Vice President Operation – Owatonna​/Faribault Hospital President

Are you a community‑minded health care leader ready to accelerate operational excellence and growth across two Southern Minnesota hospitals? As Community Hospital President for Owatonna Hospital and Faribault Medical Center, you will provide executive leadership over day‑to‑day operations, quality, safety, patient experience, and financial performance—while advancing integrated, patient‑centric care with physician partners and system leaders. You’ll set strategy aligned to enterprise priorities, build strong relationships with clinicians, staff, and community stakeholders, and serve as the visible ambassador for our mission in Owatonna and Faribault.

As the regional hospital president, this role leads operations of assigned hospital(s). This role works collaboratively to establish a health care environment that promotes excellence, efficiency and safety while maintaining a focus on the patients and their families all while developing positive relationships with industry, local government, healthcare providers and the public.

Operationally, this role ensures the delivery of quality health services in accordance with the philosophy and mission of the organization and monitors day‑to‑day operations of the hospital/area. Directs operational and clinical integration of services to achieve exceptional outcomes. Develops short‑ and long‑term goals and plans ensuring alignment with broader organization priorities. Collaborates with stakeholders and utilizes data/metrics to deliver performance and business transformation.

• Advise and provides guidance to achieve long‑term scalability, reduce operational cost, and better support business processes.
• Provide monthly P&L guidance, management direction and oversight of all operations.
• Ensure operational compliance with applicable state and federal regulations and accrediting agency requirements for operations.
• Oversee the development of the annual operating capital budgets, working with leadership to prepare achievable budgets with system mindset.
• Regularly reviews performance to budget and adjusts operational plans to achieve targeted performance.

• Lead strategic initiatives intended to advance the performance of the hospital and specialty care areas through leading practice benchmarks and strategic plans that are intended for long‑term organizational success.
• Champion cultural change, innovation, and performance improvement.
• Enables initiatives that foster adaptation to a rapidly changing health care environment.
• Foster a culture of safety and high reliability in every aspect of care delivery.
• Manage site leadership and holds them accountable for role responsibilities, competencies, individual performance and goals.
• Support the recruitment, interviewing, hiring and onboarding process.
• Provide oversight to the ongoing coaching, assessment, training and education of staff. Ensures timely completion of employee performance reviews.
• Responsible for the engagement of employees and contributing to annual engagement plan.

• Master's degree Business Administration or Healthcare Administration
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience leading and championing operational improvement initiatives in a hospital and/or multi‑hospital healthcare system

• Prior experience leading in a complex matrixed healthcare system

• Sedentary:
• Lifting weight up to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently

As a VP of Operations and President for Faribault & Owatonna Hospitals, you will lead operations across both hospitals, fostering a culture of excellence, efficiency, and safety centered on patients and families. Oversee day to day performance and integrate clinical and operational services to deliver exceptional outcomes. Set short‑ and long‑term goals aligned to system priorities, build strong community and industry relationships, and leverage data and metrics to drive performance and business transformation.

Contact:
Katie Fryer -

Pay Range: $206,856 to $295,506 per year

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