President

Your future role at a glance 

Ascension Providence Hospital is a 237-bed, full-service acute care hospital serving Waco and the surrounding Central Texas communities. The hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, including 24/7 emergency care, advanced surgical services featuring robotic and image-guided technology, heart and vascular care, orthopedics, women's health, maternity services, and neonatal care. As a destination for specialty care in the region, Ascension Providence offers a collaborative, patient-centered environment where multidisciplinary teams deliver high-quality care across the continuum. With a wide range of minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, and rehabilitation programs available on a single campus, Ascension Providence Hospital is committed to providing innovative, compassionate care that improves the health and well-being of the communities it serves.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Benefits that help you thrive

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

How you’ll make an impact in this role

Lead the senior management team in planning, directing and coordinating operations to achieve the organization's mission, strategic directives and goals.

• Provide leadership to management team that enlists active participation/support and creates ownership of short- and long-term objectives necessary to achieve revenue/budget goals.
• Collaborate with senior management to develop and implement policies and practices to deliver the optimal level of service to the community.
• Ensure that services are consistent with the mission, vision, values and directives of the organization.
• Create a culture and environment that attracts, motivates, develops and retains qualified associates and physicians.
• Provide leadership for performance improvement and quality initiatives to achieve high quality of care and patient safety goals.
• Ensure that the organization meets regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with medical staff. Integrates physician perspective in strategic and operational decision-making.
• Collaborate and partner with key leaders across business units to optimize the delivery of care to patients, families, physicians and the community.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Education:

• Bachelor's degree with 10 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 5 of those years being in leadership/management.

Equal employment opportunity employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process. Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.

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Employer does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.