HCA Healthcare Hiring for RVP Transfer Center Job at Nashville, TN Full Time

Description

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Regional Vice President, Transfer Center? At HCA Healthcare, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

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 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.
• Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Retirement readiness and rollover 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)

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated RVP Transfer Center like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Regional Vice President of Patient Logistics is responsible for driving the complete patient logistics strategy, including transfer center, centralized patient placement, alignment & coordination with medical transportation, and the behavioral health assessment & response center (ARC) across the designated region through collaboration with division and hospital leaders, physicians, and key service line stakeholders; while holding executive oversight of all center operations and key compliance and regulatory policies. Establishes a regionally focused strategy for movement and placement of patients into and out of HCA from a multitude of access points through processes that enable volume growth and competitive advantage; aligning to drive a regional approach to patient flow and throughput. In collaboration with the Enterprise patient logistics strategy, acts as the liaison with referring facilities/vendors to facilitate clinical quality enhancements and process improvements for the betterment of patient care. Aligns as a strategic growth partner to division and facility leadership demonstrating strong sense of ownership of all improvement efforts related to the many in scope functional areas of the Patient Logistics Center for the region. Collaborates with division emergency preparedness and acts as the leader for any needed patient evacuation efforts in the event of emergent circumstances across the region or Enterprise. Facilitates the resolution of issues and roadblocks to the progress of the initiative. Establishes and executes regular systems for communicating the progress and results to stakeholders. This position serves as a primary customer lead to key stakeholders to identify issues and risks, to collect information for division wide decision-making regarding all patient logistics initiatives, to implement and influence change and to provide value-added services.

In conjunction with Division Leadership for the assigned region, this position is charged with the following responsibilities for patient logistics projects and initiatives, which include (but are not limited to):

• Drives all aspects of the patient logistics initiative as the strategic leader developing, implementing, and tracking progress on key growth strategies into HCA through the Patient Logistics Center. Oversight includes transfer center functions, centralized patient placement, alignment for medical transportation, behavioral health ARC, and any added scope functions identified in current or future state.
• Leads and develops direct reports who oversee daily Patient Logistics Center operations, which serve multiple HCA divisions as consolidated regional locations. Operational span includes oversight of clinical processes, staff hiring, development, and training; as well as analytics support to Corporate/division/hospital leadership.
• Implements and successfully operationalizes the HCA standard centralized patient placement model for all HCA hospitals the Patient Logistics Center supports; through alignment with key stakeholders actively participates in division and hospital throughput initiatives to assist in the center’s work for collaboration of patient flow.
• Leads the implementation and on-going HCA hospital adoption of multiple Enterprise wide technology applications that intersect with patient logistics, including but not limited to Teletracking software, HCA Physician Scheduler tool, etc.
• Works with facility executive teams, medical and nursing leadership, and the Physician and Provider Relations team to promote volume growth and competitive advantage through development of differentiating strategies.
• Through knowledge of the market, competitive landscape, and use of patient logistics analytics; identifies and communicates potential business opportunities to division and hospital leaders for further growth. Works with division and hospital management, departmental and interdepartmental staff, and physicians in identifying operational opportunities and inefficiencies, assists in the development and evaluation of alternatives and solutions, and drives the establishment of action plans for improvement. This includes the responsibilities and direct oversight with centralized patient placement through the Patient Logistics Center, as well as oversight of the behavioral health ARC.
• Collaborates with division emergency preparedness and acts as the leader for any needed patient evacuation efforts in the event of emergent circumstances across the division or Enterprise.
• Works in partnership with Division CFO and Process Improvement leaders on the use of process improvement tools and techniques, analytical techniques, and statistical applications. Serves as the division coordinator/facilitator of transfer/placement/transport center initiatives. Assures that improvement processes are implemented and audited.
• Presents the Patient Logistics Center strategic materials and initiative updates at Corporate, division, and key stakeholder meetings; including to key physician groups, hospital leadership teams, and other parties as needed.
• Serves as the liaison/facilitator of communication with any vendors providing transfer/transport services and bed management software regarding vision, specific goals and objectives for initiatives and guides the efforts of the vendor team toward these goals.
• Develops and implements new patient logistics functionality under the guidance of the Corporate VP of Patient Logistics Centers, keeping in line with overall department scope and responsibilities.
• All other duties as assigned.

Must Have:

• More than 7 years of relevant experience (Experience in transfer center or clinical call center, as well as healthcare operations strongly preferred).
• Must have held executive leadership positions (reflecting increasing levels of responsibility) in roles where building and leveraging key relationships was a responsibility as well as driving a strategic initiative)
• Bachelor’s Degree Required – Master’s Preferred

This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

HCA Healthcare (Corporate), based in Nashville, Tennessee, supports a variety of corporate roles from business operations to administrative positions. Like our colleagues in any HCA Healthcare hospital, our corporate campus employees enjoy unparalleled resources and opportunities to reach their potential as healthcare leaders and innovators. From market rate compensation to continuing education and career advancement opportunities, every person has a solid foundation for success. Nashville is also home to our Executive Development Program, where exceptional employees are groomed to take on CNO- and COO-level roles in our hospitals. This selective program focuses on ethics, leadership and the financial and clinical knowledge required of professionals at this level of the industry.

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 cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“Good people beget good people.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our RVP Transfer Center opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

This position is incentive eligible.