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We have an opportunity to join Ascension Borgess Hospital as the Vice President of Operations.

When you join Ascension, you join a diverse team united by our mission; to provide compassionate, personalized care to all - especially to those most in need.

Ascension Borgess Hospital provides full-service acute, outpatient and emergency care to communities across Southwest Michigan. And across the region, Ascension Borgess has three additional inpatient facilities — Ascension Borgess, Allegan Hospital, Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital and Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

The Vice President of Operations for Ascension Borgess hospital formulates and oversees the organization's planning, policies and practices in collaboration with executive leadership.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Participates in development of the organization’s vision, policies and short and long-term objectives.

• Leads implementation of strategic, clinical, and operational initiatives and helps to drive success through accountability.

• Develops, implements and monitors operating budgets for areas of responsibility.

• Evaluates and recommends improvements and/or additions to hospital facilities.

• Leads efforts to provide high quality, low cost operations within sites of care as well as day-to-day operations.

• Ensures that performance is aligned with Ascension’s practices and standards of excellence and determines interventions necessary to improve performance.

• Ensures the patient is at the forefront of all that we do within the organization as measured by patient satisfaction scores and works with clinical and non-clinical leaders in areas of opportunity.

• A strong commitment to the mission of Catholic healthcare and a personal and professional presence to provide moral and spiritual leadership on behalf of Ascension; a values-driven leadership style which is guided in thinking, in acting, and stewardship by sensitivity to the mission values of Ascension Health.

• A highly effective communicator who will make communications a top priority within the organization and will be a responsive, relational, interactive, and accountable leader who will recognize the importance of building consensus and providing leadership with credibility, influence, respect, and listening skills.

• An appreciation of the challenges and the opportunities associated with being a change agent within the context of a multi-site and growing national health system.

• Direct experience and subject matter expertise in Healthcare Quality across the continuum of care; ambulatory, acute and post-acute care.

• Proficient knowledge and expertise in hospital and health care related quality and performance improvement principles and practices, as well as regulatory and statutory requirements for quality improvement and patient safety in health care.

• The ability to create inclusive teams that are active and enthusiastic participants in the successful implementation of quality and safety strategies and plans based on improving quality goals.

• Possess not only excellent organization, oral and written communication skills, but the ability to persuasively communicate project proposals, plans and status to key stakeholders.

• Ability to resolve issues efficiently and effectively.

• Proficient in program development with strong leadership and teambuilding skills.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Requirements

Education:

• Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 4 of those years being in leadership/management.

Additional Preferences

Education:

• Master's degree preferred.

Work Experience:

• 7 years of experience required.

• 10 years of experience preferred.

• 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Michigan operates 16 hospitals and more than 300 related healthcare facilities that together employ nearly 23,000 compassionate associates. When you join our care teams, you join a team dedicated to providing spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of the communities we serve throughout Michigan.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRightsSp_10_20.pdf) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Pay Non-Discrimination Notice (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

This Ministry does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.