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Avoca Search is excited to partner with Graves Gilbert Clinic in Bowling Green, KY in their search for two Finance Directors. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance leader to join a growing and thriving independent community health clinic. The Graves Gilbert Clinic is creating two Director of Finance positions to support their growing clinical operations. One Director of Finance will oversee the financial operations for the Primary Care Division and the other Director of Finance will lead the finances for the Medical and Surgical Specialties. These Directors will report to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) while working collaboratively with the Chief Operating Officer, physician leaders, and staff. Each Director will lead all financial operations to ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial reports, assess financial performance to industry benchmarks and key performance indicators, assist the CFO in business forecasting, and support the calculation of provider compensation. Graves Gilbert Clinic is an independent physician-owned and physician-operated, community driven clinic located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that offers primary care, specialty and urgent care at locations throughout South-Central Kentucky. Graves Gilbert Clinic has been dedicated to providing its community with a full range of inpatient and outpatient services. It is comprised of over 28 locations with 108 providers, 100 mid-levels in 30 specialties delivering primary and specialty care services to communities throughout Bowling Green area.   Ideal candidates for these Finance Director roles will have a minimum of five years of experience in healthcare financial operations and strong knowledge of HIPAA and healthcare regulations. Candidates will display strong analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. They are excellent communicators, organized and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously. They can navigate and manage complex situations and relationships confidently, provide leadership and gain support from others within the organization. A Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance is required and a graduate degree is preferred.  To learn more about this role or to recommend a colleague, contact Senior Search Consultant with Avoca Search, Kim Ratier.

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Avoca Search is proud to be partnering with Jefferson in the recruitment of a Vice President, Enterprise Strategic Planning. Jefferson seeks a transformational and mission-oriented leader to facilitate and coordinate the planning efforts across Jefferson Health, Jefferson Health Plans and Thomas Jefferson University. Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Enterprise Chief Strategy & Administrative Officer, the Vice President will work with senior leadership across Jefferson to define strategies in support of growth across the entire system, drive implementation of market strategies to achieve system goals, and provide leadership through the exploration, development, execution, and maintenance of a comprehensive strategic planning process. The Vice President will look to optimize outcomes, grow loyalty, inspire talent, build community, and embrace collaboration. They will foster continuous improvement of existing plans and strategies, identify and implement new strategies to meet the mission of the enterprise, and integrate and coordinate business unit plans within overarching enterprise plans.  Jefferson Health is nationally ranked as one of the top health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia area, serving patients through millions of encounters each year at 18 hospitals and over 50 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for the development of Jefferson’s strategic planning and business development processes. Candidates must be skilled navigators of complex organizational and leadership structures with multiple business units and possess a sophisticated understanding of the drivers, trends, and forces that impact health care. The ideal candidate will demonstrate extensive knowledge and expertise in project management, quality improvement, and a proven ability in the development and facilitation of planning sessions with senior level executives, directors/trustees, and other stakeholders. A Bachelor’s degree is required and a Master's degree is strongly preferred. A minimum of seven (7) years senior level healthcare management experience with demonstrated leadership in strategic and business planning, financial planning and analysis, and program development within a complex, multi-unit, integrated healthcare organization is required. Experience in an academic setting and/or with insurance plans will be a plus. To learn more about this position, submit your resume, or to recommend a colleague, please contact the Avoca Search consultants leading the search: Jennifer Bauer or Todd Wozniak, CIR, CRA at VP-ESP@avocasearch.com.  

Avoca Search has been exclusively retained by Mason Health, an independent health system and Public Hospital District, to recruit the inaugural Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). This is an exciting opportunity for a human resources leader to join one of the highest rated rural hospital districts in Washington State.    Located in Shelton, Washington, Mason Health has been serving the patients and community of Mason County for over fifty years. The health system is supported by more than 100 physicians in 19 specialties with 740 employees and 100 volunteers. The Public Hospital District is comprised of The Mason Clinic, Mason General Hospital, and the Hoodsport Family Clinic. Mason General Hospital is a licensed and accredited, level four trauma center that is supported by a trauma designated emergency department.     Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the CHRO will work in collaboration with all c-suite team members and Mason Health and leadership team to create, implement and drive a positive, cohesive team culture that supports the organizational vision to provide the best patient-centered care in the Pacific Northwest. The CHRO will be instrumental in helping Mason Health strategically advance as a top healthcare institution while promoting initiatives around employee engagement, succession planning, and relationship building across the organization. Leading a team of 7 human resource professionals and support staff, the CHRO will oversee all functions related to compensation, benefits, labor and employee relations, HRIS, and work alongside the Chief Medical Officer to help shape and influence human resources functions in the employed physician group. The CHRO will be a reliable resource and subject matter expert for all policy, compliance, benefits administration, talent acquisition, performance management, compensation and human capital projects.     Candidates will demonstrate a proven track record in Organizational Development while leading a team to drive culture and positioning the organization for continued growth and success. The ideal candidate will exhibit an executive presence and bring experience working alongside c-suite team members and a board of directors to drive human resources functions. A minimum of five years leadership experience is required, as is a bachelor’s degree. A master’s degree is highly preferred, as is, human resources certification in SPHR, GPHR, SRHM-SCP or equivalent. Interested candidates should contact principal search consultant Todd Wozniak, CIR, CRA.

Avoca Search is proud to partner with Lehigh Valley Health Network in their search for a dynamic, patient centered healthcare leader to serve as Director of Quality for their nationally and state recognized Heart and Vascular Institute. The Director of Quality oversees strategies and processes to improve care delivery and provides leadership around practice operations while instilling the mission, vision, and values of the areas they lead and the Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN).   Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute is one of the largest in Pennsylvania, performing more than 900 heart surgeries and more than 2,100 combined percutaneous coronary interventions each year at LVH–Cedar Crest, LVH–Muhlenberg and LVH–Pocono. The Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute is known for innovative, leading-edge care, and is nationaly renowned. With Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest as the hub, the Heart and Vascular Institute spans across multiple counties. LVH– Muhlenberg, LVH–Hazleton, LVH–Pocono, LVH–Hecktown Oaks, LVH-Carbon, and LVH–Schuylkill each have physicians in the Heart and Vascular Institute, meaning patients can receive a high level of care close to home. The Heart and Vascular Institute’s vision is to provide innovative care, to participate in national and international clinical research and to adopt innovative technologies to improve patient outcomes. They are committed to educating and recruiting a team of specially educated cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons from the most respected heart programs in the country. The ideal candidate will be a strong nurse leader with management experience in quality care processes in service line care. They need a minimum of five years’ experience in overseeing quality in a service line in a major community or teaching hospital, BSN with master’s preferred. Interested candidates should contact Avoca Search Consultant, Susanne Doran, MBA.

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Avoca Search is proud to be partnering with Lifespan to recruit an exceptional pool of candidates to fill several senior vice president leadership positions within the ambulatory services. As Lifespan moves toward a more cohesive and integrated strategy for ambulatory care, the organization is looking to recruit leaders over the following clinical operational units:  ·      Surgical and Cardiovascular Services  ·      Medicine and Cancer Services  ·      Neuroscience and Physician Medicine & Rehab  ·      Emergency Medicine, Pathology, and Diagnostic Imaging  ·      Primary Care Reporting to the Executive Vice President of Ambulatory and Urgent Care, the Senior Vice Presidents of Clinical Services will be key change agents, driving “system-ness” across the enterprise, working closely with EVP and peer senior leaders at a time when creativity in operational management is critical to the organization’s success. In this role, the SVP will work closely with senior leadership and physician leadership in the strategic development and operational execution of clinical service delivery, medical education, research, and human capital strategies. Lifespan is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Rhode Island Hospital (pictured) and its Hasbro Children's Hospital; The Miriam Hospital, known for its expertise in cardiac care and research; Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, a community hospital offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; Lifespan Physician Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island; and Coastal Medical, a primary care driven medical practice. The ideal candidates will be forward-thinking, self-starters who have a tactful and politically savvy leadership style with exceptional relationship-building and management skills, and knowledge of health care operations, finance, and quality improvement and a commitment to service excellence. Candidates must have ten (10) years of progressive leadership experience in service line administration, preferably in an academic medical center, multi-hospital and outpatient setting and will demonstrate extensive knowledge and expertise in service line development. Candidates need to be skilled navigators of complex organizational and leadership structures with multiple business units and possess a sophisticated understanding of the drivers, trends, and forces that impact health care. Bachelor’s degree is required; master’s degree preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.