VP Operations
Full-Time Position
Quorum Health Corporate Office - Brentwood, Tennessee

General Summary

The VP of Operations will advise and support leadership at both the corporate level and at the 12 hospitals in the Quorum Health organization. This position will focus on strategic planning to drive growth and efficiency across the organization. The VP must work effectively in a matrixed organization with emphasis on collaboration with Corporate and facility team members. Previous executive level healthcare experience is a multistate/multisite position is required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists the COO in developing long range goals to assist the organization in the successful realization of the organizations vision
• Assists in the creation of a physician friendly culture that will attract leading physicians
• Assists third party stakeholders and QHC and facility executives with quality, operational, efficiency, and financial issues that arise related to their HBP contracts
• Reviews and negotiates hospital-based subsidy requests to ensure cost effectiveness and financial viability of the program while meeting the service needs of our facilities
• Assists in evaluation of HBP employment strategies including cost and staffing models
• Facilitates HBP MOR process with third party stakeholders and facility executives
• Assesses staffing models for appropriateness and potential operational inefficiencies as part of hospital-based subsidy review and negotiation
• Develops complex single and multi-specialty RFPs and completes comparative analysis of RFP responses in a timely and accurate manner
• Facilitates on-site RFP vendor presentations in coordination with facility leadership and advises facility leaders throughout the RFP process
• Evaluates third party vendor partners’ financial performance to budget and prior period trends and understands causes of variances
• Ensures our vendor partners’ operations team has a smooth implementation of new program start-ups, when changing service providers
• Serves as liaison between facilities, internal operations counsel, and valuation firms during the FMV process
• Works with contract creators and internal operations counsel to draft and implement financial agreements related to the coverage provided
• Completes confidential due diligence of hospital-based contracts when QHC is considering acquiring a new facility
• Demonstrates executive presence and is comfortable presenting to QHC executives at various levels within the organization
• Stays current of hospital-based industry trends, including relevant legal and compliance matter
• Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics
• Write and submit operations reports to the COO in all matters of importance
• Manage relationships with partners/vendors
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Understanding of business functions such as Finance, marketing etc.
• Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development
• Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics
• Working knowledge of IT/Business infrastructure and MS Office
• Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills
• Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving
• Knowledge of hospital-based physician services
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary team development

Work Experience, Education and Certifications:

• Master’s Degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Law, Nursing, or other applicable field is required
• 7+ years of experience in hospital operations, healthcare practice operations, Hospital Based physician services, and/or healthcare consulting
• Effective working knowledge of healthcare systems management, hospital management, and healthcare financial management
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• FACHE preferred

Travel Requirements:

• Lives in the Brentwood TN area or willing to travel to the corporate office as needed
• Up to 30% travel required

STATEMENT OF NON-INCLUSIVITY:

This job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the duties and responsibilities that may be given to any employee. The duties and responsibilities outlined in this position may be added to or changed when deemed appropriate and necessary by the person who is managerially responsible for this position.

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