Chief Operating Officer

McLaren Health Care; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks an experienced hospital executive to organize, direct, and evaluate hospital clinical services. Reporting to the CEO, you will supervise department heads, set standards, and align operations with budgets while maintaining compliance and service quality.

You will work with physicians, plan strategically for service lines, approve major purchases, and recruit leadership talent.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Hospital Administration, MBA, or related field.
• Proven leadership with extensive hospital administration experience.
• At least eight years in hospital administration with management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Directs formulation and implementation of hospital policies and objectives.
• Develops long- and short-term goals, plans and budgets with department heads.
• Resolves staffing, equipment, and facilities issues in collaboration with managers.
• Collaborates with physicians to identify improvement opportunities and adjust programs.
• Leads strategic planning for each service line and oversees major purchases.
• Reviews operations and initiates corrective actions when needed.
• Recruits, hires, trains, and evaluates department managers.

Skills

Hospital leadership

8+ years experience

People management

Education

Master degree in Hospital Administration or related field

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Reports to the Chief Executive Officer and is responsiblefor organizing, directing, and evaluating provision of all hospital clinicalservices. Working through department heads, provides administrative oversightand direction to the clinical and support services functions: In doing so,assists department heads in establishing standards of service, developingorganizational plans to carry out activities within limits of available funds,and evaluating services provided.

Essential Functionsand Responsibilities:

Directs the formulation and implementation of hospital policies and objectives for areas of responsibility.

Assists department managers and directors in developing long and short-term goals, objectives, plans and budgets for areas of responsibility. Secures approval of and monitors adherence to agreed-upon goals, objectives, plans, and budgets.

Assists department managers and directors in resolving a variety of administrative problems including staffing, equipment and supply acquisition, facilities planning, and so forth.

Works closely with physicians to address problems identifying improvement opportunities and continually adjust programs and services to meet the customers’ needs.

Conducts strategic planning for each of the service lines. Facilitate and delegate implemented plan.

Approves purchases of major operational and capital items within areas of responsibility such as diagnostic laboratory and therapeutic equipment.

Conducts or directs study of determination-of-need and cost-benefit analyses for proposed new programs, equipment, and services.

Reviews records and reports concerning division operations. Assesses extent to which goals are being met and, when necessary, directs changes in records and reporting systems, preparation of special reports and analyses, and/or initiates corrective action.

Ensures assigned functions are in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations, and accrediting agency rules; initiates corrective action when necessary.

Interviews, hires, trains, directs, evaluates the performance of and, when necessary, disciplines and discharges department managers and directors. Assists staff with difficult employee relations’ problems.

Serves as resource person/consultant to other senior management personnel on specific divisional and/or hospital-wide problems.

As a member of hospital administrative management group, regularly participates in development of hospital-wide plans, goals, and objectives.

Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate journals, books, and other literature and attending related conferences and seminars.

Conducts physician manpower analysis and recruits, as necessary, to ensure appropriate physician sub-specialty representation in primary and secondary services areas.

Required:

Master Degree in Hospital Administration, Business Administration, or related field.

An experienced hospital executive who has proved to be a capable leader in a series of increasingly responsible hospital positions

Preferred:

Eight or more years in hospital administration.

Management experience in specific clinical service line or equivalent.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011533
• Daily Work Times: 8am-4:30pm
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.