Region VP Administration Ambulatory-South

Job Summary

The Region Vice President of Administration and Ambulatory serves as a strategic and operational partner to the region’s senior leadership team, driving enterprise project management, facilitating operating and strategic planning cycles, leading performance management routines, and ensuring cross-functional alignment and follow-through on key initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee region-wide portfolio and project management across operational, strategic, and corporate-service initiatives; establish governance, workplans, milestones, and accountability.
• Lead market-specific operational performance assessment and improvement efforts, including identification of opportunities, prioritization, and implementation support.
• Drive strategy implementation and programming (e.g., growth strategy initiatives such as ambulatory surgery center expansion), coordinating cross-functional stakeholders from concept through execution.
• Partner with Physician Enterprise and Market Presidents to program and deliver growth initiatives across ambulatory and employed/affiliated provider platforms (e.g., access expansion, capacity and template optimization, referral/order optimization, APP care model deployment, and digital enablement).
• Serve as a member of the Region Executive Committee (REC), supporting agenda-setting, decision support, and disciplined follow-through on commitments, risks, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Own regional analytics and reporting (e.g., operational dashboards, performance reporting, KPI definitions, and data-driven insights) to inform decision-making and performance improvement.
• Provide regional oversight and coordination of key corporate services interfaces (e.g., Pharmacy, Environmental Services, Lab), ensuring service performance, issue resolution, and alignment to regional priorities.
• Facilitate development of the annual operating plan, including performance targets, initiative roadmaps, and alignment to strategic priorities.
• Support budget development in partnership with finance and operational leaders; help translate plans into financial assumptions and resource needs.
• Prioritize and support capital request development, including business case justification, prioritization support, and governance coordination.
• Provide interim management leadership as needed for facilities, service lines, functions, or special situations (e.g., leadership gaps, turnaround, stabilization).
• Monitor adherence to business plans submitted and approved by the markets.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or related field preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive experience in healthcare operations, strategy, consulting, program management, or health system administration (scope/level may vary based on organization size and reporting relationship).
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives, operating rhythms (e.g., monthly performance reviews), and multi-stakeholder governance processes.
• Strong financial acumen with experience supporting budgeting, operating plans, and business/capital case development.
• Advanced analytical skills with experience building and interpreting operational and financial performance reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing executive-level materials and facilitating senior leader discussions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in or supporting multi-site health systems, regions, or service line structures.
• Experience supporting growth initiatives (e.g., ambulatory expansion, network/access expansion) and associated operational readiness work.
• Familiarity with healthcare regulatory, compliance, and quality frameworks and how they influence operational decision-making.
• Experience in interim leadership, change management, performance improvement/Lean, or turnaround environments.