Vice President, Ambulatory Operations Transformation
Lifepoint Health®
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Tennessee • United States
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About the role
- Lead the design and build of enterprise ambulatory operating solutions that support growth, access, efficiency, and margin sustainability.
- Develop standardized operating models that intentionally solve ~75% of enterprise needs, with structured pathways for local variation.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, repeatable, and designed for rapid national deployment.
- Accelerate the transformation lifecycle from problem definition through design, piloting, and enterprise readiness.
- Establish clear milestones, governance, and decision frameworks to move initiatives forward with speed and accountability.
- Balance speed with rigor to ensure solutions are operationally sound before hand-off.
- Partner with operations, finance, clinical leaders, and strategy to ensure solutions align with enterprise growth, cost, and performance objectives.
- Translate clinical and strategic requirements into executable operating models, workflows, and resource plans.
- Design solutions that enable consistent performance across markets while accommodating legitimate business variability.
- Maintain ultimate accountability for solution readiness, ensuring clarity on scope, success metrics, and deployment requirements.
- Create implementation playbooks, operating standards, and performance measures to support smooth transition to operations teams.
- Partner closely with operational leaders to ensure solutions are fully embedded and sustained post-handoff.
Requirements
- Applicants are required to have a master’s degree, preferably an MBA (business administration), MHA (healthcare administration), or MPH (public health).
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations, with a strong track record in multi-site acute care hospital management as well as ambulatory practices and strategic execution (required).
- 5+ years of leading strategic initiatives and complex project/program execution preferred.
- Demonstrated success in expanding ambulatory access across a health system, including developing new clinic sites, optimizing existing locations, and deploying innovative care delivery models (e.g. virtual care, retail partnerships, same-day access, mobile units).
- Proven ability to assess market needs, identify growth opportunities, and lead cross-functional teams to launch new access points that improve patient convenience, increase capacity, and strengthen the organization's competitive position.
- Track record of navigating regulatory, financial, and operational considerations involved in opening or expanding ambulatory sites, including facility planning, staffing models, technology enablement, and community engagement.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
healthcare operationsstrategic executionproject managementoperating modelsworkflow designresource planningperformance measuresfacility planningtechnology enablementcommunity engagement
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationaccountabilityproblem-solvingcommunicationstrategic thinkingdecision-makingadaptabilitymilestone managementoperational soundness
Certifications
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