Director, Hospital Based Provider Relations

Lifepoint Health; Brentwood, Northern (TN, KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifepoint Health is seeking a Director, Hospital Based Provider Operations to lead financial oversight for Hospital Based Services, including anesthesia, radiology, emergency medicine, and hospitalist programs. You will develop standardized workflows, perform pro forma analyses, and drive cost optimization across contracted and employed provider models.

In this role, you will partner with HSC leadership to monitor performance, prepare executive-level financial reports, and guide strategic

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare accounting/finance and budgeting.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into actionable executive recommendations.
• Strong understanding of reimbursement methodologies and provider subsidy structures.

Responsibilities

• Establish standardized workflows for Hospital Based Services and monitor performance.
• Assist with financial oversight of anesthesia, radiology, emergency medicine and other service lines.
• Analyze contracts and subsidies to assess economics, risk, and cost optimization.
• Develop financial models including pro forma analyses and profitability assessments.
• Prepare executive-level financial reports and recommendations for leadership decisions.
• Support contract negotiations, vendor evaluations, and RFP processes.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Schedule: Days: M-F

Job Location Type: Remote

Your experience matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier®.

More about our team

The Director, Hospital Based Provider Operations will assistwith the operational execution of Hospital Based Services, including Hospital Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, and Radiology, by establishing and monitoring standardized workflows, performance metrics, and process improvements. This role will help organize structured engagements with Hospital Based Providers and facility leaders.

The Director will assist with the Hospital Based Provider strategy through systematic management of contracting, and service-line assessments, using data-driven insights to identify gaps and implement targeted interventions that optimize provider service efficiency, service quality, and organizational outcomes.

How you'll contribute

ADirector Hospital Based Provider Operationswho excels in this role will:

• Partner with HSC leadership to implement standardized oversight processes for Hospital Based Services, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Assist with the financial oversight of anesthesia, radiology, emergency medicine, hospitalist, and other Hospital Based Service arrangements, including employed and contracted models, with accountability for proposals and financial performance.
• Analyze professional service agreements and subsidy arrangements, evaluating financial risk, contract economics, reimbursement trends, and opportunities for cost optimization.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive financial models for Hospital Based Services, including pro forma analyses, service line profitability assessments, productivity andbenchmarking
• Establish and oversee standardized processes for monitoring vendor and provider financial performance, including budget variance analysis, expense management, revenue trends, and contract compliance.
• Assist with the financial aspects of RFPs, contract negotiations, and vendor evaluations, including cost-benefit analyses, pricing assessments, and financial due diligence.
• Maintain a centralized inventory of all Hospital Based Provider relationships, ensuring accurate documentation and process visibility.
• Develop and manage a structured tracker for RFPs and contracts, monitoring progress, deadlines, and outcomes to support operational accountability.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and departments to align provider relations processes with strategic organizational goals.
• Prepare executive-level financial reports, presentations, and recommendations to support leadership decision-making regarding Hospital Based Services investments, partnerships, and operational strategies.
• Execute additional operational tasks assigned to support department and organizational initiatives.

What we're looking for

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of progressive healthcare accounting/finance, service line understanding, or operational finance experience
• Strong knowledge of healthcare accounting, finance, andreimbursement methodologies, understandingofphysician compensation models, provider subsidy structures, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and healthcare regulatory requirements affecting hospital-based services.
• Demonstrated success in financial analysis, service line profitability assessment, and strategic planning, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable recommendations for executive leadership.

Travel

• Up to 15% of the time

EEOC Statement

\"Lifepoint Healthis an Equal Opportunity Employer.Lifepoint Healthis committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.\"

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.