AVP, Ambulatory and Accountable Care

About the role

The AVP, Ambulatory and Accountable Care provides executive leadership and accountability for the activities and functions that support ambulatory growth and value-based care across the Scripps Health enterprise.

This leader aligns resources and strategies to achieve organizational objectives while partnering with:

• Corporate and Business Development
• Population Health
• Scripps Medical Foundation and affiliated medical groups
• Clinical service lines
• Payer Relations
• Health Plan Services
• Enterprise Care Management

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Support and enable organizational goals across ambulatory and accountable care functions.
• Align customer initiatives with enterprise priorities.
• Develop analytic strategies that support growth and performance improvement.
• Maintain visibility into budgets and operational performance.
• Drive process improvement and operational excellence.

Ambulatory Operations Oversight

• Partner with physicians and providers to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Foster collaboration between clinical and operational teams.
• Provide oversight for clinics, programs, departments, and patient care centers.
• Ensure accountability for:
• Compliance
• Quality outcomes
• Service excellence
• Workforce engagement
• Ledrship development

Data & Analytics Leadership

• Direct development of business and clinical intelligence capabilities.
• Support growth, performance improvement, and identification of opportunities.
• Serve as a liaison for enterprise analytics initiatives.
• Lead strategic evaluations and special projects.

Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Leadership

• Lead physician engagement and network development activities.
• Oversee performance improvement efforts with independent providers.
• Drive provider integration across the network.
• Maintain expertise in:
• ACO regulations
• Employer contract requirements
• Performance targets
• Industry best practices

Workforce Development

• Recruit, develop, evaluate, and lead directors, managers, and staff.
• Coach leaders to strengthen communication, teamwork, and operational effectiveness.
• Ensure staff competency through:
• Hiring and onboarding
• Training and development
• Performance management
• Safety education

Key Partnerships

Works closely with physician and administrative leadership throughout the organization to achieve strategic and operational objectives.

Requirements

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• Approximately 8–10 years of progressively responsible healthcare leadership experience.
• Preferably within an outpatient healthcare environment.

Skills:

• Strategic planning and problem-solving expertise.
• Proven success leading high-performing organizations.
• Experience improving operational efficiency in growth-oriented environments.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to represent the organization effectively with integrity, professionalism, and compassion.
• Demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate teams in support of Scripps Health’s mission, vision, and values.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree.
• Additional advanced healthcare leadership experience.
• Clinic operations, primary care, rehab and/or population health leadership experience.