Area Vice President Heart and Vascular, North Chicago

Major Responsibilities: Participates as a member of the Area's senior management team, provides visionary leadership, holds service line expertise and fosters a common vision for the NSL. Leads Area(s) monthly operation performance reviews, monitors budget to actuals, investigates variances, and recommends corrective actions. Oversees ambulatory and inpatient services across the care continuum, ensuring high standards of clinical quality, patient safety, and operational efficiency. Supports institutional program planning for new facilities or programs. Coordinates with physician co-leaders to advance clinical programs and innovation. Directly manages administrative service line leaders. Collaborates on preparation of annual operating and capital budgets. Identifies value capture and efficiency opportunities. Champions quality improvement and patient safety initiatives. Supports the academic mission by facilitating research, education, and innovation.

Responsibilities

Participates as a member of the Area's senior management team, provides visionary leadership, holds service line expertise and fosters a common vision for the NSL; Leads Area(s) monthly operation performance reviews, monitors budget to actuals, investigates variances, and recommends corrective actions; Oversees ambulatory and inpatient services across the care continuum, ensuring high standards of clinical quality, patient safety, and operational efficiency; Supports institutional program planning for new facilities or programs; Coordinates with physician co-leaders to advance clinical programs and innovation; Directly manages administrative service line leaders, including hiring, evaluations, development, and disciplinary procedures; Collaborates on preparation of annual operating and capital budgets; Identifies value capture and efficiency opportunities and ensures effective resource allocation, budget management, capital planning, and financial performance; Champions quality improvement and patient safety initiatives; Supports the academic mission by facilitating research, education, and innovation.

Requirements

None (licensure); Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health or related field; Minimum of 10 years of healthcare administrative experience, including at least 5 years of demonstrated progressively responsible management experience overseeing clinical operations or service lines, required; Effective communication, ensuring transparency and collaboration; Demonstrated expertise in healthcare planning, operations, and financial management; Proven ability to lead large, multispecialty service lines in a complex, matrixed environment; Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and change management skills; Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities; Standard office environment; Must be able to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job; Regular travel throughout the designated Area(s).

Nice to have

Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health or related field; Terminal degree, such as PhD, JD or PharmD

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs; Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability; Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses; Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave; Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs; Educational Assistance Program; Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job; Incentive pay for select positions; Opportunity for annual increases based on performance