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Ascension·Ascension Health · Elk Grove Village, IL

VP Operations - Chief Operating Officer

Healthcare AdministrationFull timeDays
✓Requirements
Certifications
Nursing Home Administrator preferred.
Education
✓Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 4 of those years being in leadership/management. OR 7 years of experience required. 10 years of experience is preferred. 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
Qualifications
✓Senior Leadership Experience: 5 to 7 years of executive/senior leadership experience as a dedicated operator in a healthcare setting.
✓Proven Operational Execution: Demonstrated track record as a hands-on leader focused on driving efficiency, streamlining clinical/administrative workflows, and delivering tangible operational improvements.
✓Metric-Driven Accountability: Deep experience establishing, tracking, and meeting aggressive performance metrics to optimize operational throughput, quality outcomes, and financial performance within a highly metric-driven organization.
✓Contract Management & Procurement: Extensive background in vendor management, strategic procurement, and negotiating/managing complex healthcare operational, physician, and vendor contracts.
✓Capital Project & Construction Management: Direct experience leading large capital projects, facility expansions, infrastructure upgrades, and major construction initiatives from planning through execution.
✓Financial & Quality Acumen: Direct P&L oversight, budgetary discipline, clinical quality metric achievement, and regulatory compliance expertise.
Surgical Service Line Experience: Direct operational experience managing surgical services, operating rooms (OR), or procedural areas is a strong plus. preferred
Complex Cardiac Service Line Experience: Hands-on operational management or executive oversight of a complex cardiac service line (e.g., cardiovascular services, cath labs, and open-heart programs) is a strong plus. preferred
+Benefits
✓Medical, dental and vision
✓403(b)
✓Paid time off
✓Paid parental leave
✓Life and disability insurance
Pay for this position
Employer-posted
$222k – $300k/yr
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✓You’ll need
Certifications
Nursing Home Administrator preferred.
Education
✓Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 4 of those years being in leadership/management. OR 7 years of experience required. 10 years of experience is preferred. 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
Qualifications
✓Senior Leadership Experience: 5 to 7 years of executive/senior leadership experience as a dedicated operator in a healthcare setting.
✓Proven Operational Execution: Demonstrated track record as a hands-on leader focused on driving efficiency, streamlining clinical/administrative workflows, and delivering tangible operational improvements.
✓Metric-Driven Accountability: Deep experience establishing, tracking, and meeting aggressive performance metrics to optimize operational throughput, quality outcomes, and financial performance within a highly metric-driven organization.
✓Contract Management & Procurement: Extensive background in vendor management, strategic procurement, and negotiating/managing complex healthcare operational, physician, and vendor contracts.
✓Capital Project & Construction Management: Direct experience leading large capital projects, facility expansions, infrastructure upgrades, and major construction initiatives from planning through execution.
✓Financial & Quality Acumen: Direct P&L oversight, budgetary discipline, clinical quality metric achievement, and regulatory compliance expertise.
Surgical Service Line Experience: Direct operational experience managing surgical services, operating rooms (OR), or procedural areas is a strong plus. preferred
Complex Cardiac Service Line Experience: Hands-on operational management or executive oversight of a complex cardiac service line (e.g., cardiovascular services, cath labs, and open-heart programs) is a strong plus. preferred
+Benefits
Medical, dental and vision403(b)Paid time offPaid parental leave

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