Job Category:

Executive Leadership

Work Shift/Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

The Vice President of Regional Operations – Southern Market reports to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Northeast Georgia Health System. The Vice President provides executive leadership and oversight of Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) southern market that includes Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton, NGMC Barrow and NGHS’ home health and inpatient rehab joint ventures. Responsible for executing strategic initiatives to optimize operational effectiveness with a focus on accelerated growth in market share, exceptional care experience, clinical quality outcomes and financial performance. The Vice President cultivates and develops relationships and capitalizes on market synergies to create opportunities to support market growth and financial objectives.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications:

• Educational Requirements: Masters Degree.

• Minimum Experience: Minimum seven (7) to ten (10) years of progressive experience in healthcare leadership. 

• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

• Preferred Educational Requirements: Masters Degree in Healthcare administration degree (MHA) strongly preferred.

• Preferred Experience:

• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong financial acumen and business literacy

• Evidence of successfully executing strategic initiatives

• Effective relationship building skills; a high-integrity, approachable leader who can quickly build respect, credibility, and trust at all  levels of the organization and community

• Excellent critical thinking, negotiating and decision-making skills

• Aptitude for innovation, learning and change management

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and monitor all operational and fiscal activities within assigned regional market to ensure quality, compliance, and consistency with NGHS standards and core values.

• Serve as executive liaison with medical staff regarding concerns, issues and questions pertaining to operations of assigned regional market and system-level service lines.

• Translate initiatives into action plans at the regional level with appropriate performance measures.

• Assume fiscal responsibility through budgetary planning and implementation.

• Demonstrate strong business acumen and knowledge of staffing, capacity, ROI, budget, margins, service and product offerings to implement and drive strategic and relevant operational outcomes.

• Foster a “Just Culture” of shared accountability and respond to behaviors of employees in a fair and just manner.

• Drive innovation, transformation, and performance initiatives that achieve regional growth, service and quality objectives.

• Champion a culture of high reliability and lean management.

• Provide effective leadership, coaching, and mentoring to leaders within assigned regional market locations.

• Work collaboratively with system-level department leaders to establish and maintain effective relationships.

• Establish regular communication to ensure effective cascade of information to both regional and system-level leaders.

• Create and cultivate a diverse and inclusive work environment.

• Develop a strong community and brand presence within assigned regional market by establishing and leveraging effective relationships with business, government and community leaders.  

• Stay abreast of the competitive market, industry, and government and regulatory environment to anticipate and assess implications for regional market.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time

• Weight Carried: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time

• Vision: Moderate, Constantly 66-100% of time of time

• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Occasionally 0-30% of time

• Standing/Walking: Occasionally 0-30% of time

• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0-30% of time

• Intensity of Work: Frequently: 31-65% of time

• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, talking, Keyboarding, Driving

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals. 

NGHS: Opportunities start here.

Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.