The Vice President of Operations will oversee our Surgical Services, Laboratory Services, and Respiratory Therapy departments.
Best in Class Work Environment
- 5x Modern Healthcare Best Places to work
- America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 – Newsweek
- Greatest Workplace for Women 2023, 2024 – Newsweek
- Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024 – Newsweek
- Best Employers for New Grads 2023 – Forbes
- Best Employers by State – Missouri – 2023 – Forbes
Benefits
- Health/Dental/Vision
- Retirement with employer match
- Onsite daycare with extended hours, holidays and weekends
- Employee Discount at CoxHealth Fitness Centers and much more!
Job Summary
The Vice President of Operations provides strategic leadership, direction, and ongoing support for procedural operations (inclusive of surgery, endoscopy, cath lab and EP lab), respiratory therapy, and lab services. The role includes responsibility for developing and implementing overall department strategy, including growth, team development, provider & staff engagement, financial performance, budget planning, and contracting with vendors & physicians. This leader will have a great deal of interaction with many service line medical directors and will need to excel at building strong relationships with providers and staff. The Vice President of Operations is the primary linkage between CoxHealth Hospitals, Cox Medical Group, IT, Finance, Nursing, and Supply Chain. CoxHealth is a six hospital system and the Vice President of Operations will support these departments across the system. The hospitals within CoxHealth range from the largest hospital being a level 1 trauma, Stemi, and stroke center, and the two smallest hospitals being critical access hospitals.
Job Requirements
Education
Required: Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field
Experience
Required: At least 5 years’ leadership experience
Skills
● Must be able to work effectively with staff, public and external agencies.
● Must have the ability to take initiative and to exercise good judgment and decision-making
● Problem solving
● Critical thinking, conflict management, negotiation and Personnel development
Licensure/Certification/Registration
N/A
