Interim Mkt President-Houston

Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and CHI St. Lukes Health. Located in the Texas Medical Center the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart Institute a cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley MD. The hospital was the first facility in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Lukes also has three community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric care for the Greater Houston area.

The Market President serves at the executive level and responsible for developing and implementing strategic objectives and goals allocating and managing capital/human resources and general day-to-day operational accountability for assigned areas. Overall accountability and responsibility for 1 quaternary care academic medical center 8 acute care hospitals and 2 free-standing Emergency Departments. Has direct line authority over facility presidents overseeing multiple hospitals within Houston including an academic medical center in the Texas Medical Center. Position will be responsible for producing exceptionally high employee engagement. Will be responsible for the overall goal of increasing organizational effectiveness and revenues for assigned areas developing annual operating budgets for those areas and accountable for operating within established budgets. Responsible for maintaining productivity standards for areas of direct responsibility and assuring availability of sufficient competent staff to meet workload needs of departments. Has the authority and responsibility for meeting the bottom lines of quality and financial performance for the areas of accountability. Responsible for ensuring customer loyalty as measured by patient satisfaction greater than the 75th percentile and other indicators and will also assure compliance with standards promulgated by regulatory and compliance agencies. Will develop and maintain collaborative physician relations that build on their key roles as both partners and will report to the SVP of the South Region.

1. Participates in decision-making processes by collaborating with leaders from the governing body health system management hospital leadership council medical staff and clinical areas in ensuring each hospitals strategic plans budgets resource allocation operational plans and policiesare met and achieved.
2. Executive level oversight for the joint venture relationship(s) within Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center.
3. Sets strategic direction for the above mentioned areas including planning and managing processes and services for these disciplines to meet the Houston markets current and future needs. Develops and integrates these plans and processes to support the vision mission and strategies.
4. Mentors and develops hospital presidents and staff to assume leadership roles both formally and informally via role modeling and facilitating staff participation in a shared leadership structure. Directs the development implementation and administration of a shared decision making model.
5. Plans promotes and conducts quality monitoring and enhancement activities; actively involved in advancing clinical outcomes and quality improvements within the framework of the Houston markets Performance Improvement Plan. Collaboratively creates effective and ongoing programs to monitor evaluate and improve the quality of care and services.
6. Provides for the development and management of operating and capital budgets for assigned areas. Responsible for overall Houston market financial performance strategy and business development and associated outcomes.
7. Oversees best-in-class care delivery operational excellence and financial performance in both ambulatory and Hospital care settings.
8. Oversee and lead implementation of market programs that connect patients to the entire Integrated Delivery Network.
9. Executive oversight with regard to the establishment and implementation of patient care standards including policies and procedures that meet national state and local rules and regulations as well as voluntary accreditation standards.
10. Directs creative strategies to lower costs while maintaining or enhancing quality.
11. Leverage market data to support data-driven decision making and reporting.
12. Lead contract negotiation and administration for contracted service as applicable.
13. Attract recruit and retain the best clinical and operational talent for the Market.
14. Support and provide input into Regional and Market workforce planning leadership development succession planning and employee engagement.
15. Promote adherence to the mission vision culture and values to accomplish One CommonSpirit.
16. Address and resolve QSPE or care delivery issues within the Market.

Minimum Required Experience

• 10 years progressive executive leadership experience in a medical center/hospital.
• Leadership in multiple hospitals preferred.

Minimum Level of Education

• Masters Degree

Critical Skills/Knowledge

• Comprehensive understanding of the health-caresector across the entire care continuum.
• Strong understanding of budget management P&L analysis and capital allocation.
• Experience with successful Market share growth and diversification particularly within a health-careenvironment.
• Experience leading multiple hospital care settings.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent clinical/business skill acumen; Management skills suitable for a complex tertiary level patient care setting.
• Breadth of knowledge in all areas of the patient care environment.