Overview

　　CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. It was created in February 2019 by Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. With its national office in Chicago and a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians, CommonSpirit operates more than 2,000 care sites from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen -- both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

　　This key physician leader serves as the System Senior Vice President (SSVP) for the Physician Enterprise (PE) Pacific Northwest (PNW) Division, reporting to the Executive Vice President, PE, of CommonSpirit Health, and President, Northwest Region. The SSVP is the accountable executive responsible for the ambulatory portfolio of healthcare assets across the NW Region which may include, but not be limited to, ambulatory outpatient services, physician and APP engagement, and employment business models, as well as other alternative healthcare delivery systems.

　　Ensures the strategic direction and operations of the NW Region Physician Enterprise (PE) are sound and congruent with the mission, vision, and values of CommonSpirit Health. Responsible for overall PE clinical quality and Value Based Care working with CIN leadership both regionally and nationally. Working closely with regional, market, and care site leadership develops and implements initiatives that are aligned with both the broader PE strategy, the clinical direction, and the long range strategic and financial plan of the NW Region. Creates a sustainable vision, strategy and business model for the long-term development and operation of the PE in conjunction with the NW Region, developing and implementing effective strategic and capital plans, operating and capital budgets, major projects and partnerships, goals and objectives that respond to emerging opportunities and divisional needs, improving organizational effectiveness and ultimately enhancing the competitive position of the NW Region, the Physician Enterprise, and CommonSpirit Health.

　　Responsibilities

　　Responsible for the short and long term strategies, capital and operational budgets, and the medical staff development plans for the PE NW Region. Ensures the Region meets the goals and objectives of the Physician Enterprise, within the markets of the NW Region and CommonSpirit Health.

　　Partners with physician and region/market leaders to develop engagement strategies for providers that build cohesion around a common clinical vision, including clinical quality, clinical standards, variation reduction, health equity, and excellent patient experience, while aligning strategic and economic incentives, and advancing quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.

　　Leads the transformation and integration to a results-oriented patient-centered culture, ensuring that standard practices and a common set of metrics are extended across groups and regions, with sensitivity to the nuances necessary to ensure that unique market needs are met.

　　Recruits, assimilates, and retains premier, culturally aligned providers to achieve CommonSpirit Health’s strategic initiatives and growth targets, and to ensure that the organization’s unique presence in each of its markets meets the needs of the community.

　　Attracts and retains patients and providers within its network, promotes efficiencies to ensure timely access to patient care, and prevents patient out-migration for either primary or specialty care. Maintains close collaborative relationships with hospital leaders and key stakeholders, in support of recruiting and retention of provider medical staff and hospital-based services.

　　Monitors regional and market KPIs to national, regional, PE, and System benchmarks, to optimize access to care, provider growth, clinical performance, and value.

　　Assesses provider compensation and incentive plans and adjusts them, as appropriate, to ensure they remain market competitive, aligned with the PE, and any future fee-for-value strategies.

　　Works with regional, market, and care site leadership teams to ensure seamless and cost-effective coordination between ambulatory clinics and inpatient services, as well as to support the CIN/ACO and to inform provider recruitment and retention strategies.

　　Demonstrates a solid understanding of different service lines and delivery models within the market. Collaborates to generate and develop work plans for expansion of services, and performance improvement and/or consolidation of existing services, based on market demographics and facility/service line volume projections. Implements new services using different business models and strategic relationships with external partners and physicians.

　　Develops and maintains strong academic partnerships, ensuring integration of talent and clinical excellence.

　　Builds and develops a bench of management talent by ensuring effective utilization of human resources and oversees integrated strategies to ensure quality results in the recruitment, selection, retention and development of the workforce. Has direct accountability for culture and employee engagement.

　　In partnership with the PE Executive Team, Regional and Market Leadership, Physician Leaders, and other key stakeholders across the system, provides the leadership to develop, guide and facilitate CommonSpirit Health’s strategy toward an Integrated Clinical Enterprise.

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　　Qualifications

　　Education & Experience:

　　Medical degree accompanied by a clinical and administrative background is required.

　　Minimum of ten (10) years of executive or senior healthcare leadership experience within a complex, multi-site, multi-area health care organization including ambulatory and outpatient service delivery systems.

　　Demonstrated ability to deliver a high level of provider and employee engagement, and effective physician relationships.

　　Pay Range

　　$257.81 - $300.78 /hour

　　We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.