VP Ambulatory Operations-Southern Region

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Master's Degree in Business Administration is required with a focus in Finance, Accounting, or related field or Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration.

EXPERIENCE:

1. 7 years' related experience with a minimum of four years of executive or leadership experience in a health care setting.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Experience in a multi-specialty group practice plan.

2. Experience in physicians contracting, negotiations, and compensation metrics.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Develop and foster effective collaboration between clinical departments and divisions to ensure an integrated approach to providing services and fulfilling the respected organization's and Southern Region's clinical goals and objectives.

2. Develop new business strategies in the Southern Region to enhance market share and improve overall performance.

3. Work with the management team(s) and medical leadership(s) serving as a resource to help improve access, reduce costs, enhance revenues, achieve effective utilization and quality goals and objectives, analyze and utilize information to develop and support management decisions.

4. Lead and support key committees pertaining to ambulatory operations.

5. Ensure compliance with relevant licensing, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.

6. In collaboration with other institutional leaders, the Vice President is responsible for a comprehensive patient safety and clinical quality performance improvement plan for Ambulatory Services.

7. Assist in development and assessment of employment vehicles within the WVUHS for providers of professional services as appropriate. Ensure coordination of employment vehicles within the Southern Region. Ensure that employment vehicles are consistent and compliant. Help assess the appropriate vehicle for providers and assist with onboarding.

8. Within the organizations in the Southern Region, the VP will work collaboratively with WVU Health System Leadership, WVU Medicine Leadership, WVSOM, SMG, WVU Health Sciences to develop and implement well-balanced clinical programs to ensure operation and strategic success of WVU Medicine.

9. Establish in collaboration with the Chief Financial Officers of each organization and AVPs, an effective operating and capital budget process.

10. In conjunction with the budget and financial review process, establish, maintain and manage benchmark-based operating budgets for ambulatory operations.

11. Build on existing benchmarks and targets to assess programmatic gains and to demonstrate the impact of services.

12. Overall responsibility for ambulatory care revenue and expense forecasting; contribute to organization-wide forecasting through active partnership with the CFOs and respective AVPs.

13. Work collaboratively with executive management and other staff, as directed, to produce thoughtful programmatic and financial analysis for new business opportunities and proposal development.

14. Support the Executive Leadership Group in the analysis of clinician recruitment, including but not limited to needs analysis, financial impact, and funding requirements.

15. Supervisory Responsibilities: AVPs at Thomas and Director of Ambulatory Services at Jackson General.

16. Plans, organizes, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care by empowering staff, coordinating activities between operating departments and promoting patient satisfaction.

17. Selects, hires, manages and evaluates the performance and effectiveness of employees and facilitates the professional development of all staff to ensure clinical practice competence.

18. Responsible for management of clinic space including but not limited to ensuring optimizing room utilization, patient safety and capital/equipment maintenance and budgeting.

19. Develop and sustain relationships with physicians in the local market and promote the Southern Regional Medical Group services to identify opportunities for improving care.

20. Develops strategic plan for current and future practice and oversees the practice budgets.

21. Monitors the practice(s) operating statistics and patterns to isolate trends and changes, thus ensuring that the practice(s) is maintaining its place and competitive edge, as well as identify new market areas.

22. Coordinates and assists in the recruitment of staff and new practices, which may include due diligence, practice valuations, contract negotiations and staffing.

23. Ensures appropriate and high-quality staffing of the practice(s) through strategic placement of office coordinators, office managers or practice managers.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Job Description:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Master's Degree in Business Administration is required with a focus in Finance, Accounting, or related field or Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration.

EXPERIENCE:

1. 7 years' related experience with a minimum of four years of executive or leadership experience in a health care setting.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Experience in a multi-specialty group practice plan.

2. Experience in physicians contracting, negotiations, and compensation metrics.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Develop and foster effective collaboration between clinical departments and divisions to ensure an integrated approach to providing services and fulfilling the respected organization's and Southern Region's clinical goals and objectives.

2. Develop new business strategies in the Southern Region to enhance market share and improve overall performance.

3. Work with the management team(s) and medical leadership(s) serving as a resource to help improve access, reduce costs, enhance revenues, achieve effective utilization and quality goals and objectives, analyze and utilize information to develop and support management decisions.

4. Lead and support key committees pertaining to ambulatory operations.

5. Ensure compliance with relevant licensing, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.

6. In collaboration with other institutional leaders, the Vice President is responsible for a comprehensive patient safety and clinical quality performance improvement plan for Ambulatory Services.

7. Assist in development and assessment of employment vehicles within the WVUHS for providers of professional services as appropriate. Ensure coordination of employment vehicles within the Southern Region. Ensure that employment vehicles are consistent and compliant. Help assess the appropriate vehicle for providers and assist with onboarding.

8. Within the organizations in the Southern Region, the VP will work collaboratively with WVU Health System Leadership, WVU Medicine Leadership, WVSOM, SMG, WVU Health Sciences to develop and implement well-balanced clinical programs to ensure operation and strategic success of WVU Medicine.

9. Establish in collaboration with the Chief Financial Officers of each organization and AVPs, an effective operating and capital budget process.

10. In conjunction with the budget and financial review process, establish, maintain and manage benchmark-based operating budgets for ambulatory operations.

11. Build on existing benchmarks and targets to assess programmatic gains and to demonstrate the impact of services.

12. Overall responsibility for ambulatory care revenue and expense forecasting; contribute to organization-wide forecasting through active partnership with the CFOs and respective AVPs.

13. Work collaboratively with executive management and other staff, as directed, to produce thoughtful programmatic and financial analysis for new business opportunities and proposal development.

14. Support the Executive Leadership Group in the analysis of clinician recruitment, including but not limited to needs analysis, financial impact, and funding requirements.

15. Supervisory Responsibilities: AVPs at Thomas and Director of Ambulatory Services at Jackson General.

16. Plans, organizes, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care by empowering staff, coordinating activities between operating departments and promoting patient satisfaction.

17. Selects, hires, manages and evaluates the performance and effectiveness of employees and facilitates the professional development of all staff to ensure clinical practice competence.

18. Responsible for management of clinic space including but not limited to ensuring optimizing room utilization, patient safety and capital/equipment maintenance and budgeting.

19. Develop and sustain relationships with physicians in the local market and promote the Southern Regional Medical Group services to identify opportunities for improving care.

20. Develops strategic plan for current and future practice and oversees the practice budgets.

21. Monitors the practice(s) operating statistics and patterns to isolate trends and changes, thus ensuring that the practice(s) is maintaining its place and competitive edge, as well as identify new market areas.

22. Coordinates and assists in the recruitment of staff and new practices, which may include due diligence, practice valuations, contract negotiations and staffing.

23. Ensures appropriate and high-quality staffing of the practice(s) through strategic placement of office coordinators, office managers or practice managers.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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