Assistant Vice President UVACH Medical Group

Assistant Vice President UVA Community Health Medical Group Operations

Job Code: DI1086

ABOUT US

We are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper, we believe in caring for the whole person by getting to know – and making connections with – our patients. By combining the talent and expertise of our people, the breadth of capabilities across our system, and our commitment to helping our communities get better and stay healthy, we are improving the patient experience.

As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people’s lives every day.

JOB TYPE

Classification: Exempt

Supervises Positions: Yes

 JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the UVACH Medical Group Chief Operating and Growth Officer, the Assistant Vice President (AVP), UVA Community Health Medical Group is responsible for operational management of all physician practices, including new program development, health care delivery innovations, and performance improvement oversight required to achieve multi-specialty objectives, growth, and positioning of a community based medical group within an evolving academic-based health system. 

This leader will directly manage all Directors of Operations and ensure the team delivers on strategic goals, and plans of UVA Health. They will design and lead efforts to optimize access, reduce costs, enhance revenues, meet performance and quality goals, and utilize information to develop and support management decisions. 

The AVP will work in partnership with physicians and advanced practice providers, leaders, team members, and community leaders. 

The AVP must be able to work collaboratively and effectively in a matrixed environment. She/he will need to manage the expectations of stakeholders throughout the organization.. 

The ideal candidate will have expert knowledge of principles, standards, and models of health system owned physician practice operations.  They will be highly skilled in influencing others, building new programs, improving infrastructure, and executing complex change at a fast pace. The ideal AVP candidate will possess a strong business acumen, exemplary ownership and accountability skills, and an unfaltering drive to succeed. 

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities 

Job has direct and/or indirect supervision of team members that includes budget authority, hire/termination authority, performance appraisal responsibility, and progressive discipline authority. 

Analysis: Analyzes processes and creates deliverables to provide information and recommendations for improvements. 

• Breaks down problems and issues into sub-components and assesses the costs, benefits, and risks of various options.  
• Is able to select and recommend the best solution based on a thorough examination of all considerations.  
• Is able to explain and justify actions in a systematic and logical fashion. 

Communication: Shares and receives information using clear oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills. 

• Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills. 
• Actively listens, provides constructive feedback, and demonstrates respect for differing views. 
• Tailors communications to diverse audiences. 

Quality Improvement: Demonstrates involvement in the unit’s annual and/or periodic assessment efforts, including efforts to improve the quality services. 

• Understands the value of innovation and quality improvement. 
• Improves processes and practices by identifying inefficiencies and redundancies. 
• Demonstrates efficiency and quality in one’s own work. 

Customer Service: Builds relationships and maintains strategic partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders.  

• Understands the importance of quality service. 
• Is able to adjust and adapt service delivery to diverse customer needs and sensitivities. 
• Frequently suggests and implements changes to improve the qu