Division Vice President Free Standing ED

HCA Healthcare • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Vice President leads operational excellence, strategic planning, and business development for the FSED service line and partners closely with nursing, medical staff, and hospital-based leaders to drive improvement in the overall quality and efficiency of services provided. By developing and implementing strategic plans and tactics aligned to business objectives, and engaging stakeholders as partners in the pursuit of excellence in patient care, the Vice President fosters a culture in which stakeholders are committed to the vision, mission, and values of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree, Required
• Masters Degree or other approved education plan, Required
• 5+ years relevant healthcare operations and/or development experience, Required

Responsibilities

• Cultivates a superior operational and clinical identity by leading the service line, in partnership with medical directors, quality, and nursing, in the development and implementation of evidence-based practices, patient safety initiatives, and quality strategies.
• Leads efforts to reduce variation in operations and transport best practices across the portfolio.
• Drives performance improvement initiatives designed to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost.
• Collaborates with hospital and division leaders to standardize and direct operations.
• Develops policies, procedures, standards, and metrics to reduce variance and ensure patient and family needs, as well as organizational goals, are assessed, met, and continually evaluated.
• Leads the development and implementation of patient throughput strategies, including capacity planning, volume forecasting, patient flow coordination, and admission/discharge planning.
• Stays abreast of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations.
• Establishes goals to differentiate the service line as a leader in quality, operations, and patient safety.
• Stays abreast of legal and regulatory standards and ensures compliance.
• Develops and implements policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with all legal/regulatory standards.
• Leads service line strategic planning and business development.
• Identifies stakeholder engagement strategies, new service offerings, technological advances, and other opportunities to drive differentiation and support the growth agenda.
• Leads M&A and de novo development efforts in close coordination with division CDO, division strategy, and corporate development.
• Partners with marketing and sales to lead initiatives that drive new visit and return visit volumes.
• Partners with network optimization, patient logistics center, medical staff, physician services, urgent care, and hospital leaders to ensure continuity of care within the organization.
• Collaborates with administrative leaders and physicians to enhance existing services or develop new service offerings.
• Stays abreast of external factors and opportunities impacting healthcare, including political and legislative changes, reimbursement trends, and advances in healthcare delivery.
• Understands the competitive landscape and ensures service line is positioned strategically to respond to changing healthcare dynamics and market environments.
• Develops and maintains strategic external relationships which advance the organizations position within the community, grow the business, and improve the health of communities served.
• Fosters an unparalleled patient experience culture that differentiates the service line as the leading place to practice and receive healthcare.
• Ensures physician alignment, engagement, and ease of access/practice.
• Leverages various feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction.
• Develops and implements strategies to elevate the patient experience.
• In partnership with nursing and medical staff, creates and directs the implementation of a strategic roadmap designed to enhance the patient experience and achieve optimal outcomes.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and patient experience leaders to ensure compliance with evidence-based practices that enhance patient experience and customer service.
• Effectively manages and leads key physician relationships, including employed provider groups as well as third-parties.
• Fosters a culture that inspires commitment to the vision, mission, and values of the organization.
• Ensures employees are recognized, valued, and supported.
• Develops and implements strategies to elevate employee engagement.
• Identifies development opportunities or training needs of individual employees and teams.
• Provides coaching, feedback, and training to improve performance.
• Builds a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent.
• Develops long- and short-range operational and capital plans aligned to business objectives.
• Prioritizes capital equipment needs.
• Determines projected return on investment for capital and growth initiatives.
• Monitors budget performance, identifies trends, and evaluates variances in relation to established budget.
• Develops and implements actions to address performance gaps.
• Provides leadership and consultation to support cost effective clinical resource management, reduce variable costs, and enhance clinical effectiveness.
• Monitors operating expenses, including the utilization of supplies and equipment.
• Identifies cost reduction opportunities and advocates for actions to achieve savings.
• Ensures effective labor management, including position control, scheduling excellence, productivity management, and premium pay utilization.
• Strongly advocates for appropriate staffing changes to ensure quality patient care.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay.
• Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

What This Job Offers

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