Vice President, Ophthalmology Capitated Service Line

Magruder Eye Institute•Orlando, FL

About The Position

Ascend Vision Partners is seeking an entrepreneurial, high-impact Vice President of Capitated Service Lines. This is a General Manager position with full P&L ownership over the rapidly growing capitated ophthalmology business across Florida and Texas. The role involves balancing world-class clinical outcomes with sharp financial sustainability, sitting at the intersection of payer strategy, clinical efficiency, and regional operations. The mission is to provide quality, accessible, and patient-centered eye care through physician-led practices supported by a high-performing, patient-centered operating platform. Team members are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountability, collaboration, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to patients, physicians, employees, and payer partners. The vision is to create an admired healthcare company dedicated to delivering personalized eye care with outstanding patient outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Operations, or a related field.
Minimum of ten years of progressive healthcare leadership experience.
Minimum of five years of significant leadership experience involving managed care, capitation, value-based care, payer contracting, healthcare operations, or related functions.
Demonstrated experience negotiating material healthcare payer contracts.
Demonstrated experience managing financial performance and operating budgets.
Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives within a multi-site healthcare organization.
Ability to communicate effectively through speaking and listening.
Ability to perform repetitive motion associated with computer and office work.
Position primarily involves sedentary work with periodic standing and walking.
Ability to travel regularly to Ascend Vision Partners locations, payer meetings, and other business meetings in Florida and Texas.
Ability to visually review financial reports, contracts, dashboards, presentations, and electronic information.

Nice To Haves

LEAN Six Sigma certification or other recognized process-improvement certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Drive profitability across all capitated risk arrangements.
Optimize revenue while managing medical and operating costs.
Develop strategies to scale provider capacity and productivity.
Serve as the primary face to Medicare Advantage plans, MCOs, IPAs, and TPAs.
Lead contract negotiations and renewals to secure economically sound risk agreements.
Analyze the economic and clinical implications of complex managed-care contracts.
Align cross-functional leaders in Finance, RCM, Patient Access, and IT.
Partner with clinical leadership to optimize patient access and utilization management.
Ensure a seamless, high-quality patient journey across all clinics.
Provide executive leadership and direction for the Capitated Service Line across Florida and Texas.
Establish performance expectations, operating standards, accountability mechanisms, and management routines necessary to achieve the financial, operational, payer, and patient-care objectives of the Capitated Service Line.