Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Unclassified - Foley, AL

Full-time - Executive

Foley, AL

501-1,000 employees

About the position

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center is responsible for overseeing the hospital's day-to-day operations, ensuring revenue growth, managing expenses, and achieving financial goals. This role involves collaboration with various departments, particularly in planning, compliance, and performance improvement, while also representing the hospital in professional and civic engagements. The COO plays a crucial role in physician recruitment and retention, as well as fostering a positive work environment for hospital employees.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day to day operations of all departments in the hospital with the exception of Nursing.
• Coordinating facility and program planning budget preparation, administering hospital policy formulation.
• Representing the hospital at various professional, civic and governmental organizations and meetings.
• Partnering with physicians who use, or will use, the hospital; taking a role in the recruiting and retention of physicians.
• Working with the Chief Executive Officer to ensure the hospital meets necessary regulatory and compliance approvals and quality accreditations in conjunction with the hospital's Chief Nursing Officer.
• Working with the Chief Executive Officer to create an environment that will encourage the recruiting and retention of qualified hospital employees.
• Analyzing areas in planning, promoting and conducting organization-wide performance improvement activities.
• Assisting in planning of new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue.
• Assisting in managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs in conjunction with the hospital's financial and nursing officers.
• Participating in the hospital's monthly operation reviews as well as participating in corporate office meetings as deemed necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field from an accredited institution.
• Master of Healthcare Administration or MBA with Healthcare emphasis required.
• Minimum 4 years recent hospital experience managing multiple departments in acute care facility.
• Experience in physician relations or recruitment required.
• Proficient in written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, hospital staff and community.
• Ability to maintain confidential information concerning personal, financial, or medical matters.
• Knowledge of technical and professional skills management, general principles of human resource management, labor relations and hospital economics.