Chief Operating Officer - Ascension Medical Group

Company: Ascension Health Alliance
Location: Glendale
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

Chief Operating Officer - Ascension Medical Group We Are Hiring

Why Join Ascension?

ASCENSION WISCONSIN

Committed to open and honest communication, our associates use their nationwide connections to further patient care. With access to a collaboration of experts, innovators, best practices, and knowledge, they are called to provide compassionate, personalized care for all, especially those most in need. Across Wisconsin and across the country, Ascension physicians engage patients and the rest of the care team in collaborative decision-making. The Chief Operating Officer, AMG Wisconsin formulates and oversees the organization's planning, policies and practices in collaboration with executive leadership.

Since 1848, our Ascension Wisconsin physicians and associates have embraced changing times and growing communities to provide quality healthcare for our patients. Our system is comprised of 23 hospitals, 100+ clinics and 1100 full-time providers. You might recognize Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Ministry Healthcare, Columbia St. Mary’s, or Affinity Healthcare. These 4 healthcare entities make up Ascension Wisconsin.

At Ascension, our physicians and caregivers work in collaboration to provide compassionate, personalized care for all, especially those who need it most. We are the largest healthcare non-profit in the country, and we are faith based - called to be the expression of God’s healing love in the world.

ASCENSION MEDICAL GROUP

Ascension Medical Group (AMG) was officially launched in July 2015 and includes nearly 7,000 full- time providers, and spans 16 states including the District of Columbia, making AMG one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States.

AMG was created with the central principle of developing a high performing medical group which unites a community of providers through a common culture that advances the Quadruple Aim of delivering exceptional health outcomes, an exceptional experience for the people we serve, and an exceptional experience for providers, at an affordable cost. AMG commits to a provider-led platform for national and local decision-making. With a commitment to those who are poor and vulnerable, we are dedicated to spiritually-centered, holistic care, which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities.

AMG is driven by the passion to restore the joy of practice to all providers. We will work closely with our partners in pursuit of our shared goals and do this in a way that supports clinically integrated systems of care and sustains our ministry now and in the future.

What You Will Do

As the Chief Operating Officer for the Ascension Medical Group Wisconsin, you will have the opportunity to work closely in a dyad partnership with the President, Ascension Medical Group Wisconsin in the successful implementation and execution of strategic goals, oversee clinical activities and improve quality across the organization.

Responsibilities:

Participates in the development of the organization's vision, policies and short- and long-term objectives.

Develops, implements and monitors operating budgets for areas of responsibility.

Maintains knowledge of industry trends and recommends cost effective and efficient solutions.

Serves as liaison between Board of Directors, executive leadership, management, stakeholders, financial institutions, and regulatory agencies.

Contributes to the development of an integrated system of care and successfully performs the requirements of the position within a matrixed work environment.

Creates a sustainable person-centered culture that assures patients can access the care needed and when they want it.

Develops provider leadership structure aligned with the national Ascension Medical Group structure that brings physician leaders to discuss issues that impact physician practices and barriers to greater alignment of physicians across the care continuum.

Supports multidisciplinary, outcome-driven and accountable approach to providing optimal patient experience and clinical outcomes.

Develops coordinated programs and improved communication vehicles that encourage front-line physician participation, engagement, empowerment and ownership in charting the clinical course and enhancing the reputation and visibility of the local market Health Ministry.

Leads transformation of practices including adoption of information systems and electronic health records that result in efficient workflows while enhancing provider satisfaction and patient experience.

Leads efforts to create a culture of quality and safety consistent with a highly reliable organization.

Leads performance management; cascading performance expectations throughout the medical group in accordance with Ascension’s AIM for Excellence.

Enhance the ability of the medical group to better manage care in an increasingly constrained resource environment to ensure exceptional operational outcomes.

Ensures development of physician leaders including development and preparation of the next generation of physician leaders.

Provides ongoing education to medical staff leadership regarding administrative, regulatory and legal issues that surround healthcare reform and the evolving medical crew paradigm at the state and national level.

Provides direct support for local and regional operational directors in the medical group.

What You Will Need

Education:

Master's Level Degree with a graduate degree such as an MBA, MHA, MPH required

Work Experience:

Minimum 10 years of demonstrated outcome-orientated experience accompanied by experience in a multi-facility and/or multi-site care delivery model required.

Experience building bridges between physicians-community and hospital-based, and between physicians and hospitals, with the results measured through clinical excellence, growth, and satisfaction measures of patients, employees and physicians. #le@der2020

Ascension Wisconsin is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against employees or prospective employees on basis of age, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, disability, arrest and/or conviction record, military status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by law.

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Job ID: 370144

Category: Business Administration

Ministry: Ascension Wisconsin, WI

Location: Glendale, WI

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