President, Northeast Hospital Corporation

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Beverly, MA

12d•$500,000 - $585,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northeast Hospital Corporation, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH), encompasses Beverly Hospital, Addison Gilbert Hospital, and BayRidge Hospital. These hospitals are recognized for high-quality care and safety. Beverly Hospital excels in maternal-newborn health, cardiovascular services, orthopedics, and general surgery. Addison Gilbert Hospital offers specialties in emergency medicine, adult inpatient care, oncology, and ambulatory services. BayRidge Hospital provides inpatient psychiatric care, substance use disorder treatment, and partial-hospitalization and outpatient services. As proud members of BILH, these hospitals are committed to creating healthier communities through seamless care, groundbreaking science, excellence, innovation, and equity.

Requirements

Master’s degree in health care administration, business administration, or closely related field.
Ten (10) years of hospital operations experience, preferably within a larger health system model.
Demonstrated leadership in a matrixed organizational structure.
Proven leadership success in improving organizational performance and engaging teams.
Experience redesigning clinical and administrative performance models.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to balance competing priorities.
Ability to manage multiple projects at various stages.
Ability to work cross-functionally.
Aptitude to thoroughly understand change management and strategic needs, innovation, and potential opportunities for efficiencies and advancements.
Ability to resolve problems encountered while working collaboratively and effectively in teams, emphasizing communication, collegiality, flexibility, trust, and patience.
Must be vaccinated against influenza (flu).

Nice To Haves

Facilities and construction management oversight is a strong preference.

Responsibilities

Ensure Northeast Hospital Corporation functions at the highest levels, including delivering safe, high-quality coordinated care, efficient management of resources, smooth administrative services, and implementation of strategic and operational plans.
Provide executive leadership, strategic growth, and fiscal health for Northeast Hospital Corporation.
Recognize and leverage the inclusive and collaborative culture of the hospital to further integrate into the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) system.
Work collaboratively with system-wide leadership and other BILH hospital and business unit presidents to advance goals for a fully integrated system of patient care, education, research, and community service.
Identify new strategic partnerships that extend into the community, ensuring a robust health system with outstanding patient care programs and strong financial performance.
Act as a strong operational leader with sound fiscal management experience, continuing the culture of quality and patient satisfaction.
Be a visible and enthusiastic leader within the organization and community, and a vital partner in increasing philanthropic support.
Oversee the effective selection, development, and performance management of staff to achieve organizational goals.
Develop and support relationships that foster professional growth and learning for individuals and team members.
Serve as an advisor for direct reports, promoting an open, compassionate, collaborative, and accountable work environment.
Create a high-performing and inclusive culture where team members can contribute effectively.
Develop and sustain trusting, communicative, collaborative, and respectful relationships with staff, physicians, Board Members, BILH colleagues, and community members.
Play an active leadership role in developing, implementing, and monitoring goals that address ethnic and racial disparities and promote an inclusive patient care and workplace environment.
Collaborate with clinical and administrative leaders to develop, implement, and measure the organization’s performance management culture and systems.
Develop a business model for driving change in the operating model.
Serve as an advocate, mentor, and role model for integrating best practices into the organization’s performance excellence model.
Design and establish tools to aid leaders in adopting performance improvement approaches.
Foster and enable innovation and transform ideas from creation to dissemination within and across the organization.
Work with department leaders and hospital executives to develop, organize, and execute programs and communications to ensure strategic priorities are clearly articulated.
Be accountable for assigned hospital operations, emphasizing execution of performance improvement measures that increase productivity and bottom-line results.
Develop and implement ongoing measures and evaluation methods for all dimensions of performance, including budget and productivity targets.
Ensure systems, processes, procedures, and KPIs are in place and utilized for continuous improvement, sound decision-making, and improved outcomes.
Manage hospital license, certification, and accreditation processes, including preparation, data collection, submission, follow-up, and communication.
Partner with the Chief Financial Officer regarding financial performance and the development and performance of annual budgets.
Participate in the development, education, and implementation of technology solutions (e.g., EPIC, Workday).
Partner closely with the CMO and physician group practice leadership on patient care, operational, quality, and financial performance.
Lead facilities planning efforts, including space utilization, space planning, and overseeing renovation projects.
Partner across the BILH system to find efficiencies, support integration, and achieve improved outcomes at a lower cost.
Seek to improve and align system-directed performance metrics and integration goals.
Utilize tools like Smartsheet to outline work plans and track expected results, developing correction plans for variances.