
Assistant Vice President WCI Operations, Administration, FT, 8A-4:30P
Job Description
Baptist Health is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 26 years, we've been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 63 high-performing honors.
What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients' shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels out commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact – because when it comes to caring for people, we're all in.
At Baptist Health, we’re committed to supporting our employees at every stage of their journey, both personally and professionally. Our approach is rooted in a “grow our own” philosophy, designed to help our team members build meaningful, long-term careers with us, supported by benefits that make a real difference, including:
- Career growth and development opportunities, with clear pathways and ongoing support
- Comprehensive health and wellness resources that go beyond traditional benefits
- A wellness program that can help employees eliminate their medical plan deductible, reducing out-of-pocket healthcare costs
- Tuition reimbursement to support continued learning and advancement
- And so much more
Together, these benefits and others reflect our commitment to caring for our people, so they can build fulfilling careers with us while making a meaningful impact every day.
Description:
Responsible for business administration of the Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute (“WCI”). Develops and implements strategic, tactical and performance improvement plans to support current operations and future growth. Leads operations of select services lines. Collaborates with leaders to facilitate high quality, cost-effective patient care. Shares in accountability for financial performance of designated sites. Aligns key supporting teams within Baptist Health to define objectives and achieve targeted goals. Interfaces and/or develops appropriate programs and/or services within designated service lines. Able to communicate effectively and implement system-wide initiatives (HR, Marketing, etc.). Contributes to growth and profitability by providing operational expertise to existing and potential physician practices. Ensures operations are conducted in a manner consistent with Baptist Health mission, vision, and service standards.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's in Business Administration required.
- MBA/MHA strongly preferred.
- Preferably 10 or more of years physician practice administration and operational management including sound knowledge of medical practice revenue cycle.
- Proven leadership with physician practice operations, reimbursement, continuous improvement methods, along with the demonstrated ability to develop and lead highly effective teams.
- Ability to lead large teams and effectuate change across multiple areas.
- Ability to assist in identifying, developing and prioritizing capital expenditure projects and their budgets.
- Lead role in the strategic planning process for BHMG and the respective service lines.
- Proven experience in developing and maintaining physician relationships, as well as expertise in leading management and multi-disciplinary teams in the achievement of company goals.
- Ability to manage across dispersed practices and multi-specialty environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, which must include demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and tactfully to internal and external contacts, in particular to physicians in order to present and obtain sensitive information.
Minimum Required Experience: 5 Years
EOE, including disability/vets