VP Operations, Correctional Health
Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Job Summary
The VP of Correctional Health Operations is the leader responsible for the overall operations of Correctional Health. As a direct report to the CEO, Correctional Health, the VP directly supervises the full array of ancillary and support services. This position also ensures the delivery of comprehensive, high quality patient-centered medical care, meeting the standards of all regulatory and licensing agencies and carries out all ambulatory care services according to the established policies of Correctional Health and Harris Health, as approved by the Board of Trustees.
Supervises all aspects of operations at Harris County Jail and works collaboratively with Chief Medical Officer for Correctional Health and Administrative Director of Nursing for Correctional Health as the triad leadership team responsible for all aspects of health care delivery at Harris County Jail.
Minimum Qualifications
Degrees:
- Master of Business Admin or MPH, MHA or related field
Licenses & Certifications:
- Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP) (Preferred)
- Certificate: Other applicable certificates as required by unit/service.
Work Experience:
- Fifteen (15) Years Work Experience: In healthcare operations (Preferably in a Correctional Health environment)
Management Experience
- Ten (10) Years of Management Experience: Progressively responsible leadership experience in a healthcare organization. (Correctional Health operations experience preferred.)
Communication Skills:
- Above Average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact)
- Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking)
- Writing /Correspondence
- Writing /Reports
Proficiencies:
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- P.C.
Job Attributes
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Analytical
- Medical Terminology Knowledge
Work Schedule:
- Flexible
- On-Call
- Travel
Other Requirements:
- Healthcare experience with emphasis on improving workflow efficiency and patient-centered care.
- Experience in physician relations, process improvement, and business development.
- Ability to package and articulate benefits of change/value propositions to physicians and staff.
- Excellent human relations skilled required.
- Ability to understand referral trends and sources and interpret such data.
- Strong project management skills and follow- through from vision to execution with measurable results to the bottom line.
- Ability to instill a higher level of enthusiasm, energy and dedication to all employees.
- Excellent skills in team building and motivating people.