Chief Operations Officer (COO)
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Job Location:
Lake Havasu, AZ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Lifepoint Health has an opportunity for a Chief Operating Officer. The COO will have oversight of Havasu Regional Medical Center located in Lake Havasu City Arizona.
Havasu Regional Medical Center is a The Joint Commission-accredited Medicare-certified 171-bed hospital located in Lake Havasu City Regional Medical Center is a joint venture between PHC-Lake Havasu Inc. and many community physicians. Through this ongoing collaboration we are able to identify and focus on the elements that make for a quality-driven healthcare environment for our patients.
general direction theChief Operating Officerassumes line responsibility and authority for the administrative direction evaluation and coordination of the functions and activities of assigned departments within the hospital ensuring that operation objectives and results are in accord with the hospitals overall the absence of the hospital CEO and/or as assigned the COO represents the CEO in coordinating entire portions of the hospitals organization speaking and acting within the scope of objectives set forth in the practice and/or policy of the hospital.
Responsibilities:
- Provides administrative direction for operations of assigned departments and appraises the performance of the respective departments heads including authority to hire and fire but subject to the veto of the CEO.
- Communicates routinely with the CEO concerning policy recommendations and suggested courses of action pertinent to the efficient operation of assigned departments.
- Implements new policies; disseminates pertinent information following administrative directives; and recommends improvement of hospital facilities in assigned areas including construction or renovation of structures and purchase of new equipment.
- Promotes complete involvement of the departments heads in the preparation of the departments budgets and educates them in the importance of the budget forecasting and planning process.
- Advises and makes recommendations to the CEO concerning budget cost and financial matters and encourages and assists department heads in establishing a measure of performance increased productivity quality improvement cost controls and maximum utilization of facilities.
- Advises the CEO where executive action is necessary to accomplish these goals and he/she plans the activities of the individual departments in relation to other hospital departments so as to obtain a better understanding of each others problems.
- Attends medical staff meetings and/or medical staff committee meetings as assigned or requested and informs the CEO of proceedings at the meetings attended and recommends action as necessary.
- Represents the hospital by membership in related professional associations.
Education:Masters Degree Required: MHA MBA or other relevant masters degree
Experience:2 years as a Chief Operating Officer at an equivalent or larger facility or Internal employee with 2 years of experience as an Officer or Assistant Administrator.
Benefits: At LifePoint our Mission of Making Communities Healthier extends to our employees. We offer an excellent total compensation package including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k flexible PTO generous EIB medical dental vision tuition reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.
Required Experience:
Chief
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
About Company
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 a ... View more
