Chief Executive Officer - Saint Vincent Hospital

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SUMMARY:

For more than 100 years, Saint Vincent Hospital, a 297-bed facility, has provided high-quality health care to Worcester and surrounding communities. As we’ve grown, we’ve remained a leader in our central Massachusetts community by adopting new treatments and expanded services to truly be a place where your family can receive all the care they need. From newborns to seniors, we can give you the quality care you deserve.

At Saint Vincent Hospital, we believe you should have access to the treatments you need without having to travel far from home. We are proud to have been the first hospital in central Massachusetts to offer robotically assisted surgical procedures and minimally invasive, computer-assisted joint replacements.

Saint Vincent Hospital excels at offering the best care in a patient centered atmosphere. From our advanced heart and vascular services, to our comprehensive orthopedics and rehabilitation programs, and from our robust surgical facility including our da vinci robot and vascular hybrid room, to our comfortable and compassionate women & infants programs – patients don’t have to travel for high-quality health care.

Saint Vincent’s Hospital is named by U.S. News and World as a  Best Hospital. Saint Vincent’s has been recognized for 10 high performing specialty care areas including:
Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Congestive Heart Failure, COPD, Diabetes, Hip Replacement, Kidney Failure, Knee Replacement, Lung Cancer Surgery, Pneumonia, and Heart Arrhythmia. Saint Vincent’s has also received the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus Award for Stroke and the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Distinction Award for knee and hip replacement.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Chief Executive Officer has overall operational responsibility and oversee Saint Vincent Hospital. The Chief Executive Officer will be responsible to lead by example, setting clear strategies and performance expectations in an environment of participation and collaboration with senior management, physicians, and the Joint Advisory Board(s).

FUNCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

The Chief Executive Officer has the following functional responsibilities in leading Saint Vincent Hospital.

• Ensures a positive working relationship with physicians; creates a culture of open progressive communication and mutual understanding between the physicians, facility leadership and employees.
• Develops and leads a top-notch administrative team.
• Establishes a sense of mutual “pride of ownership” among constituencies, including physicians, employees, and the community. Nurtures a culture of shared purpose and goals among these groups, fostering greatly improved working relationships and ensuring consistent quality of patient care.
• Maintains a highly visible presence, interacting constantly with key stakeholders to inform and advise them of strategies, current healthcare trends, legislation, and activities. Represents the facility as a vital provider and employer by being an active civic leader in the community.
• Physician relationships.
• Exhibits strong communication, presentation and listening skills to ensure facility-wide collaboration and coordination, especially concerning physicians, employees, and the community.
• Displays strong business acumen, a sophisticated knowledge of healthcare funding, and experience in competitive marketplaces with the ability to make complex and difficult decisions.
• Appropriately assesses strategic opportunities to enhance the facility’s market position.
• Assures the highest standards of healthcare delivery and outcomes, ensuring a constant patient focus.
• Shows creativity and judgment in developing and communicating an executable vision that includes new product lines and services, partnerships, and ventures.
• Continues to build solid, effective relationships with appropriate partners, payors, businesses, customers, and the community at large.
• Ensures positive employee relations and trust through communication, education, consistency, and dependability.
• Fosters a work climate that attracts quality employees and provides and promotes the…