Executive Director Clinical Institutes - Cancer / DH

Executive Director

The Executive Director is accountable for leadership, direction, and implementation of an assigned system-wide Clinical Institute. The incumbent performs all duties in a manner that promotes Providence mission, values, and philosophy. The caregiver must be sufficiently fluent in the English language to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the position. The degree of fluency required will vary depending on the nature of the position. Caregivers are expected to honor the Mission, Values, Vision, and Promise and adhere to the Code of Conduct, policies, and standards of their organization. For direct patient care roles : Performs and maintains currency of essential competencies as required by specific area of hire and populations served.

Development of enterprise-wide Institute integrated strategic and financial plans with a focus on quality, growth, financial sustainability, and research. Facilitate implementation plans for large-scale institute strategic initiatives across the Divisions / Service Areas spanning the continuum of care. Engage with key physician and administrative leaders to support enterprise capital planning, vendor selection and contracting, digital solutions, care pathways, and KPI development in partnership with Finance and regional key stakeholders. Manage performance across health system for institute executive KPIs, utilizing both direct and matrixed reporting relationships. Assure tactical workflows with institute program managers and with system / division partners that extend to local sites of care delivery. Provide enterprise-wide market and environmental assessments to support system and regional P&L and growth targets. Provide advanced leadership support to strategic partnerships executed by the Clinical Institutes and Health Research Accelerator to support research, care transformation including personalized medicine, and revenue generation. Serve as the executive representative for the system clinical institute on national, system, and divisional leadership councils. Evaluate Institute programs and services across the continuum against key performance metrics and institute brand criteria. Identify gaps and develop a plan in collaboration with divisional leadership to improve performance and achieve key results. Participate in development and execution of advanced reimbursement models and products as needed to advance strategies related to growth, patient experience and the success of value-based care. Provide leadership, direction, and support of the Institute Clinical Leadership Council to ensure that work is in alignment with institute goals and objectives across the enterprise. Demonstrates personal values that are compatible with the values of Providence Health & Services and the ability to provide effective leadership within a mission-driven organization.

Education : Required Bachelor's Degree. Preferred Master's Degree or equivalent educ / experience.

Experience : Required / Preferred Minimum Experience Details : Required 10 or more years work experience in healthcare required or a comparable background with significant clinical / project leadership experience. Preferably leading, organizing, and managing clinical programs. Required successful experience working with clinicians in clinical programs. Can specifically relate to experiences in successful physician relationships. Required experience working at the financial and clinical detail of clinical programs and institutes to discern focus of improvement activity. Required experience collaborating with a variety of management and leadership teams whether employed, contract or private practice. Required excellent history of working effectively with Physicians and clinicians across a large health system or region.

Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities : Works effectively within a highly matrixed organization. Knowledge of working with clinicians in clinical specialties. Applicable knowledge with clinical specialties to organize accountable care, population health focus, as well as palliative care. Excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate both interpersonal and technical information. Interpersonally savvy by being able to relate well to all levels in the organization, building rapport and diplomacy. Working knowledge of healthcare reimbursement principles, information systems, and cost management. Can effectively adapt to a constantly changing business healthcare environment. Effectively coach and develop administrative and clinical leaders in a dyad or council structure. Able to effectively lead multi-disciplinary work groups, prioritize work and organize it in a timely manner. Exhibits perseverance through energy and drive; will not give up when faced with resistance or setbacks.

About Providence : At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard, and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics, and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices, and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby / on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources, and much more.