Vice President, Medical Group Operations (San Francisco, CA)

Sutter Health•San Francisco, CA

22d•Onsite

About The Position

Healthcare Administrative leader for a San Francisco based multi-specialty medical group that provides primary through quaternary care in both ambulatory and hospital settings. The ideal candidate for this role will possess a strong operational background gained from experience within a health system, and an appreciation of medical group practices. You will join a team whose mission is to provide integrated, comprehensive, world class, patient centered medical care, while advancing medical knowledge and educating tomorrow’s physician leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
10 years work experience in health care industry
Physician practice operations, finance and strategic planning
Presenting to Board of Directors
Transforming a group to high operational performance
Driving culture, integration, provider engagement
Business/program development
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise risk management initiatives, including operational, regulatory, compliance, financial and reputational risk assessment, and mitigation within a complex, integrated healthcare organization.
Contract negotiation
Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and business practices, and ensure that own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization.
Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
Create/Innovate: Develop new and unique ways to improve existing processes and to create new opportunities.
Foster Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
Lead: Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization. Adapt to constantly changing priorities in managing a wide range of projects. Create an environment that encourages cooperation, motivation, innovation, and high performance teamwork.
Make Decisions: Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization. Exercise good judgment and political astuteness.
Organize: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details/data/information/activities. Employ organizational skills including attention to detail, multi-tasking, and time-management.
Plan: Determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results.
Solve Problems: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
Political Savvy: Work effectively with a broad range of physicians, employees and vendors
Manage Relationships: Establish rapport, credibility, trust, and respect throughout the organization at all levels.

Nice To Haves

MBA or MHA preferred

Responsibilities

Develop, refine, manage and maintain the operating support functions and leadership needed to efficiently operate the medical group.
Ensure the effective operation of practices according to business plans and budgets.
Collaborate with other team members and physician leadership on the overall administration of policies and procedures.
Participate in medical group committees that intersect with medical group operations.
Support presentation of committee recommendations to the medical group Board of Directors.
Manage vendor relationships for delivery of outside services to the medical group.
Evaluate vendor performance and make recommendations to optimize services.
Lead negotiation for key contracts for physician services.
Align physician contracts and payment methodologies to provided consistency and standardization, which includes a systematic and measurable system of payment.
Demonstrate a passion for growing and investing in physicians to develop their administrative capabilities and leadership.
Collaborate with physician leadership to develop strategic growth opportunities.
Partner with System Service Line leadership to ensure alignment of objectives and consistent implementation of key strategies.
Actively oversee physician recruitment and growth.
Oversee onboarding and integration of new physicians and services.
Assimilate acquired specialty services and new programs into the operating model.
Partner with Legal Counsel to proactively identify, manage and resolve legal, regulatory, and contractual matters affecting medical group operations.
Provide executive oversight of legal matters related to physician employment, contracting, business transactions, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance, ensuring operational practices align with applicable laws, organizational policies, and enterprise risk management objectives.
Role model excellence in communication internally and externally with medical group leadership, Foundation and Hospital leadership, System Service Line leaders and other key leaders within the greater health system.