LifePoint Health

Chief Operating Clinical Officer

LifePoint Health • $150K — $200K *
Louisville, KY 40214In-Person
Hospitals & Medical Centers
5 - 7 years of experience
Reposted 1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in nursing required
  • Master's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, public health or clinical specialty required
  • Registered Nurse license in the state
  • Five years of healthcare administration/management experience
  • At least two years of senior nursing management experience in a hospital setting, with operations expertise

Responsibilities

  • Manage overall hospital operations, ensuring strategic objective attainment
  • Promote a culture of safety and encourage employee engagement regarding safety practices
  • Direct the strategic planning collaboratively with the Market CEO
  • Develop, communicate, and interpret operational procedures and policies
  • Oversee budget development and ensure financial compliance
  • Maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements
  • Serve on the executive committee and engage in governance activities

Benefits

  • Encouraging work culture that highlights employee voices
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Emphasis on high-quality healthcare services
  • Commitment to a safe and compliant working environment
  • Support for operational excellence and strategic initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Summary

  • Responsible for managing, directing, coordinating and controlling the overall operations of a hospital. Provides leadership to ensure attainment of strategic objectives and the delivery of quality, economical health care services and other related lines of business. Initiates and enforces organization-wide policies and procedures that support the accomplishment of the hospitals objectives and programs. Ensures nursing and clinical department's goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures are appropriate for the patient population served. Oversees the organizing of nursing and clinical departments according to administrative and nursing service guidelines; ensures compliance with legal, organizational, and medical staff standards. Has authority and responsibility for establishing, directing, and implementing the Standards of Nursing Practice and the clinical operations and financial matters related to all nursing and clinical care areas and functions.


Essential Functions

  • Embraces and works to advance the National Quality Program objectives and the journey towards a High Reliability Organization (HRO)
  • Promotes a culture that encourages employees to identify safety issues and to speak up to enhance safety practices for employees and patients
  • Responsible for all aspects of hospital operations; clinical, ancillary, and support departments
  • Assures that all policies established by the Governing Body of the hospital are implemented appropriately.
  • In collaboration with the Market CEO, directs the strategic planning for the hospital
  • Responsible for developing, interpreting and communicating hospital policies, objectives and operational procedures to the department managers and others as necessary. Includes assessing the patient population, risk factors and the scope of services
  • Contributes to and/or leads the appropriate initiatives outlined in the Strategic Quality Plan
  • Maintains a system which verifies licensure/certification, qualifications, experience, and competency of each member of the nursing department and evaluates each member on a timely basis. Serves on the Hospital Quality Council Understands and supports the organization's continuous quality initiatives. Represents nursing services on various corporate, hospital and medical staff committees/meetings
  • Develops and monitors the hospital budget, ensuring operations does not exceed the approved budget
  • Oversees the finance/business office functions of the hospital to ensure that funds are collected and expended appropriately
  • Ensures staffing plans are appropriate for the hospitals departments
  • In coordination with the Market CEO, hospital board, the medical staff and other hospital personnel, responds to the community's needs for quality health care services by monitoring the adequacy of the hospital's medical activities
  • Serves as a member of the hospital executive committee and other administrative committees as designated. Attends governing board meetings
  • Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company's Code of Conduct, its policies and procedures, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards
  • Oversees and provides direction to hospital leadership grading hospital mission and objectives, expected productivity and efficiency, establishing policies and procedures are in compliance with federal state and local laws, regulations and ordinances
  • Works with hospital leadership to foster high employee morale and a positive work environment for employees
  • Develops a strong working knowledge of the electronic medical record
  • Assures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation requirements. Always maintains survey readiness
  • Participates in and coordinates survey preparation
  • Ensures maintenance of physical properties in good and safe state of repair and operation
  • Promotes adherence to the Company's Code of Conduct and the Corporate Compliance Agreement by monitoring employee performance and identifying and responding to compliance issues
  • Acts as Privacy officer for the hospital. Implements necessary privacy policies and procedures
  • Reviews all patient complaints regarding the hospitals privacy policies and procedures and/or privacy practice
  • Collaborates with Regional leadership to advance safety and quality


Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

  • Ability to coordinate short- and long-term planning activities
  • Ability to work with a large staff and diverse client base
  • Basic computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office, word processing and spreadsheet software
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge of The Joint Commission, local, state, and federal laws, and regulations
  • Knowledge of general budgeting, accounting, and management skills
  • Knowledge of cost reporting, profit and loss and budget compliance
  • Ability to work well with management teams and employees
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of all patient and/or employee information to assure patient and/or employee rights are protected
  • Ability to spend a limited amount of time on travel
  • Must read, write and speak fluent English.
  • Must have good and regular attendance
  • Performs other related duties as assigned


Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in nursing required
  • Master's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, public health or clinical specialty required


Licenses/Certification

  • Registered Nurse in the state


Experience

  • Five years' experience in healthcare administration/management, with a minimum of two years' experience at a senior nursing management level, in a hospital setting with experience in operations
  • Two years' prior COO or CEO level experience preferred
  • Graduate level education may substitute on a year-to-year basis for the required experience

About LifePoint Health

LifePoint Health is a healthcare company that owns and operates hospitals and other healthcare facilities across the United States. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. LifePoint Health's hospitals offer a wide range of medical services, including emergency care, surgery, cardiology, oncology, and women's health. The company is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. LifePoint Health is also dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the communities it serves through various community outreach programs and initiatives.
Learn more about LifePoint Health
Size
46,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1999
* Ladders Estimates

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