Chief Operating Officer

Description

Are you interested in making a difference in patient care? Learn about our unique culture of respect, growth, innovation, the best patient care, and how we give back to the community.

At United Urology Group, our employees are at the heart of our mission and have incredible opportunities to impact our patients’ lives with their urologic care.

• We foster a culture that thrives on compassion, teamwork, integrity, and diversity, all of which start with our staff!
• We deliver a cohesive approach to urologic care that provides patients with access to experienced specialists, a superb team of healthcare professionals, and the most advanced technology for patient treatments and therapies.
• We offer competitive salaries and a great work/life balance: enjoy your weekends!
• UUG offers outstanding benefits, including tuition reimbursement, health, dental, and vision insurance, corporate discounts, and much more!

United Urology Group is regarded as the leading urology network in the country. Our Urology Group Affiliates consist of Chesapeake Urology, Arizona Urology- Phoenix & Scottsdale, Arizona Urology Tucson, Colorado Urology & Tennessee Urology.

Position Summary:

Under the direct supervision of the National COO, the Chief Operating Officer of our Colorado Division is responsible for leading, administering, and managing the overall clinical and administrative operations of Colorado Urology Associates. The COO plans, directs, coordinates, and monitors quality and operational programs and fiscal operations to ensure efficient and effective service delivery to patients. The COO will partner with the Practice President and work closely with all physician leaders to ensure best-in-class patient care is delivered across the division. The COO is responsible for maintaining and improving service systems and practices that promote the Company’s mission and objectives.

Position Summary:

The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for leading, administering, and managing the overall clinical and administrative operations. The COO plans, directs, coordinates, and monitors quality and operational programs and fiscal operations to ensure efficient and effective service delivery to patients. The COO will partner with the Practice President and work closely with all physician leaders to ensure best-in-class patient care is delivered across the division. The COO is responsible for maintaining and improving service systems and practices that promote the Company’s mission and objectives.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning

• Creates annual operating plans that support the Company's clinical, operating, strategic, and growth objectives.
• Develop and monitor strategies that ensure the organization's long-term financial viability.
• Identifies potential areas of geographic expansion through organic growth or acquisition.

Management and Administration

• Measures the Company’s performance against the Company’s strategy, goals, and operational agenda to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Initiate, implement, and monitor activities to advance quality, improve patient experience, and increase staff productivity.
• Provide all staff with strong leadership, team building, and role modeling.
• Promotes an environment to ensure that all clinical services provided are by standards of practice and all federal, state, and local regulatory guidelines.
• Ensures that the organization has the appropriate complement of trained clinical and administrative staff to accomplish its vision and objectives.
• Creates and maintains a structure that ensures that operating plans approved by the Executive Committee are implemented and managed.
• Ensures that strategic objectives appropriately align with existing and anticipated federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
• Creates a framework to ensure that individual and corporate performance is evaluated regularly.

Accounting and Finance

• Assures that effective financial controls are in place and maintained to ensure company assets' safety and stability.
• Oversees the development of annual operating budgets that are submitted to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for approval.
• Ensures adequate financial resources are available to execute approved annual operating budgets, plans, and objectives.
• Continually seeks opportunities to identify and enhance product and service offerings to enhance overall Company profitability.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, or Healthcare Administration required and will be verified prior to employment. A master’s degree is strongly preferred.
• Ten (10) years of senior management experience with progressive experience in business planning and budgetary and personnel management.
• Experience in operations management in a multi-site healthcare delivery system or hospital setting is required.
• A successful track record of collaborative leadership of a management team to achieve strategic objectives as well as to ensure quality services and compliance with relevant contractual and regulatory requirements.

Direct Reports:

• Directors of Operation, Physician Liaisons, Clinical Services Manager.

Travel:

• Will require frequent travel within the division and occasional overnight travel.

Knowledge, Competencies & Skills:

• Superior leadership, problem-solving, team building, and decision-making skills.
• Exceptionally well-organized and superior written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient computer software and database skills.
• Exceptional business and financial acumen.
• Ability to type a minimum of 40 words per minute.

Physical Requirements for the Job:

• Able to sit, stand, and or walk throughout the day.
• Intermittently required to stoop, bend, speak, and listen.
• Frequently lift and or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer: United Urology Group and its affiliate practices are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

The successful candidate(s) for any UUG position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.