Vice President Operations - Cedar Crest

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Summary
Instills and promotes the vision, mission, and values of the network and takes full authority, responsibility, and accountability for the local campus services. Provides visionary leadership to build and maintain an environment that attracts and retains employees committed to continuous quality improvement, innovation, creative problem solving, patient experience and employee engagement; applies lean principles to achieve cost efficiencies in services provided. Participates in network-wide planning activities and represents the network with the utmost professionalism in the community, business, civic, and professional activities.

Job Duties

• Demonstrates accountability for assigned areas through accomplishment of strategic goals, quality outcomes, and overall cost effectiveness and profitability
• Formulates and approves short and long-term goals, objectives, plans, processes, outcomes, and budgets for operational functions.
• Creates business plans and cost benefit studies for proposed new programs, equipment, and services.
• Develops and secures approval of fiscal year operating and capital budgets. Monitors execution to ensure that department operations remain within fiscal parameters.
• Develops, supports, and evaluates the professional environment to ensure employee engagement and retention. Fosters a work environment to promote high-performing teams.
• Holds staff accountable to achieve quality measures, efficiency targets, patient satisfaction targets, and patient safety standards.
• Ensures compliance with local, state, federal, and accrediting agency regulations and directives. Initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Assesses individual performance and, in collaboration with leader, defines areas for growth and provides opportunities for development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree In Business Administration, Hospital Administration, Public Administration (with Health Services emphasis), Nursing Administration, or closely-related field.
• 10 years Experience in a health services environment with a demonstrated track record of success in progressively responsible assignments and leadership positions.
• Ability to resolve difficult problems and develop, manage, or monitor financial programs of considerable scope.
• Ability to continually assess internal and external political environments and plan and/or adapt strategies appropriately.
• Ability to interpret and implement operating policies, procedures, and programs.
• High degree of emotional Intelligence to successfully interact with a wide range of staff such as clinicians, board members, consumers, elected officials, and community leaders.
• Highly-developed people skills as well as analytical ability to understand and manage complex systems and programs.

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.

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