Advocate Aurora Health
Vice President Clinical Services Operations Division - IL
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Presence in IL Division
Base salary range: $238,573 - $381,680
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$114.70 - $183.50The Divisional MGOE (Medical Group Operations Executive) is a dual-purpose administrative leadership role, serving as both the Area MGOE for a specific Area and overseeing the performance and activities of the other Area MGOE within the Division.
Responsible for ensuring the coordinated and cohesive performance of the Advocate Health Medical Group across the Division with specific focus on promoting alignment and inter-connectedness amongst the Area MGOEs as well as between those leaders and the Divisional service line leadership to optimize clinical care delivery outcomes, align operations to enterprise strategies and standards, and ensure all other key performance indicators are achieved.
May be responsible for managing the Rural Health Partnerships in a division, along with respective Area and Division leadership executives, where appropriate.
Major Responsibilities:
Divisional Alignment & Performance Excellence
Divisional Performance Oversight & Optimization
Oversees, coordinates, and optimizes Divisional performance across the Area MGOE portfolio, ensuring achievement of defined key performance indicators.Cross-Area & Service Line Alignment
Drives collaboration and connectivity across Area MGOEs and Divisional service line leaders; balances priorities and resolves challenges across Area, Division, and Enterprise imperatives.Care Delivery Alignment & Strategic Fidelity
Ensures cohesive care delivery across Areas, reinforcing alignment to Enterprise and Divisional strategies while enabling value-added local variation where appropriate.Best Practice Sharing & Organizational Learning
Promotes the identification and spread of best practices and key performance drivers to advance shared learning across the Division.Executive Representation
Represents the SVP, Medical Group Clinical Operations in Divisional forums with administrative, physician, and corporate leaders, as needed.Performance & Efficiency Optimization
Proactively identifies synergies and efficiency opportunities to strengthen inter-Area alignment, enhance clinician experience, and maximize clinical and financial outcomes.
Area Medical Group Operations Executive Responsibilities
Clinical Integration & Operational Optimization
Ensures coordinated, efficient care delivery across the Area by integrating service lines, acute facilities, ambulatory sites, and centralized functions (e.g., PACT, Mission Control, Pharmacy, Lab, IT); serves as the administrative liaison between the Medical Group and corporate services.Strategy Alignment & Execution
Drives alignment of Area operations with enterprise strategy, translating priorities for the local workforce while enabling bidirectional feedback to ensure Area perspectives inform enterprise planning and implementation.Leader & Teammate Engagement
Acts as a primary communicator for enterprise and divisional initiatives; advances Best Place to Care efforts; maintains active rounding to strengthen engagement across physicians, APPs, RNs, and broader care teams.Resource Planning & Growth Prioritization
Contributes to clinician approvals, capital planning, budgeting, and resource prioritization; advises on Area growth strategies and strategic initiative sequencing in partnership with service line leadership.Academic Mission Enablement
Partners with academic leadership to support and coordinate Medical Group activities that advance the organization’s goals as a leading academic learning health system.Governance & Committee Leadership
Provides administrative leadership for physician and APP compensation committees, participates in value-based care governance, represents the Medical Group at the Area President’s Table, and leads additional committees as required.Clinician Alignment & Partnership Management
Supports engagement, performance optimization, and relationship management with aligned clinician groups, working closely with Area and Divisional service line leaders.Performance Management (Quality, Safety, Access, Experience)
Monitors KPI performance, identifies trends and improvement opportunities, partners to implement action plans, and reinforces a culture of continuous improvement aligned to the Advocate Health management system.Best Practice Adoption & Continuous Improvement
Identifies and scales enterprise best practices across the Area while recognizing and celebrating successes to reinforce performance culture.Policy Communication & Adherence
Ensures consistent communication and reinforcement of Medical Group policies and service expectations across the Area.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
- MBA, MHA or advanced management degree preferred
Education Required:
- BS required, Master’s preferred
Experience Required:
- Ten years of progressive leadership experience up to and including five years at executive level involving health system operations, management, quality, and patient safety preferably in academic medical center setting or health system.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
Executive Communication & Influence
Exceptional communicator and presenter with the ability to influence, facilitate, persuade, and effectively delegate at all levels.Strategic Leadership & Results Orientation
Visionary leader with a strong track record of driving enterprise objectives through sound, timely decision-making and a results-focused mindset.Business Acumen & Analytical Rigor
Combines strong market and patient/customer insight with analytical and strategic thinking and disciplined financial management.Relationship Building & Talent Development
Builds high-performing teams and enduring relationships across executives, physicians, staff, and community; proven in developing organizational talent and strategic partnerships.Change Leadership & Operational Excellence
Leads successfully through change with a passion for operational excellence and strength in system integration across complex, matrixed environments.Emotional Intelligence & Resilience
Highly self-aware, adaptable, and resilient; effectively navigates ambiguity, pressure, and evolving organizational dynamics.Clinical Partnership & Equity Commitment
Demonstrated success in physician-management alignment with a strong commitment to underserved populations and advancing health equity.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Clean, well-lit, comfortable office setting
Fast paced, long hours, ability to deliver results - Occasionally subject to irregular hours
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
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Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
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Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
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Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
