Assistant VP: Provider Performance & Access Optimization

Ochsner Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Ochsner Health in New Orleans seeks an experienced operations leader to drive provider productivity, patient access, and capacity management across regions, partnering with leadership to improve performance, utilization, and efficiency.

The role focuses on establishing standards, leading major improvement initiatives, and using analytics to deliver measurable gains in access, scheduling, and financial sustainability across the system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Finance, Operations Management, or related field.
• MBA or MPH preferred for advanced roles.
• 7+ years in healthcare operations, ambulatory operations, provider productivity, patient access, capacity management, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading multi-site or multi‑specialty projects, improving access, productivity, quality, or financial performance.
• Lean/Six Sigma or project management certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead provider productivity, patient access, capacity management, utilization, and clinic template optimization across regions.
• Partner with System Chief Medical Officer to develop and implement strategies to improve physician and APP productivity, access, utilization, operational performance, and financial sustainability.
• Monitors and benchmarks provider performance using wRVUs, visits, procedures, and panel size, session utilization, and other key productivity and performance measures.
• Establishes and maintains access, scheduling, and clinic template standards; evaluates appointment availability, schedule utilization, block time, held slots, and other scheduling practices to improve access and efficiency.
• Collaborates with Chairs, Department Heads, medical directors, physician and APPs to drive performance improvement, standardization, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Provider productivity

Patient access

Capacity management

Operational leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Healthcare Administration/Related field

MBA/MPH preferred

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Job description

Ochsner Health in New Orleans seeks an experienced operations leader to drive provider productivity, patient access, and capacity management across regions, partnering with leadership to improve performance, utilization, and efficiency.

The role focuses on establishing standards, leading major improvement initiatives, and using analytics to deliver measurable gains in access, scheduling, and financial sustainability across the system.