What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Vice President, Operations position at Wellstar Health System?
Overview
The Assistant Vice President Operations reports directly to the Hospital President and will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating initiatives around operational efficiencies at Wellstar Douglas Hospital. As the operational leader, this individual will partner with others to ensure a high quality, safe continuum of care for WellStar Patients. In addition, they will partner with applicable Service Line leaders to grow current strategies and/or plan, implement, and evaluate new ones. The AVP is expected to create and maintain strong relationships with team members, physicians, peers across system and community in and surrounding the service market. The Assistant Vice President Operations must have a strong background in business unit oversight in a health care environment. This individual must be process improvement focused, including lean methodologies. This leader will collaborate with clinical and non-clinical support services to provide high quality, patient focused care. This individual provides leadership and direction in the development and execution of strategies to manage operations that are consistent with the hospital's culture, strategic business objectives, and continuous quality improvement. Employs a global perspective of emerging trends, issues, and technology in health care and possesses understanding of WellStar's mission and vision.
Qualifications
Required Minimum Education
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Graduate Degree in Business Preferred or Healthcare Administration preferred
Required Minimum Experience
- 10 years in healthcare required 
- 8 years of operational management required
- Budgeting, financial management, clinical service management and materials management required 
- Healthcare regulatory and accreditation compliance preferred
Required Minimum Skills
- Highly developed leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Performance management skills, financial acumen, strategic planning, communication skills, knowledge of industry standards, leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Analytical skills to solve technical problems as well as abstract reasoning to define course of actions when information may be vague or unclear.
We&rsquod like to invite you on a career journey like no other! In return for your contributions, we&rsquoll help you make the most of all life&rsquos moments &ndash on and off the job. Wellstar Total Rewards is designed to provide for your total well-being, including: Your Wellness, Your Pay, Your Future, Your Joy.  We think it&rsquos pretty simple &ndash we care for our team members and our team members care for the community.
Make a difference in patients&rsquo lives&hellip and your own! Here, it&rsquos more than healthcare &ndash it&rsquos CareerCare!