Assistant Vice President , Surgical and Clinical Services

Full Time Salaried Position

Job Summary:

The Assistant Vice President of Surgical and Clinical Services will be responsible for the operational, financial and human resources performance of the surgical services and specialty clinic operations across all CHWC campuses, including Archbold, Montpelier, and Bryan. The essential functions f the role will be to oversee strategic and operational effectiveness of the following areas:surgical services, anesthesia (contracted service), CHWC specialty clinics and professional clinic staff (APNs).

Essential Job Functions:

• Supports and works to develop an organizational culture that is values driven and promotes connectivity and collaboration with staff, physicians and community partners.
• Provides strategic, operational, market and financial leadership while ensuring delivery and execution of metrics and targets as outlines in the CHWC strategic plan for surgical and specialty clinic operations.
• Skilled at analyzing problems and making clear decisions. Intellectually curious while balancing short term payoff with long term improvements. Learns quickly when facing new problems.
• Serves as a value based leader who demonstrates leadership that is consistent with the mission and values of CHWC. Is a genuinely compassionate person who consistently treats others with respect. Hold themselves and others accountable. Demonstrates integrity in all facets of leadership.
• Possesses strong relationship building skills that synergies with peers, colleagues at senior leadership level, other team members, board, and the community.
• Uses effective listening skills and communication to involve others, build consensus, and influence others. Effectively develops others by generating their commitment to goals, entrusting them with decision making and creating structures to enable them to accomplish their work.
• Effectively delegates responsibilities and allows team members the freedom to learn from their experiences. Creates leaders able to carry out the mission and actively demonstrate the living of the values.
• Is adept at planning, implementing and evaluating. Makes tough decisions in a timely manner. Knows how to get things done both through formal channels and informal networks.
• Creates the conditions for a culture that demonstrates responsive awareness and purposeful flexibility so that the organization can be effective in change and transition.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements related to day-to-day management of identified areas of responsibilities, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the compliance/legal team as needed/required.
• Will successfully, through an empowering team approach, build a strong, patient focused team that work collaboratively across the organization and the continuum of care for our community
• Handles criticism effectively; does not act threatened or get overly defensive when others provide feedback. Focus on the tools and techniques of Crucial Conversations to enhance self-awareness and communication style.
• Possess excellent oral, written and one-on-one communication skills. Holds others at all levels accountable. Has the courage and is able to articulate constructive feedback about actions and performance to direct reports and others at all levels of the organization
• Skilled to make clear, concise and easily understand presentation to the organization, board, physicians and community on behalf of the organization.

Education and Experience:

• The AVP must have completed four years of college and hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with a Masters preferred.
• The AVP Director must have 3 – 5 years of experience in healthcare leadership.