Senior Vice President of Hospice Operations-CA

VITAS Healthcare; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare in Milpitas, CA seeks a senior operations leader to oversee resource planning, deployment and performance across the organization. You will guide management in staffing, budgeting, scheduling, logistics and policy execution to meet growth objectives.

The role requires extensive healthcare operations experience, exceptional communication, and demonstrated leadership across multisite environments.

Qualifications

• Must have over 10 years of experience in a senior operations position within a healthcare setting.
• Experience with multisite, multistate operations, business modeling, and resource allocation and management.
• Proven track record of increased profitability, improved performance and process improvement.
• Exceptional communication, multi-tasking, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and make recommendations for improvement to the organization’s core services focusing on resource planning, deployment and utilization.
• Direct an internal team that reviews and monitors daily key performance indicators in support of business operations.
• Develop long- and short-term strategies for improving resource management.
• Directs the preparation of short-term and long-range plans and budgets based on corporate goals.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations governing business operations.
• Evaluate operations results and report to the President on performance.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Team leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or finance

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

• Provide oversight and make recommendations for improvement to the organization’s core services focusing on resource planning, deployment and utilization
• Assist in the development of organizational standards and key performance indicators that encompasses such areas as staffing ratios, scheduling, logistics and financial performance
• Direct an internal team that reviews and monitors daily key performance indicators in support of business operations
• Develop both short-term and long-term strategies for improving resource management
• Guides and directs management in the development, production, promotion, and operational and financial aspects of the organization's services.
• Directs the preparation of short-term and long-range plans and budgets based on broad corporate goals and growth objectives.
• Oversees executives who direct field/program activities that implement the organization’s policies.
• Implements programs that meet corporate goals and objectives.
• Creates the structure and processes necessary to manage the organization’s current activities and its projected growth.
• Maintains a sound plan of corporate organization, establishing policies to ensure adequate management development and to provide for capable management succession.
• Develops and installs procedures and controls to promote communication and adequate information flow within the organization.
• Establishes operating policies consistent with the chief executive officer’s broad policies and objectives and ensures their execution.
• Evaluates the results of overall operations regularly and systematically and reports these results to the President.
• Ensures that the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability of all direct subordinates are defined and understood.
• Ensures that all organization activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws governing business operations.
• Plans and directs all aspects of an organization’s operational policies, objectives, initiatives. Responsible for the attainment of short- and long-term financial and operational goals. Directs the development of the organization to ensure future growth.
• Assists in the development of organization policies that encompass such areas as staffing, financial performance, and organization expansion.
• Seeks ongoing improvement in the delivery of administrative services to the organization as well as in the management of company affairs.
• Ensures corporate policies and programs approved by Executive Management are implemented.
• May act as a liaison with various boards, agencies and associations.
• Creates a model that supports the organization’s mission and values based on an internal and external needs assessment.
• Monitors the internal/external environment and identifies opportunities to fulfill the corporate strategy.
• Serves as strategic liaison for key organizational initiatives between business units and their customers, both internal and external.
• Assesses current models of business operations and develops appropriate new models as needed.
• Develops policies in alignment with corporate goals.
• Performs related duties as required. This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

• Provide oversight and make recommendations for improvement to the organization’s core services focusing on resource planning, deployment and utilization
• Assist in the development of organizational standards and key performance indicators that encompasses such areas as staffing ratios, scheduling, logistics and financial performance
• Direct an internal team that reviews and monitors daily key performance indicators in support of business operations
• Develop both short-term and long-term strategies for improving resource management
• Guides and directs management in the development, production, promotion, and operational and financial aspects of the organization’s services.
• Directs the preparation of short-term and long-range plans and budgets based on broad corporate goals and growth objectives.
• Oversees executives who direct field/program activities that implement the organization’s policies.
• Implements programs that meet corporate goals and objectives.
• Creates the structure and processes necessary to manage the organization’s current activities and its projected growth.
• Maintains a sound plan of corporate organization, establishing policies to ensure adequate management development and to provide for capable management succession.
• Develops and installs procedures and controls to promote communication and adequate information flow within the organization.
• Establishes operating policies consistent with the chief executive officer’s broad policies and objectives and ensures their execution.
• Evaluates the results of overall operations regularly and systematically and reports these results to the President.
• Ensures that the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability of all direct subordinates are defined and understood.
• Ensures that all organization activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws governing business operations.
• Plans and directs all aspects of an organization’s operational policies, objectives, initiatives. Responsible for the attainment of short- and long-term financial and operational goals. Directs the development of the organization to ensure future growth.
• Assists in the development of organization policies that encompass such areas as staffing, financial performance, and organization expansion.
• Seeks ongoing improvement in the delivery of administrative services to the organization as well as in the management of company affairs.
• Ensures corporate policies and programs approved by Executive Management are implemented.
• May act as a liaison with various boards, agencies and associations.
• Creates a model that supports the organization’s mission and values based on an internal and external needs assessment.
• Monitors the internal/external environment and identifies opportunities to fulfill the corporate strategy.
• Serves as strategic liaison for key organizational initiatives between business units and their customers, both internal and external.
• Assesses current models of business operations and develops appropriate new models as needed.
• Develops policies in alignment with corporate goals.
• Performs related duties as required. This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Must have over 10 years of experience in a senior operations position within a healthcare setting.

• Experience with multisite, multistate operations, business modeling, and resource allocation and management.
• The ability to demonstrate a proven track record of increased profitability, improved performance and process improvement.
• Exceptional communication, multi-tasking, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work on various assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to utilize and administer the disciplinary action process through coaching and counseling to improve performance or terminate employment.
• Working knowledge of computers, internet access, and the ability to navigate within an automated systems as well as a variety of software packages such as Excel and Word.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or finance or related field from an accredited college or university or the international equivalent preferred.

• Master’s degree preferred.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

EOE/AA M/F/D/V