Chief Operating Officer

CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. It was created in February 2019 by Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. With its national office in Chicago and a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians, CommonSpirit operates more than 2,000 care sites from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen -- both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

St. Joseph's Medical Center is a member of Dignity Health. The word dignity perfectly defines what our organization stands for showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. St. Joseph's Medical Center was founded in 1899 under the direction of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael and is a not-for-profit fully-accredited regional hospital with 395 beds a physician staff of over 400 and more than 2400 employees. Specializing in cardiovascular care comprehensive cancer services and women and children's services including neonatal intensive care St. Joseph's is the largest hospital as well as the largest private employer in Stockton California. Nationally recognized as a quality leader St. Joseph's is consistently chosen as the most preferred hospital by local consumers.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Responsibilities:

• Ensures activities and operations are appropriately integrated with the strategic plan.
• Ensures the provision of quality care and services through the cost-effective management of the facilities.
• Participates in the development of hospital-wide patient care programs, policies, and procedures that describe how the care needs of patient populations are assessed, evaluated, and met.
• Implements effective and ongoing programs to measure, assess, and improve the quality of care/services provided to patients/customers. Implements operational improvements using appropriate data and benchmarking in conjunction with effective use of process improvement techniques.
• Ensures that activities and/or operations are appropriately integrated with the strategic plan while making sure the provision of quality care and services through the cost-effective management of the facility.
• Participates in the development of hospital-wide patient care programs, policies, and procedures that describe how the care needs of patient populations are assessed, evaluated, and met.
• Assists and advises the President and CEO in establishing and executing strategic business plans to achieve operational objectives and in formulating and implementing best practices and policies.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in a related field. Minimum of five (5) years of management experience. Progressively responsible administrative experience in major healthcare institutions, preferably in an acute care setting.
• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree in hospital administration (or an equivalent combination of education and/or additional job-related experience) is preferred.