair and operation.
• Acts as Privacy officer for the hospital and implements necessary privacy policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with Regional leadership to advance safety and quality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree