Director of Strategy - Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville

Overview

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) is a diversified healthcare services company headquartered in Dallas. Our care delivery network includes United Surgical Partners International, the largest ambulatory platform in the country, which operates or has ownership interests in more than 480 ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals. We also operate acute care and specialty hospitals, approximately 160 other outpatient facilities, a network of leading employed physicians and a global business center in Manila, Philippines.

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Valley Baptist Health System, consisting of Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville and Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen, serves the Rio Grande Valley and has a long history spanning over 90 years with a broad range of acute and outpatient services. The Brownsville campus includes 243 beds and has undergone multiple expansions and renovations over the years to enhance patient care and surgical capabilities.

• Leads in development and implementation of facility business strategy.
• Develops and implements strategy which leads to improvement in market share consistent with Tenet Healthcare’s mission and core values.
• Uses data to analyze market dynamics, trends and competition and implements strategies to meet market demand.
• Assesses market development strategy and industry trends as appropriate, leading to the generation of innovative ideas to improve current business plan and achieve desired results.
• Demonstrates exceptional financial management and analytical skills while leading the annual business planning process and preparing forecasts.
• Effectively advises CEO in the development and execution of short- and long-term strategies.
• Establishes and influences others to achieve goals, targets and metrics consistent with strategic and operational objectives.
• Demonstrates excellent formal presentation and interpersonal communication skills that result in understanding of, and commitment to, strategic initiatives.
• Leads senior executive team in advancing the system’s short- and long-term strategic plans.

• Aids in Service Line Development
• Identifies, evaluates, and gains consensus for development of new or expansion of current inpatient and/or outpatient services and programs based on lack of current supply, quality, growth and/or service in the market.
• Works in collaboration with health system/hospital/department leaders to develop strategic service lines ensuring physician engagement to achieve desired results in quality, service, operations and financial metrics.
• Understands all operational components necessary to implement a new or expand a current service line, including but not limited to capital, equipment, people, education, quality metrics and costs.
• Monitors, understands and assesses service line performance by key performance indicators (volume, outcomes, market shares, etc.).
• Gathers competitive intelligence from the community on service line opportunities.
• Leads discussions with physicians, community-based facilities, local payers, providers and employers to gain information related to collaboration and support for strategic initiatives and service line development/enhancement to meet the needs of the community served.
• Work in collaboration with other Tenet and Tenet JV facilities to develop network opportunities and service line enhancements.

• Effectively manages the Provider Outreach Program and works to meet community need through recruitment of physicians
• Builds targeted performance objectives for Provider Outreach team which identifies opportunities for greater collaboration to achieve common goals of better serving our shared patients.
• Supports Provider Outreach Program priorities, identifies outreach partners across the care continuum, and develops strategies and metrics while monitoring progress to plan (e.g., physician manpower plan, progress toward service line goals and PRM activity including reach and frequency).
• Ensures community, physician and longitudinal care partners are aware of new initiatives and identification and remediation of service issues that may impact program development.
• Plans, organizes and directs strategies that develop physician relationships and physician manpower plans consistent with facility service line plans and community need.
• Works in collaboration with physician recruiters to fulfill community need in a manner consistent with service line requirements.
• Maintains high visibility among physician community and earns a reputation for effectively listening and leading facility change efforts that build physician loyalty and enhance the patient experience.

• Analyzes data to make fact-based…