VP of Surgical Services Supply Chain

HCA Healthcare•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The VP of Surgical Services Supply Chain provides strategic leadership for the design and execution of support services for Surgical Services at HCA facilities. Surgical Services includes the Operating Room, procedural areas such as the cath lab, interventional radiology, and EP lab, and perioperative services. Support services include inventory management, Sterile Processing operations, preference card and instrument management, product selection, and utilization management. The VP develops and maintains programs, policies, procedures, playbooks, and strategic plans to support operational excellence, data integrity, regulatory compliance, cost and vendor management, product management, quality assurance, margin improvement, billing compliance, and process integrity. The role guides strategic and operational planning, monitors and reports monthly performance, and works with corporate, group, division, and facility leaders on continuous improvement, advanced capabilities, and digital transformation. The VP manages the AVP of Surgical and Procedural Services (Supply Chain), the AVP of SPD (Supply Chain), and the Director of SPD Informatics (Supply Chain). The role collaborates with HCA corporate clinical, service line, group, and supply chain leaders; division leaders; hospital executives and Surgical Services/SPD leaders; CMOs and physicians; hospital-based supply chain; and Parallon.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or equivalent.
15 or more years of experience in hospital or related leadership, or equivalent.
10 or more years of leadership experience.
Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Proven communication skills.
Ability to lead through vision and values, keeping organizational vision and values central to decision-making and action.
Ability to translate strategy into operational reality by defining tasks and accountabilities and aligning communication, people, culture, processes, resources, and systems.
Ability to gather and compare information from multiple sources, identify business issues, and make operational decisions after evaluating alternatives.
Leadership dispositions and behaviors suited to the demands of a leader role.
Ability to empower and delegate authority and responsibility to develop others and advance strategic priorities.
Ability to coach and develop others through feedback, instruction, and support for individual development.

Nice To Haves

Experience in surgical services, sterile processing operations, or similar leadership.
Clinical experience.

Responsibilities

Develop strategic and operational plans for all support services offered to Surgical Services.
Develop mechanisms to monitor performance for all support services offered to Surgical Services.
Direct the development of data feeds, data management, and metrics to measure operations and regulatory compliance for systems used in Surgical Services support services.
Ensure data integrity for systems used in the support services offered to Surgical Services.
Manage key vendor relationships, contribute to contract strategy, and support contract development and negotiation.
Design, implement, and monitor policies and procedures that support operational excellence in Surgical Services.
Champion the clinical agenda in collaboration with corporate, division, and facility stakeholders, aligning with enterprise clinical, operational, and financial goals.
Work with Project Management and Clinical Education to sustain process improvements.
Review performance data and metrics regularly, identify improvement opportunities, and make recommendations to stakeholders.
Communicate routinely with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
Maintain an emphasis on cost management and service excellence.
Identify and promote opportunities to leverage Supply Chain Surgical Services and Equipment Management teams.
Foster a culture of service excellence and teamwork.
Use feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identify opportunities to improve customer service.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off and paid family leave.
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.