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COO-Northwest Texas Healthcare System

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Location:
AMARILLO, TX 79106
Employee Type:
Full-Time
Industry:
Healthcare - Health Services
Manages Others:
Yes
Job Type:
Executive
Education:
Graduate Degree
Experience:
1 to 3 years
Travel:
None
Relocation Covered:
Yes
Post Date:
10/27/2009
Contact Information
Ref ID:
15110
Description Northwest Texas Healthcare System is looking for a Chief Operating Officer. Northwest Texas is a 489 acute care for-profit facility. Of the 489, 85 beds are licensed behavioral care beds. Northwest Texas has nearly 14,000 admissions a year, 245,000 outpatient visits and 50,000 ER visits a year. Their Centers of Excellence include Women’s Health, Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Trauma/Emergency Department, Mental Health and Heart.
The following are the job functions of the Chief Operating Officer for Northwest Texas Healthcare System:
  • Provide day to day leadership for the operations of the hospital.
  • Implement strategy of CEO and Corporation and manage hospital departments efficiently and effectively to maximize quality of services and profits of the hospital.
  • Direct effective quality operations to maximize return on investment and community reputation.
  • Increases revenues and income before inter-company allocations.
  • Maintain or decrease the effective bad debt rate, achieve the margin percentage, and implement operating cost controls in the areas of staffing, supplies, purchased services, etc.
  • Manage and develop employees through appropriate management practices.
  • Create a hospital climate to motivate employees to achieve their highest performance by establishing direction, coaching employees, providing feedback, and building commitment.
    • Requirements Job Requirements:
  • Three to five years of acute care hospital experience with a minimum of two to three years as a Chief Operating Officer in an Acute Care facility.
  • Bachelor’s degrees and Master’s degree.
  • Must be organized and be able to manage multiple diverse departments.
  • Must be detail oriented, focus on nuances of multiple hospital operations, and be able to manage communication with employees and vendors.
  • Must be able to motivate, inspire, and communicate with individuals and groups.
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