Organization: Advocate Medical Center Mount Pleasant and Advocate Medical Center Kenosha
Location: Mount Pleasant and Kenosha
Schedule: Monday-Friday (24/7 accountability for both sites)
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER - KENOSHA is a 74-bed hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the people we serve in Racine, Kenosha and Northern Illinois. A nationally recognized health care provider, we offer a wide range of medical specialties in a culturally affirming and compassionate way to help all people live fully.
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER - MOUNT PLEASANT is a center for excellence in health and healing, offering emergency, outpatient and rehabilitation care, as well as inpatient care including surgical and intensive care. A shining example of modern medical technology, Aurora Mount Pleasant features igh-tech innovations designed to deliver precise, expert care, and help our patients stay safe, connected and involved in all steps of their medical care and treatment. The medical center offers a wide range of specialty care in a compassionate and culturally affirming setting to help everyone we serve live fully.
In December of 2022, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health came together to create Advocate Health. Together as one integrated health care system, Advocate Health can now do more, be better and go faster to deliver the best health outcomes, make care more accessible and affordable to all, and help more people live well.
3rd Largest Nonprofit Health Care Organization in the United States
67 Hospitals Across 6 States
1K Sites of Care-150K Team Members-40K Nurses21K Physicians
6M Patients
We're compelled by what's possible. Advocate Health is redefining how, when and where care is delivered to help people live well. We're providing equitable care for all in our communities and using our combined strength and expertise to deliver better outcomes at a lower cost.
Transforming Care:
We're redefining the standard for care with world-class doctors and caregivers, innovative solutions, outstanding outcomes, and leading-edge research and clinical trials. Combined, Advocate and Aurora are recognized for clinical excellence.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:
As the hospital President, you will develop and implement the medical center's long-term strategic direction and ensures consistency with the overall mission and direction of the patient service market, market group and Advocate Aurora.
Oversee all operations and ensures control and effective utilization of physical and financial resources. Maintain financial stability by promoting services produced in a cost-effective manner. Collaborate with finance leadership within the market group to develop, recommend and implement the annual operation plans and programs necessary to meet the strategic direction established by the organization.
Accountabilities
Effectively implements care management and patient experience initiatives to ensure the highest possible delivery of service to patients, families, physicians and employees relative to their personal expectations
Serves as a member of the patient service market leadership team to establish plans to drive performance of all management throughout the patient service market and market group.
Collaborates with the Chief Medical Officer to ensure that the physicians and other providers rendering professional services provide the best possible care for patients.
Works cohesively with physician groups, community leaders and entity and market group staff. In conjunction with physician leadership, maintains a high-quality medical staff and appropriate administrative relations at the medical center to help meet the community needs for high quality medical care.
Oversees and ensures compliance with government regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies.
Reviews, evaluates and enforces existing policies and procedures. Formulates, establishes and enforces additional procedures, rules and regulations in all departments as necessary to provide for the proper admission, care, safety and discharge of patients.
Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.
Responsible for taking an active leadership role in non-profit or community based organizations by providing community service hours or serving in professional organizations. Also, encourages team members to participate in these same community activities.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Licenses & Certifications:
Education Required:
Master's Degree (or equivalent knowledge) in Health Care Administration or related field.
Experience Required:
Typically requires 10 years of management experience in health care administration which includes experience as a chief executive officer or chief operating officer in a progressive acute care facility overseeing operations, developing medical center strategies and formulating organization-wide policy.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
Skills and expertise in developing and implementing short- and long-term strategies and creating a system for efficient, effective delivery of medical services.
Expert level knowledge of the health care industry to successfully manage patient care, serve as a liaison between medical staff, department heads and governing boards.
Demonstrated operational excellence in a tertiary setting and a proven commitment to excellent patient service.
Skills in assessing risk using financial, statistical and economic data.
Demonstrated success working closely with physicians and physician groups in a manner that fosters physician satisfaction, close working relationships and loyalty.
Excellent problem-solving skills to organize, plan and lead the development of long-range planning
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
Exposed to normal office environment.
Position requires travel so will be exposed to road and weather hazards.
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Advocate Health is committed to diversity and inclusion every single day and in everything we do. Diversity lives in the differences, great and small, that matter to us and make each of us unique - from our age and the color of our skin to our abilities and the things we believe in. We know that empowering our differences inspires creativity that leads to innovative solutions - for our team members, consumers and communities. And because health care is built upon relationships, it's important for the people we serve to be able to trust us to meet their unique needs.
By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our team members can thrive, and our business can grow. As a team member, working in a diverse setting allows you the chance to grow in ways that will broaden your perspective to deliver the best possible patient care.