Vice President - Facility Executive, Levine Children’s Hospital

Position Summary:                                                                                                                                                                          

The VP, Facility Executive, Levine Children’s Hospital is responsible for the overall operations of Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH) and Jeff Gordon Children’s Center (JGCC). The Facility Executive reports to the SVP for Children’s and serves as the executive of their facility responsible for achieving day to day operational excellence. The Facility Executive relentlessly pursues efficiency and effectiveness to create the best place to work and serve our patients, families, medical staff, nurses, and teammates.

Position Accountabilities:                                                                                                                                                            

1. Primary focus on execution of Operational Excellence- top decile performance in Quality/ Safety, Patient Experience, Teammate Engagement, Efficiency and financial performance.
2. Leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of care delivery models and services that meet or exceed customer expectations.
3. Leads the fiscal oversight of allocated resources in order to optimize efficient and effective utilization.
4. Responsible for providing effective and coordinated leadership of patient care for the clinical patient service and support areas.
5. Works with the Senior Executive team of Levine Children’s to establish a culture and standard of care of excellence, teamwork and high performance throughout Levine Children’s, including evidence-based practices and clinical protocols that represent high quality and cost-effective care.
6. Implements the vision and strategic plan of Levine Children’s Hospital, and identifies opportunities to enhance and expand existing programs and establish new programs.
7. Responsible for providing effective and coordinated leadership of patient care for the clinical patient service and support areas.
8. Ensures compliance with standards and requirements established by regulatory and certifying agencies.
9. Participates in the strategic planning structures and processes with administration, medical staff and clinical leaders.  Assures that appropriate communication occurs with the management and patient care staff related to hospital operations
10. Promotes the development and use of evidence-based, outcome-driven treatment methods, which are deemed "best-practice" through comprehensive benchmarking of care provided to pediatric patients of comparable severity and clinical risk.
11. Leads and mentors a multidisciplinary work force, which provides clinically competent, efficient, and compassionate care and services in a professionally challenging work environment.
12. Supports the activities of the Atrium Health Foundation, participating in community events and representing Levine Children's to the greater Charlotte marketplace.
13. Collaborates with marketing to enhance the brand strength of Levine Children’s.
14. Represents Levine Children’s in local, state, regional and national organizations and societies.
15. Ensures the highest quality of medical care, developing and monitoring key performance metrics in collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer of Levine Children’s Hospital.

Enterprise Leadership Imperatives:                                                                                                                         

• Thinks Critically and Strategically
• Engages in rigorous problem-solving definition, data collection, and analysis, then makes good decisions in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Recognizes important patterns in complex environments, distills the essence, and communicates through “powerful simplification.”
• Sees the big picture and has a long-term perspective, while balancing it against short-term realities.
• Envisions and Enacts the Future
• Creates and communicates compelling visions of exciting, achievable futures.
• Mobilizes people and transforms organizations to realize the vision.
• Catalyzes innovation and builds supporting capabilities.
• Is a committed steward of the Atrium Health culture.
• Connects and Collaborates Across Atrium Health
• Recognizes the critical importance of integration and collaboration in achieving high performance.
• Convenes and nurtures cross-system teams and works effectively in the “white spaces.”
• Seeks win-win outcomes and puts the well-being of the patient and the overall organization first.
• Leads effectively across cultures.
• Builds and Leads Inclusive, High-performing Leadership Teams
• Understands the value of diversity in teams and gets the best