Overview
Ardent Health Services invests in quality healthcare.
Ardent Health Services, located in Nashville, Tennessee, has earned a reputation as one of the industry’s strongest – and most innovative hospital operators. We are driven by our purpose of caring for people: our patients, their families and one another. Our facilities and clinics are consistently recognized among healthcare’s best employers.
To support operations, Ardent invested more than $1.4 billion since 2011 to raise the standard of care in the communities we serve. Additionally, Ardent has invested $220 million in Epic, towards uniting our hospitals and clinics on a single information-sharing platform to improve patient outcomes and increase efficient care delivery. We recognize each hospital is as unique as the community it serves. We strive to maintain strong community ties through advisory boards, contributions, charitable care, education and outreach.
Ardent includes:
Ardent Health Services invests in quality healthcare. AHS makes considerable investments in people, technology, facilities, and communities, producing high quality care and extraordinary results. Since 2001, those investments total more than $835 million. From newly constructed facilities and expanded services, to lifesaving technology and outstanding opportunities for employees, AHS is committed to providing its hospitals and clinics the tools needed to succeed.
OUR PURPOSE is caring for people: our patients, their families and one another.
We believe it is this mix of corporate support and local autonomy that equips our facilities for success.
Lovelace Health System:
Lovelace Health System is comprised of Lovelace Medical Center, Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center, New Mexico Heart Institute, Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital, Lovelace Women’s Hospital, Lovelace Westside Hospital, Lovelace Regional Hospital and Lovelace Medical Group/Southwest Medical Associates.
Lovelace recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, marking a century of caring, change and progress while continuously improving the practice of medicine. Across its six hospitals, 51 health care clinics and seven outpatient therapy clinics, Lovelace has 619 inpatient beds and employs a team of more than 3,400, including more than 263 health care providers. Lovelace continues to invest in our community, providing more than $80 million in unfunded care and supporting local nonprofit and community organizations with more than $350,000 in direct contributions in 2022. From the first and only hospital in New Mexico dedicated to women’s health to the states only hospital devoted exclusively to cardiovascular care, Lovelace is a leader in meeting the healthcare needs of this region.
Lovelace Medical Group:
Lovelace Medical Group (LMG) is a multispecialty provider group, which includes clinics, doctors and advanced practice providers in a broad range of specialties and primary care and provides patients with exceptional healthcare through the support of Lovelace Health System hospitals and technology.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as the Chief Operating Officer at Lovelace Medical Group.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) position at Lovelace Medical Group (LMG) is an ideal opportunity for an experienced, ambitious health care professional who is seeking a meaningful leadership role in a successful, for-profit health care organization. The COO must be hands-on and lead by example and motivate staff to deliver measurable, accountable, cost-effective results that further the mission of the organization. The COO will be an integral member of LMG’s senior management team and will oversee and direct all internal operations at each of LMG’s 20+ clinic sites. In addition, the COO will be an essential contributor to the Lovelace Health System’s growth planning process and will help shape the future of a fast growing, financially healthy, well-respected clinic organization. Reporting to the CEO and working as a key member of the organization’s leadership team, the COO will take a lead role in building, implementing, and overseeing all of the organization’s systems, processes, workflows, and procedures. The COO will have bottom line responsibility for leading and managing all operational and administrative aspects of the organization. The COO will be responsible for a comprehensive array of administrative services and operations, including but not limited to, overseeing all activities pertaining to communications, other operations that are required to effectively and efficiently support and collaborate with LHS’s Hospital leaders ensuring the growth and development of key service lines. In conjunction with the CEO, the COO will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the annual budget, and for ensuring that LMG’s services and funding are in compliance with all national, state, and city regulations, certifications, and licensing requirements.
Responsibilities
Planning and Organizational Effectiveness
Operations Management
Financial Management
Quality/Risk Management/Organizational Effectiveness
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: