President Texas Health Southlake

President Texas Health Southlake Hospital

Texas Health Southlake

Texas Health Southlake (THSL) has served the community and surrounding areas of Grapevine, Colleyville, Trophy Club, Westlake, and Roanoke since opening in 2004. As Southlake's first hospital, our multi-specialty surgical facility features 18 surgical specialties with 17 inpatient suites, six observation suites, six operating rooms, and a 24/7 emergency department serving northeast Tarrant County. 

We provide care in bariatrics, cardiology, colorectal surgery, ENT, general surgery, internal and family medicine, spine surgery, orthopedics, imaging services, and emergency care. Our spine surgery program performs more than 300 procedures annually, supported by pain management and physical therapy services at three locations. 

Texas Health Southlake holds The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery. We received U.S. News and World Report's High Performing Hospital Award (2022-2023) for spinal fusion, hip fracture, and hip replacement procedures, and a 5-star rating from Becker's Hospital Review, one of only 18 hospitals in Texas with this distinction. Our facility earned the Pinnacle of Excellence Award for Patient Experience in outpatient services, employee engagement, physician engagement, and clinical quality performance. 

Job Summary

The President of Texas Health Southlake will plan, direct, and coordinate the activities and functions of the hospital's facilities through the administrative offices and the medical staff. He/she will promote a culture in line with THR's Mission, Vision, and Values and actions in line with THR's Promise Behaviors. The President will work to advance physician engagement and to promote effective employee, governance, and community relations.  He/she will prioritize continual improvement in operational effectiveness and clinical and service excellence. 

The executive management team for THSL will consist of the hospital's president, chief nursing officer, entity financial officer, and entity human resources officer (EHRO). The President shall be appointed by the unanimous vote of the Board of Managers. The President shall have dual reporting to the Board of Managers and the SVP Hospital Channel and shall have the authority and responsibility to manage and operate the hospital's activities. 

THSL will be part of the THR Hospital Channel and the president, chief nursing officer and entity financial officer of THSL will participate in THR officer meetings and councils attended by the management teams of other THR jointly-owned hospitals.  The THR Hospital Channel includes wholly-owned and joint ventured hospitals.

The President has the following duties and responsibilities:

Participate and add value in establishing strategic priorities, goals and objectives. This leader will partner with channel leaders in the development, implementation and management of clinical, service and operational plans to address continuum and integration opportunities throughout the channel. Serve effectively on various THR channel councils and committees to increase and enhance intra-channel cooperation and advance system initiatives.

Responsible for executing the operating direction / vision for the hospital in support of channel strategic and operating plans. Work with the hospital senior leadership team, medical staff leaders, THR Governance and THR channel and system leadership to implement and execute operational plans in order to achieve hospital, channel and system objectives.

Promote clinical integration, improvement and alignment to advance patient outcomes while monitoring quality outcomes and maintaining continuous readiness for regulatory inspections. Instill a culture devoted to hardwiring safety initiatives and committed to achieving and sustaining clinical quality targets and reducing variation from standards of care within channel hospitals. Work collaboratively in an environment with system and matrixed reporting relationships for the achievement of nursing and quality initiatives.

Responsible for ensuring the achievement of the hospital's goals in the area of satisfaction (patient, physician and employee), patient safety, clinical and non-clinical quality and operational performance. Responsible for pursuing and achieving the goals of specific channel initiatives.

Responsible for establishing and maintaining positive collaboration and working relationships with physician leaders. Advance physician engagement to implement agreed upon best practices and to reduce variation in care within the shared governance framework. Create a culture of physician support and confidence and collaboration with THR's mission, vision and channel strategies.

Represent the hospital in the community through active participation and engagement. Establish and maintain relationships with business, civic and government entities to position the care continuum within the channel as an important component to the economic and medical health of the community within the channel. Be personally visible in the community through participation in various civic organizations and serve as a spoke person for the hospital. Actively support the philanthropic goals of the system with the hospital board and within the community in the channel.

Develop innovative ideas/strategies that will strengthen THSL position in their competitive market, and in conjunction with THSL, Channel, and corporate leadership prioritize and pursue appropriately.

Oversee and ensure that all organization activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state and federal regulations, Joint Commission standards and laws governing healthcare operations and physician owned hospitals.

Strengthen THSL leadership team’s collaboration and efficacy.

Identify innovative strategies to maintain/grow THSL engagement with physicians.

Maintain/improve employee engagement while implementing cost saving/productivity initiatives.