Aspiring COO — Hospital Operations Leader

Lifepoint Health; Carthage (TN); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifepoint Health seeks a Chief Operating Officer to oversee Riverview and Trousdale in Carthage and Hartsville, TN. The COO will partner with the CEO and medical staff to drive operational performance, quality, patient experience, and workforce engagement.

Reporting to the CEO, the role develops strategic plans, leads department heads, ensures regulatory readiness, and advances growth objectives. This executive development position prepares the incumbent to assume CEO-level responsibilities in a

Responsibilities

• Provides executive oversight and administrative direction for assigned hospital departments and operational functions, ensuring alignment with hospital strategy, performance goals, regulatory requirements, and Lifepoint Health expectations.
• Serves as a CEO-in-training by developing the operational, financial, strategic, physician relations, workforce leadership, governance, and community engagement capabilities necessary to assume CEO-level responsibility in a small hospital setting upon completion of the defined development period.
• Functions as the CEO's designee in the CEO's absence and, as assigned, represent the CEO in coordinating hospital operations, leading executive discussions, addressing operational priorities, and making decisions within established authority and policy parameters.
• Partners with the CEO to develop, implement, and monitor strategic and operational plans that support quality outcomes, patient safety, service excellence, employee engagement, physician alignment, growth, and financial performance.
• Leads assigned department heads by establishing clear expectations, evaluating performance, supporting leadership development, and making employment recommendations or decisions in accordance with policy and CEO oversight.
• Communicates routinely with the CEO regarding operational performance, emerging issues, policy recommendations, resource needs, risk areas, and proposed courses of action to support effective hospital leadership and decision-making.
• Implements new policies, procedures, programs, and operational initiatives; ensures timely communication and adoption across assigned departments; and recommends process improvements, facility enhancements, technology investments, equipment needs, and service line opportunities.
• Promotes accountability for budget development, expense management, productivity, forecasting, capital planning, and financial performance within assigned areas, while educating department leaders on the importance of sound financial stewardship.
• Advises the CEO on budget, cost, reimbursement, productivity, quality improvement, performance metrics, operational barriers, and resource utilization; assists department leaders in establishing measurable goals and sustainable action plans.
• Build collaborative relationships with medical staff leaders, physicians, advanced practice providers, employees, community partners, and enterprise leaders to support effective communication, operational alignment, and achievement of hospital objectives.
• Attends medical staff meetings, board or committee meetings, leadership meetings, and other forums as assigned or requested; keeps the CEO informed of key discussions, issues, and recommendations requiring executive attention.
• Supports regulatory readiness and compliance with applicable federal, state, accreditation, licensure, safety, privacy, and organizational requi

Job description

Lifepoint Health seeks a Chief Operating Officer to oversee Riverview and Trousdale in Carthage and Hartsville, TN. The COO will partner with the CEO and medical staff to drive operational performance, quality, patient experience, and workforce engagement.

Reporting to the CEO, the role develops strategic plans, leads department heads, ensures regulatory readiness, and advances growth objectives. This executive development position prepares the incumbent to assume CEO-level responsibilities in a