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Chief Operating Officer


St Francis Hospital


Location

Federal Way, WA | United States


Job description

Overview

In 2020 united in a fierce commitment to deliver the highest quality care and exceptional patient experience Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan Health came together as natural partners to build a new health system centered around the patient: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Our combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites of care including 11 hospitals and nearly 5000 physicians and providers. Together we are empowered to make an even greater impact on the health and well-being of our communities.

This is a senior management job responsible for providing administrative, operational and clinical leadership for the assigned Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) community hospital campus to ensure that operations are conducted in accordance with strategic business plans, professional/clinical standards and applicable regulatory/accreditation requirements and produce fully integrated, high quality and cost-effective health care outcomes. In the context of day-to-day operations, an incumbent serves as the hospital Chief Operating Office and Chief Nursing Officer and has direct oversight of plant operations, environmental services, dietary, supply chain/material management as well as all inpatient and outpatient clinical operations, including integration of diagnostic imaging and perioperative services. Work is focused on optimizing culture, quality, safety, patient care outcomes and the patient experience in partnership with physician leadership, ensuring that the needs of the hospital are understood and addressed in short- and long-term strategic planning, leading significant change management and performance improvement initiatives, maximizing financial performance and creating effective relationships with external constituencies to deliver sustained value to the community. An incumbent maintains close ties to all hospital departments and medical staff to assure efficient, cost-effective and compliant operations and to identify/address/resolve challenges in a timely manner.


Work includes: 1) overseeing financial management of assigned facility, including monitoring budgets, productivity measures and other internal controls to assure defined targets and maximum performance measures are attained; 2) recommending/overseeing capital improvements such as upgrading hospital facilities, including construction/renovation of structures and purchase of new equipment; and 3) leading/implementing initiatives, programs and projects to monitor, evaluate, integrate and improve overall hospital operations and quality of care in line with healthcare reform mandates and new organizational/delivery models; and 4) directly supervising subordinate site-based clinical management staff (e.g. Med-Surg, Emergency Services, Critical Care, Acute Care, etc).


Key contacts include VMFH Leadership, independent physician group leaders, physicians and other healthcare professionals to gain acceptance of recommendations regarding new programs/systems/policies and financial/performance/process improvement opportunities. Effective performance requires a high degree of professionalism and the ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of internal/external entitles/stakeholders to significantly increase the growth, visibility and financial viability of the assigned hospital. Responsibilities require considerable knowledge of healthcare reform concepts and organizational models, technologies and hospital operations sufficient to take advantage of important synergies/opportunities in contract administration, cost containment, business growth/development, clinical outcomes, information systems support and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

Operational Accountability

Short- and Long-Term Planning


Budget Administration


Staff Management and Development

Regulatory Compliance


Business Development/Marketing

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Qualifications

Education/Work Experience Requirements


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