Vice President, Operations - System Anesthesiology

Sentara Hospitals•Virginia Beach, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Health is hiring a VP, Operations - System Anesthesiology! This role provides enterprise (Acute, Ambulatory, Insurance Division) vision, executive leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for anesthesia services across 12 acute care hospitals, multiple ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), and office-based procedural locations. The VP ensures safe, high-quality, financially sustainable anesthesia services while advancing clinical excellence, site optimization, and infrastructure alignment. Key areas include clinical and operational program success with a focus on resource efficiency, scale, and affordability. This role leads enterprise Anesthesia growth through the Anesthesia Management Company, driving financial success, business development, and partnership opportunities that promote the mission to be the trusted partner for the delivery of anesthesia services.

Requirements

Senior level management experience in healthcare operations, particularly within a dedicated service line (Anesthesia).
Demonstrated ability to lead and influence Physicians.
Demonstrated ability to identify performance improvement opportunities.
Experience in managing both growth and quality aspirations within a multifaceted infrastructure.
Ability to define Anesthesia service line objectives that fit overall business goals, balancing business and clinical implications.
Well-connected with National Trends with good understanding of service line best practices.
Analytical abilities to identify patterns in data to develop tailored solutions.
Ability to work collaboratively with multiple verticals (Acute, Finance, Health Plan) to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.
Bachelor’s degree required.
MBA, MHA or other Masters in a related area required.

Responsibilities

Maximizes system Anesthesia infrastructure value and growth by directing, leading, and evaluating the design of system anesthesia strategy in line with the enterprise’s overall clinical and organizational strategy that drives and supports efficiency, quality, market share growth, financial (enterprise total cost of care) improvements, and health outcomes.
Establishes collaborative relationships with executives, physician leaders, and perioperative management within hospitals, ASC’s, and ambulatory practices.
Leverages system scale and capabilities to expand services across the enterprise.
Advises on site optimization and resource allocation across care delivery organizations to achieve lower cost and/or increased efficiency in acute and ambulatory settings.
Evaluates potential external partnerships to accelerate growth and performance improvement of the Anesthesia division, including JV ACS’s and independent partnerships, based on insights into both enterprise-wide (macro) and local market needs (micro).
Stays aware of national and local landscape standards and developments to improve anesthesia delivery and care delivery models.
Improves key performance metrics in efficiency, growth, finance, and quality.
Partners with Acute and ambulatory leadership, as well as Revenue Cycle and Managed Care, to continually assess and adjust operations to optimize the delivery of anesthesia services.
Collaborates with System Finance and Revenue Cycle leadership to improve financial drivers.

Benefits

Market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits.
Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Emergency Backup Care
Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
Life Insurance
401k/403B with Employer Match
Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Annual discretionary bonus opportunity