VICE PRESIDENT, PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

OU HEALTH

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

HARTZ Search invites you to explore an exciting opportunity with our client, OU Health, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for a Vice President of Pediatric Behavioral Health Services.

The Vice President oversees the operations and is responsible for the financial, clinical, operational and patient experience outcomes for the Pediatric Behavioral Health service line, including the Behavioral Health Center. Serves as a member of the senior leadership team and works collaboratively with leaders from the administrative staff, management staff, medical staff, OU Health Sciences Center and other clinical areas to advance the objectives of the facility.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as the Administrative leader and works closely with the Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Oklahoma Children’s Hospital to develop and implement strategies for achieving mutually defined goals of the Pediatric Behavioral Health service line.
• Establishes a climate that encourages teamwork, promotes collegial collaboration among all employees and physicians and encourages innovation and transparent communication.
• Drives a high reliability culture with transparency and consideration of the larger goal of leading healthcare and delivering within a framework of population health.
• Ensures quality of care and cost effective services throughout all areas of responsibility and works collaboratively to ensure the same throughout OU Health.
• Ensures that the organization meets or exceeds quality standards and budget expectations.
• Supports Children’s Division President in activities of strategic planning and measurement/communication of outcomes and responsible for related projects.
• Conducts a broad range of healthcare/business-development related research and partners with other senior leaders to develop strategic analysis for business opportunities and organizational growth as well as assessing existing operational systems for efficiencies and improvement.
• Works across enterprise to support cascading of tactics, strategies, and operations of service line and coordination of organizational efforts, resources and care within service line.
• Ensures that the Behavioral Health Center fulfills the standards for psychiatric care as required by the appropriate surveying agencies.
• Develops and nurtures strong working relationships with physician and provider partners and is a resource to members of the medical staff.
• Partners with physicians to collaborate on initiatives to improve the patient experience, quality of care, and clinical outcomes as well as compliance with all applicable regulations and policies.
• Collaborates with organizational leaders to identify philanthropic strategy to sustain service line growth and effectively implement operational systems to support

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

• Reports to the President of the Children’s Division.
• Oklahoma Children’s Hospital was named one of the Top 50 Children’s Hospital for Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery and Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery by U.S. News & World Report in its most recent rankings.
• Oklahoma Children’s Hospital is also home to the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in Oklahoma City.
• Competitive compensation, Annual Incentive Program, Relocation offered

REQUIREMENTS

• EDUCATION: MBA or other Master’s Degree required.
• EXPERIENCE: Five years’ of progressively responsible leadership experience in healthcare to include leadership in the inpatient hospital setting required.
  • Experience in a Behavioral Health setting is preferred.

OU Health is the state’s only comprehensive academic health system of hospitals, clinics and centers of excellence. With 11,000 employees and more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice providers, OU Health is home to Oklahoma’s largest doctor network with a complete range of specialty care. OU Health serves Oklahoma and the region with the state’s only freestanding children’s hospital, the only National Cancer Institute-Designated OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center and Oklahoma’s flagship hospital, which serves as the state’s only Level 1 trauma center. Becker’s Hospital Review named University of Oklahoma Medical Center one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America for 2020. OU Health’s oncology program at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center was named Oklahoma’s top facility for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020-21 rankings. OU Health also was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as high performing in these specialties: Colon Surgery, COPD and Congestive Heart Failure. OU Health’s mission is to lead healthcare in patient care, education and research.

LOCATION – OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA:

Oklahoma City (OKC) is the capital of Oklahoma and recently named one of the 50 Best Places to Travel in 2020 by Travel + Leisure; Oklahoma City offers all of the culture, cuisine, attractions, and amenities you'd expect in a modern metropolis. Oklahoma City has grown from its rugged Western past, working stockyards and title as "Horse Show Capital of the World" while staying true to its rich cowboy culture. From family fun to romantic retreats to outdoor adventures you won't find anywhere else, Oklahoma City has plenty of hustle without all the hassle. OKC has professional sports, collegiate sports, affordable housing, shopping, a growing culinary scene, and great schools to support its continued growth.  OKC has something for everyone.

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