VP Chief Operating Officer

at  Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System

St. Dominic’s Hospital, a trusted healthcare leader in Jackson, Mississippi, is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as Chief Operating Officer (COO). This pivotal role is responsible for driving operational excellence, aligning strategies with the organization’s mission, and ensuring the successful achievement of short- and long-term goals in operations, human resources, financial performance, and organizational growth. As COO, you will work closely with the Board of Directors and executive leadership team, shaping the future of St. Dominic’s Hospital while upholding its tradition of delivering high-quality care to the community.

COO Performance Expectations:

• Participates in the development of strategic planning for the hospital and directs and reviews the development of quality health care programs and services that reflect a consideration of hospital-wide goals, objectives, and community health care needs. Initiates new service areas and monitors and evaluates newly developed programs in order to ensure that quality health care services are provided by the hospital and its subdivisions.
• Establishes hospital policies and procedures congruent with the mission and the hospital’s strategic plans, operating goals, and objectives. Monitors the utilization and application of policies and procedures in order to ensure that quality health care services are provided to the community.
• Establishes and monitors programs and policies to strengthen organizations relationship with our physician customers.
• Oversees hospital administrative meetings and committees and promotes innovation, strategic plans, and policy revisions in an effort to improve the hospital’s provision of quality services. Represents the hospital with professional and civic service organizations and strives to promote the mission and image of the hospital.
• Directs the development of the overall hospital budget, provides prudent and efficient budget proposals to the CEO, and assists in presenting budget proposals to the Board of Directors and Board Committees. Conducts periodic reviews of the hospital’s financial performance and recommends appropriate responsive action.
• Prepares and presents formal reports to the CEO and Board of Directors that detail corporate activities and potential health care service programs based on an analysis of market conditions, health care trends, corporate performance, and community standards of care.
• Ensures that the hospital establishes continuous quality improvement practices and programs that enhance the attainment of operating goals and objectives. Oversees the quality improvement process for the entire hospital.
• Monitors hospital staffing and approves and allocates personnel in a manner that promotes efficient hospital operations and the provision of quality health care services
• Evaluates the performance of reporting personnel in order to ensure personal development, efficient operations, and the attainment of hospital goals and objectives
• Ensures that all hospital staff receive regular performance reviews, appropriate job-relevant feedback, and are treated in a fair and objective manner.
• In the absence of the CEO, assumes all responsibilities inherent in the position in order to ensure continuity in the provision of health care services and efficient hospital operations
• Strives to promote the quality and efficiency of his/her own performance by remaining current with the latest trends in field of expertise through participation in job-relevant seminars and workshops, attendance at professional conferences, and affiliations with national and state professional organizations.

Experience - 7 years of senior level experience with 5 years in the acute care setting, progressive career growth.
Education - Master’s degree in health care administration, business administration, nursing, or terminal degree in related healthcare field.
St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital (St. Dominic Hospital), a 571-bed acute care facility in Jackson, Miss., traces its history to 1946, when the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Ill., purchased the Jackson Infirmary in the center of the city. The infirmary was the foundation for a health system that today includes the acute care hospital, a continuing care community, and a full range of outpatient and community services. St. Dominic Hospital employees contribute to community member welfare not only through the provision of health services but also via voluntary community service and by employee funded charitable contributions to many local organizations in need.
St. Dominic’s seeks to fulfill its mission by establishing community and performing service in the name of Jesus Christ. That means giving of time, talents, and resources to make our communities better places to live. The St. Dominic’s family of caregivers not only serves patients, but also contributes to an atmosphere of care and compassion for those outside the hospital’s walls. St. Dominic’s strives to not only provide care for the sick but also to offer education and wellness services to the community in order to improve the health status of those around us and eliminate risk factors for more serious health problems

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