Division Assistant VP of Practice Operations

HCA Healthcare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) Plan with company match

Education assistance

Job summary

HCA Healthcare’s Central West Texas Division seeks an Executive leader to drive practice operations from Austin, overseeing a broad network of providers and hospitals. The role reports to division leadership and ensures alignment with corporate priorities, regulatory standards, and patient care goals.

The AVP will guide six direct reports, manage budgeting, and partner with hospital CEOs to deliver quality, efficient services and strategic growth across the division.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration or related field.
• Master's degree in business administration, healthcare administration or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in practice management.
• Experience managing multiple physician practices across large geographic areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management across Central West Texas practice operations.
• Ensure alignment with HCA policies and regulatory standards.
• Oversee budgeting, staffing, and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with hospital CEOs and division leadership to meet organizational goals.
• Drive quality initiatives and patient satisfaction improvements.
• Lead strategic initiatives for market growth and operational excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Operations management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration or related field

Master's degree in business administration, healthcare administration or related field

Job description

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Executives thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a Division Assistant Vice President of Practice Operations for our Central West Texas Division, where excellence creates excellence. This position will be based in Austin, TX.

Benefits

HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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Job Summary And Qualifications

The role of theDivision Assistant Vice President (DAVP) of Practice Operationsserves the second in command and chief operations officer in PSG’slargest divisions. The position serves as the market representative for the Division leadership, holding providers accountable to the contracted terms and ensuring that theinterestof HCA Healthcare and the Division are met. The position will communicate regularly (monthly MOR and PRN) with the Group Vice President, DivisionCFOand the Divisions’ hospitals’ CEOs. This positionmonitorsthe activities and operations of all the programs components to ensure the programs meet the Division’s goals of improved quality, efficiency, volume, and patient / physician satisfaction.

What you will do in this role:

• You willreport to the Central West Texas Division Vice President of Practice Operations
• You will havesix direct reports
• You will have operational oversight of all practice operations for the Central West Texas Division, which consists of 520+providers, 100+ multi-specialty practice locations, and support for nine HCA hospitals
• You willassistthem in providing leadership, direction, and management in large divisions (in excessof400 providers) for allaspects of physician operations
• You willensurestrategic initiatives, regulatory and HCA policies and procedures are implemented efficientlyand effectively in all clinics
• You willoverseethe strategic direction to significant numbers of physicians and advanced practice providers often in geographically isolated areas and submarkets
• You willworkeffectively with DVP, serving as liaison to hospital CEOs and Division Leadership to meet the needs of the organization and HCA Healthcare
• You willhelpdevelop and drive the strategic direction of the markets in conjunction with the Division and the hospital CEOs
• You willoversee the overall responsibility for the functions of the practices in the assigned markets to ensure maximum,utilizationof resources and theefficient delivery of services
• You willworkeffectively with HCA Physician Services management and support teams and the physician recruiting function of HCA Physician Services and hospital liaisons to support the placement of qualified physicians in employed practices
• You willparticipatein annual budgeting process including analysis of staffing levels and recommends actionstoeliminatenegative variance
• You willoversee and manageall employed physicians and practicesin accordance withHCAPS standards and policies ensuring that each practice meets and/orexceeds their financial targets
• You willbe responsibleforimplementing and tracking all quality initiatives in conjunction with HCA and other regulatory standards, to include facilitation of quarterly quality reviews and providing for problem resolutions
• You will develop and implementvolume growth initiatives and performance metrics. Works effectively with sales and marketing to enhance our growth initiatives
• You will perform other duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree business administration, healthcare administration or related fieldrequired
• Master's degree in business administration, healthcare administration or related field preferred
• 5+ years experience in practice management
• Experience in managing multiple physician practices across a wide geographic area

Supporting HCA Healthcare's 186 hospitals and 2,400+ sites of care, Physician Services plays a crucial role as the main entry point for patients looking for high-quality healthcare within the HCA Healthcare system. With a focus on meeting the needs of our patients at all access points, Physician Services is dedicated to implementing innovative, physician-driven, value-added solutions to assist physicians in providing high-quality, patient-centered care, aligning with our mission to care for and enhance human life.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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