VP-Provider Network Services-SMG

Reporting directly to the President of WVUHS Medical Group (SMG), the Vice President is responsible to establish SMG as a high performing medical group of more than 1500 physicians and APPs. This will be achieved by building a highly engaged physician and APP workforce and creating the infrastructure that facilitates the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective, and patient-focused care. This role involves fostering a unified culture aligned with WVU Medicine’s strategic goals which includes but is not limited to developing a seamless onboarding process for new clinical partners, assuring resources and support to enhance physician and APP performance, and using checkpoints and data to monitor progress and facility new growth opportunities.

• Master’s Degree in Healthcare, Business Administration or Management is required with a focus in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Ten years of experience in health care with a minimum of five years of leadership experience in a health care setting is required.

• Experience in an integrated healthcare delivery system is required.
• Experience in a multi-specialty group practice plan of >500 providers is required.
• Experience in an academic health system is preferred.

• Build Connections:
  Serve as a strategic partner and though leader to SMG President, UHA, corporate departments, local markets and other key senior leaders to engage providers in delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and patient-focused care.
• Infrastructure development:
  Partners with SMG President and other key stakeholders to identify and develop infrastructure needed to establish SMG as a high performing medical group of more than 1500 physicians and APPs.
• Physician Compensation and Benefits:
  Supports the governance oversite and creation of market based, transparent, consistent and communicated physician and APP compensation plans.
• Onboarding Process:
  Develop a seamless onboarding process for new clinical partners.
• Support Physician Performance:
  Provide infrastructure and processes to enhance physician performance across medical groups.
• Monitor Progress:
  Use checkpoints and data to monitor progress, establishing systems and processes to measure results.
• Assess Operations:
  Identify opportunities for improvement and integration in current operations, policies, and processes, create processes to engage regional administrators and other operators to create measurable improvements.
• Analyze Outcomes:
  Benchmark clinical and performance outcomes, ensuring accountability and consistency of care to achieve medical excellence, efficiency, and excellent patient experiences.
• Quality and Safety:
  Work with leaders to refine and monitor quality metrics throughout SMG and support the maturity of infrastructure for quality and safety in collaboration with organizational partners.
• Evidence-Based Medicine:
  Work in collaboration with Health System Integration to prioritize and implement initiatives to reduce practice and outcome variations, creating common processes and a universal patient experience where appropriate.
• Team Development and Leadership:
  Leads and mentors a high-performing team and fosters a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Physician Network Models:
  Assist in developing and implementing strategies for physician network models that strengthen relationships between SMG and WVU departments, as well as independent physicians.
• Evaluate and Integrate Practices:
  Foster a unified culture aligned with WVU Medicine’s strategic goals.
• Explore Expansion Opportunities:
  In collaboration with appropriate WVU Medicine departments,…