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The Chief Operating Officer (CCO) in conjunction with the management team provides guidance, leadership and execution of internal and external strategic initiatives. This individual’s efforts will align with the strategic needs of the organization, and drive future growth through business development, support and marketing. This position identifies, analyzes, presents, and assesses business opportunities for the organization. This individual ensures the organization is well positioned in a rapidly evolving and competitive environment by being an agent for ongoing organizational development. This individual ensures that strategies are clearly understood by all stakeholders and that the organization achieves its strategic goals at the optimum pace. Also ensures highly productive relationships and partnerships for the benefit of the organization.
The COO is responsible for positive relationships and effective communications with executives, medical staff, employees, volunteers, community representatives and board members as appropriate. The COO develops plans to implement care and services based on community need and consistent with the strategic plan. S/he fulfills the leadership role in the CEO’s absence.
Essential Functions
Ensure hospital compliance with federal, state and local government laws and regulations, accrediting agency standards and hospital policies and procedures, rules and regulations.
Support the growth of the organization through identification and development of new business opportunities to ensure organizational success. Develop business analyses related to potential markets to support business proposals.
Provide overall direction and leadership for assigned departments and for the professional development of assigned personnel. Responsible for the development and management of integrated, strategy aligned departmental work plans.
Has operational responsibilities such as, clinical engineering, maintenance/security, master facility planning/construction, service line implementation and supply chain management.
Demonstrate consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications and systems; recommends timelines and resources needed to achieve the program goals.
Work with staff to develop systems to ensure consistent, high-quality project management. Provide leadership in development of inter-team communication and cohesiveness, sustaining culture and supporting staff.
Participate in strategic planning sessions that include financial forecast/projections, business strategy, brand strategy, market assessment, business opportunities, and operational priorities.
Oversee the implementation of strategic goals and action plans, as assigned. Plans, designs, develops, and delivers programs and services that support the strategic initiatives of the organization. Act as a senior advisor to the management team on assigned projects; provides leadership to further the strategic agenda of the organization.
Represent the organization, as required, with designated business/community leaders, the general public, and/or the media to advance assigned projects, as directed. Systematically cultivates and maintains long-term, collaborative relationships with key stakeholders and with selected organizations to achieve mutual goals.
Recommend, develop and implement policies, procedures and practices which foster and promote development throughout the organization; recommends organizational structures, personnel and resources to ensure program success. Recommend new or revised systems, methods, programs and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of organizational services.
Actively committed to quality of patient care, treatment, and services. Measures and reports quality results to hospital and corporate teams. Fosters continuous quality improvement. Participates in corporate-wide and hospital-based performance improvement activities.
Serves as the organizational leader in the absence of the CEO.
Benefits
Benefits include a competitive salary, relocation package along with incentive compensation plan, 401(k) savings and match, and a comprehensive health and welfare benefits package.
About Great Plains Health: To inspire health and healing by putting patients first – ALWAYS.
Great Plains Health (GPHealth) located in North Platte, Nebraska, is a nonprofit, fully accredited, 116-bed regional referral center serving west Nebraska, northern Kansas and northern Colorado. In total, our primary and secondary service areas span 34 counties, 136,000 lives and approximately 67,832 square miles, about the size of the state of Pennsylvania. With nearly 100 physicians representing 30 medical specialties, the Great Plains Health system offers advanced medical services, including heart and vascular, cancer, orthopedic services, women’s services, and a level III trauma center. The system employs approximately 1,100 employees and has more than 200 volunteers. The range of patient populations served includes neonatal, pediatric, adult, obstetric and geriatric.
Great Plains Health has served as the region’s leader in the investment of their people, facilities, technology, equipment and medical expertise to grow and advance healthcare in the communities we serve. GPHealth has approximately 183,000 patient encounters per month and houses western Nebraska’s only Heart Institute, Wound healing center, and Level 2 neonatal intensive care unit. GPHealth serves the region through 13 Great Plains Physician Network and hospital-based clinics, with providers who perform outreach in 26 critical access hospitals in Nebraska and Kansas. Two hundred fifty academic institutions partner with Great Plains Health to provide rural internships for medical, nursing and allied health students in numerous specialties. |
