What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President position at AVEM BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC?
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Our company is a rapidly growing rural healthcare management company operating high-performing critical access hospitals in Oklahoma. Currently, we manage three hospitals in the Oklahoma area. The organization is financially strong, and nationally recognized for quality and operational performance, with all three hospitals ranked among the top ten critical access hospitals in the United States.
Over the next three years, our company will aggressively expand its hospital portfolio while relocating its corporate headquarters to Dallas in 2028. We are seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurial executive to serve as Vice President.
This is a high-impact leadership role with direct visibility into every aspect of the company’s operations, growth strategy, and acquisition activity. The Vice President will work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team and will be considered a potential successor candidate for the CEO position in 2027.
JOB PURPOSE:
The Vice President will serve as a strategic and operational leader responsible for helping oversee our current hospital operations while driving growth through acquisitions, partnerships, and operational integration. The successful candidate must be equally comfortable in executive strategy discussions, hospital operations, physician and community relationships, financial analysis, and business development.
This role is designed for a highly ambitious executive who desires broad leadership responsibility and the opportunity to compete for future CEO position within a fast-growing healthcare organization.
This is a rare opportunity to join a financially strong, nationally recognized healthcare company, poised for growth. The Vice President will have direct influence on our future growth strategy, acquisitions, operational performance, and long-term leadership succession.
The candidate will demonstrate:
- Experience working collaboratively with fellow executives to solve problems
- Entrepreneurial mindset and competitive drive
- High emotional intelligence and leadership maturity
- Strategic thinking balanced with operational discipline and common sense
- Ability to thrive in a performance-driven executive environment
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Strategic Leadership
- Partner directly with the CEO to execute our long-term growth strategy
- Assist in identifying, evaluating, and acquiring additional hospitals and healthcare assets in Oklahoma and Texas
- Participate in board presentations, strategic planning, and executive decision-making
- Help position our company as a premier operator of rural and critical access hospitals
Operations Management
- Support oversight of operational performance across all managed hospitals
- Monitor quality metrics, patient satisfaction, financial performance, and regulatory compliance
- Collaborate with hospital CEOs and leadership teams to improve efficiency, growth, and patient outcomes
Growth & Business Development
- Lead or support acquisition due diligence, financial analysis, and integration planning
- Develop relationships with physicians, community leaders, lenders, investors, and healthcare stakeholders
- Identify new service line opportunities and strategic partnerships
- Support expansion into Texas markets and assist with the Dallas headquarters transition
Executive Leadership
- Serve as a visible leader within the organization and local communities
- Foster a culture of accountability, performance, innovation, and mission-driven leadership
- Act as a strategic advisor and operational partner to the CEO
Leadership Characteristics
The candidate’s character must be consistent with our values:
- Accountability: We take responsibility for our individual and collective actions.
- Service: We apply creative means to best serve patients.
- Excellence: We strive to do our personal best every day.
- People: We treat everyone with dignity and respect.
- Teamwork: We hold each other accountable and work collaboratively towards a common goal.
- Trust: We empower our team members.
- Integrity: We do the right thing – always.
- Competency: We are experts in our individual duties.
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business, finance, or related field
- Healthcare experience not required
- Strong financial acumen with experience analyzing operational and financial performance
- Demonstrated leadership ability in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and executive presentation skills
- Willingness to travel frequently
Preferred
- MBA, MHA, or other advanced degree
- Experience working with boards and lenders
- CEO, COO, or Division President experience strongly preferred
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Such accommodations must be requested by the employee/applicant to be considered.
- This job requires visual abilities, auditory abilities, must be intact to perform duties.