Divisional Vice President of Medicine

About the role

The Divisional Vice President of Medicine (DVPM) oversees and directs clinical quality, medical excellence, team-based care, clinical productivity and efficiency in partnership with the Divisional Vice President of Operations and Divisional People & Organization Business Manager. The DVPM will lead and develop group and local hospital medical directors and the Divisional Nursing Partner, ensuring that the development of medical leadership creates a pipeline of talent to further support organizational growth, medical excellence, and high standards of patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Elevate the standard of care and develop medical leaders.
• Develop and coach medical leaders, creating a pipeline of talent for future organizational growth.
• Lead and direct the Medical Directors of assigned regions to ensure adherence with organizational objectives in areas involving medical quality, clinician recruitment, retention, and engagement.
• Ensure the hospital is a learning environment supporting the clinical development of clinicians and technicians.
• Direct and plan the medical operations of a defined region to maximize returns on investments and increase productivity.
• Drive a positive hospital climate and interact with all levels of the organization to manage the business.
• Regularly interact with senior executives and actively contribute to the development of practice guidelines and care protocols.
• Maintain current knowledge regarding regional veterinary services market and industry issues.

Requirements

• Developing Direct Reports - Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each direct report’s career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes direct reports to accept developmental moves; will take direct reports who need work; is a people builder.
• Perspective - Looks toward the broadest possible view of an issue/challenge; has broad-ranging personal and business interests and pursuits; can easily pose future scenarios; can think globally; can discuss multiple aspects and impacts of issues and project them into the future.
• Business Acumen - Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
• Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
• Decision Quality - Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.