Chief Administrative Officer, Central Region
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Operations and Administration
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Office of the Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer
Date Posted: 04/08/2025
Job ID: R-76276
Job Summary
Join our dynamic team as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Central Region. This position’s scope includes programmatic, operational and financial oversight for 5 campuses within Geisinger’s central region. This pivotal role offers a unique opportunity to join our executive leadership team and spearhead transformative advancements initiatives related to standards of high-quality care and operational excellence. The locations that are under this position's scope includes: Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa. Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, Danville, Pa. Geisinger Healthplex Woodbine, Danville, Pa. (a campus of Geisinger Medical Center) Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital, Coal Township, Pa. (a campus of Geisinger Medical Center) Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg, Pa. Position is accountable for the successful programmatic, operational, and financial management of the regional or platform operations (hospitals, outpatient facilities, ambulatory surgery centers) and for ensuring the maintenance of system-wide standards related to physician, program, and nursing standards. Lead, direct, and ensure coordination of operations of hospital and its related clinics.Job Duties
- Provides the vision and direction that aligns the assigned region or platform with the missions and goals of the clinical enterprise and the System overall.
- Leads the day-to-day operations of all assigned affiliates and and or clinics; ensures system-wide standards related to high quality care are provided by maintaining System physician, programmatic, and nursing standards.
- Assures the sound fiscal operation of the assigned region or platform while promoting services produced in a cost-effective manner; ensures compliance with regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies while continually monitoring service and delivery system.
- Actively participates with the System and non-System medical staff and executive and senior management in the development and implementation of strategic plans.
- Proactively establishes and maintains communications, positive relationships, and a culture of collaboration with non-System medical staff and supports the development of opportunities that promote cooperation and a coordinated effort to accomplish mutual goals.
- Participates in the successful recruitment and retention of System and community medical staff in order to ensure the ongoing and future success of the assigned region or platform.
- Works with System leadership to provide an integrated patient care system that is facile, responsive to patient and caregiver needs, efficient, safe, and produces outstanding clinical outcomes.
- In conjunction with System leadership, analyzes current and future market conditions and evaluate the System’s competitive position; develops and implements strategic objectives and tactical plans that maintain the System’s competitive position in the health care market.
- Establishes and attains challenging and achievable patient care, safety, education, and community service goals while ensuring financial viability.
- Fosters a culture of service excellence with the goal of establishing the System as the provider and employer of choice.
- Effectively engages and establishes strong positive working relationships with employees, medical staff and others in the System as well as in the community.
- Develops a positive work environment dedicated to teaming, respect, and communication; supports personal growth and development of people; and maintains an active succession plan for all key positions.
- Establishes and effectively manages appropriate operating and capital budgets for responsible areas.
- Implements and sustains a program for continuous performance improvement.
- Ensures effective public relations, including relationships with other providers, both internal and external to the System, and other relevant constituencies and various publics.
- Participates in continuing educational programs to expand knowledge of professional discipline; participates in health related associations to maintain expertise and promote the interests of the assigned region or platform.
Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Education
Master's Degree-Business Administration/Healthcare Management (Required)Experience
Minimum of 10 years-Healthcare (Required), Minimum of 10 years-Leadership (Required)Our Purpose & Values
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.Average salary estimate
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