SVP, Operations & Strategic Growth (Philadelphia Region)

With the organizational mission, vision and standards of behavior as a foundation, this position promotes the delivery of high quality, effective, cost efficient care to our patients.  This highly visible and accountable role provides transformational leadership, accelerating value-based strategies throughout the organization. An exceptional communicator and relationship manager, this position serves as a regional support for operations, new development and acquisition projects and is responsible for
same-store and adjacent growth by expanding existing partnerships with health systems and K-1 partners.  The Senior Vice President, Operations and Strategic Growth identifies leads, develops plans and facilitates actions to grow new business by adding facilities and providers to ValueHealth programs and services.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Administration, Business or related field
• 10 years relevant experience
• Previous experience and thorough knowledge of hospitals and/or surgery centers
• Demonstrated experience as a successful leader and influencer
• Strong understanding of financial statements and ability to present same
• Working knowledge of reimbursement methodologies, healthcare payment reform, health care
law, and consumerism
• Experience developing, executing and inspecting strategic plans
• Ability to effectively develop and execute marketing plans
• Working knowledge of regulatory standards, accreditation standards, clinical care, and industry
outcomes.
• Exceptional communication skills, including comfort with public speaking/presentations
• Adept at analyzing data, understanding market segmentation and analysis, and making strategic
growth decisions based on analytics
• Demonstrated success closing sales and achieving growth goals
• Skills necessary to lobby effectively on legislative issues
• Ability to solve complex problems, make tough decisions and negotiate for the betterment of the facility
• Adaptability to fluid situations
• Demonstrated ability to establish, build, and sustain productive and strategic relationships
• Working knowledge of Human Resources, Risk and Compliance
• Ability to effectively manage a portfolio of up to 12 facilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Master’s Degree in Business or Healthcare Administration preferred

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Lead the strategic and operational direction of NueHealth’s facilities and ValueHealth Initiatives.
• Actively team with facility leadership to complete the budget process.
• Oversee operational decisions at assigned facilities.
• Attend facility Board meetings on a regular basis, providing support, guidance and feedback to Board
members.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with facility boards, physician leaders, healthcare system
partners, and key staff to achieve corporate goals.
• Oversee and review the Operational Checklist on a regular basis, to ensure survey preparedness as
well as compliance with all regulatory standards.
• Work with facility leaders to continuously identify and implement cost saving measures, using
technology and supporting services.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable Federal, State and local rules, laws, regulations and guidelines
and maintain compliance with accrediting bodies (i.e. DNV, GL, TJC, etc.) as well as corporate
mandates regarding quality of care and operational excellence.
• Team with accounting on all financial issues.
• Provide oversight and course correction of critical employee issues, partnering with corporate HR and
key stakeholders regarding appropriate actions and next steps.
• Review and approve all legal resources.
• Oversee all risk claims, reviewing relevant data with board members and ensure plan of corrections
are executed as applicable.
• Complete and coordinate all Buy/Sell events.
• Inform and share timely updates regarding facility issues with President.
• Work with facility and corporate leaders to grow new service lines, increase same store growth
figures, and enable adjacent growth opportunities within the region.
• Partner with facility leadership to determine marketing and operational initiatives and resolve
associated issues.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen;
use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects; and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is
occasionally required to walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the
ability to adjust focus.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK 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.

The noise level in the work environment is typical of an office environment and, as such, is
considered moderate.

Travel domestically as needed/expected for the regional needs.