SVP, Ancillary Services

Requisition Title

SVP, Ancillary Services
Requisition ID

2026-38314
Category

Business Professional
Job Locations

US-KY-Lexington
Community

Leadership & Human Resources
Posted Date

5/26/2026
Position Type

Regular Full-Time
Department

Senior Leadership
Shift

Day Shift
Facility/Process Level : Location

US-KY-Lexington
Requisition Post Information* : External Company Name

Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.
Requisition Post Information* : External Company URL

www.arh.org
Facility/Process Level : Postal Code

40505
Facility/Process Level : Address

2260 Executive Drive

Qualifications:

Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or Related Field Required
• Master’s Degree in Related Field Preferred

 

Minimum Work Experience
• Minimum seven (7) years progressive experience in healthcare leadership required, preferably in a multi-site hospital system
• Prior executive oversight of multi-departmental hospital operations or ancillary hospital services

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
• Knowledge of hospital ancillary operations and regulatory standards.
• Strong operational, financial, and strategic leadership skills.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across multiple facilities.
• Strong communication, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience driving operational improvement and organizational change initiatives.
• Exposure to Union environments preferred
• Working knowledge of vendor contracts and contract management preferred

 

Responsibilities:

• Provides executive leadership and operational oversight for ancillary and hospital support service departments across the ARH system, including but not limited to Perioperative Services, Laboratory Services, Radiology/Imaging, Respiratory Therapy, Sleep Services, Environmental Services, Dietary and Nutrition Services, Rehabilitation Services, and additional support functions as assigned.
• Develops and implements system-wide operational strategies, standards, and performance expectations designed to support high-quality, efficient, patient-centered hospital operations.
• Partners collaboratively with hospital executive leadership, nursing leadership, physicians, and operational departments to ensure ancillary and support services effectively support patient throughput, clinical operations, safety, quality outcomes, and patient satisfaction.
• Oversees operational, financial, quality, regulatory, and service excellence performance across assigned departments and service lines.
• Establishes accountability structures, operational metrics, productivity standards, and performance improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency, labor management, and resource utilization.
• Leads strategic growth, modernization, and service expansion initiatives for ancillary and support service operations across the organization.
• Provides executive oversight of contracted ancillary and support service partnerships, including vendor performance, contract compliance, service level expectations, financial stewardship, and operational integration.
• Partners with contracted service providers to ensure alignment with ARH operational goals, quality standards, workforce expectations, and patient experience initiatives.
• Collaborates with Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and executive leadership on budgeting, capital planning, equipment replacement planning, and long-range operational strategy development.
• Ensures all assigned departments maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, accreditation, and regulatory requirements including CMS, Joint Commission, OSHA, CLIA, CAP, and other governing standards.
• Supports recruitment, retention, succession planning, leadership development, employee engagement, and workforce stabilization efforts across ancillary and support service departments.
• Leads operational readiness initiatives to ensure ancillary and support services maintain continuity of operations during emergency management events, system disruptions, and organizational incidents.
• Identifies opportunities for standardization, operational integration, workflow redesign, and continuous improvement across multiple facilities and departments.
• Serves as a strategic and operational liaison with physicians, vendors, contractors, regulatory agencies, and community stakeholders regarding ancillary and support service operations.
• Promotes a culture aligned with ARH values and behavioral expectations focused on service, trust, compassion, collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
• Provides leadership support for organizational initiatives, strategic priorities, operational committees, and special projects as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned in support of ARH operational and strategic objectives.