Job description
Company Essentia Health
Location Fargo, North Dakota
Reporting Relationships: The President, West Market will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of Essentia Health, Dr. David Herman.
The following executives will report to the President, West Market: West Market Chief Medical Officer as well as the Regional and Clinical Division Chairs.
Website www.essentiahealth.org
THE ORGANIZATION
Essentia Health
Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota. Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health combines the strengths and talents of 15,000 employees, including more than 2,200 physicians and advanced practitioners, who serve our patients and communities through the mission of being called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives.
Essentia Health, which includes many Catholic facilities, is guided by the values of Quality, Hospitality, Respect, Joy, Justice, Stewardship and Teamwork. The organization lives out its mission by having a patient-centered focus at 14 hospitals, 78 clinics, six long-term care facilities, six assisted and independent living facilities, six ambulance services and one research institute. Total system revenues exceed $2.5B.
Essentia Health is making the largest private investment in Duluth’s history as it transforms its downtown medical campus. This $900 million project, called Vision Northland, will match Essentia’s facilities with how medicine is practiced in the 21st century and bring the highest quality health care to patients.
Vision Northland represents a major investment in Essentia Health’s mission as well as the future of Duluth and surrounding areas. The project demonstrates Essentia Health’s commitment to the health of its patients, the economic vitality of the community and the work environment of its staff. Essentia Health is constructing a new replacement for St. Mary’s Medical Center and clinic space as well as renovating existing buildings on its downtown Duluth campus (the flagship of the East Market).
The project includes 942,000 square feet of new space. By building up instead of out, Essentia Health’s overall footprint will be reduced, opening space for other development in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood. Vision Northland is much more than a building project. It’s about how Essentia Health cares for its patients while matching its facilities to how medicine is practiced now and in the future. Health care has changed since St. Mary’s Medical Center was founded in 1888. The construction project has reached substantial completion and is expected to open for patient care in the third quarter of 2023.
The Past and The Future
Building on a legacy of service to its communities started in 1888 with the founding of St. Mary’s Hospital by the Benedictine Sisters of the St. Scholastica Monastery and the Duluth Clinic in 1915 by five physicians, St. Mary’s-Duluth Clinic (SMDC) was formed in 1997 through the merger of these two entities. Over the ensuing years, SMDC grew through affiliation with other hospitals and clinics. In 2010, as Essentia Health, the organization began the journey to become an operating company. Today that journey continues as it strives to be “One Mission, One Essentia.”
One Mission, One Essentia represents a fundamental change in how Essentia thinks about itself, how it acts and how it sets goals to make the most of its common strengths. The Essentia Health Leadership Team, chaired by CEO, David C. Herman, MD, oversees the operations of the organization’s shared services support, markets and Clinical Practice Committee structure. As it continues its journey to high reliability, Essentia is focused on the Aspirational Aims of Engaged and Inspired People, Zero Preventable Harm, Achieve Health and Vitality with our Communities and Mission, and Advancing Financial Performance.
Mission/Vision/Values
Essentia Health’s mission, vision, values and belief statements are the foundation of their promise to the patients, families and communities they serve.
Mission
We are called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives.
Vision
Essentia Health will be a national leader in providing high quality, cost effective, integrated health care services.
Values
Quality, Hospitality, Respect, Joy, Justice, Stewardship, Teamwork
Education & Research/Residencies & Fellowships
The Essentia Institute of Rural Health (EIRH) is the research and education center for Essentia Health. EIRH coordinates educational experiences for health professionals and conducts research activities at Essentia. EIRH is a leader in rural healthcare innovation through research and education. EIRH helps to build healthy communities by working collaboratively with patients, providers, and other stakeholders. EIRH works to improve the patient experience, be the best place to receive care, create the best place to work, and strive to make healthcare affordable.
EIRH is committed to educating and developing the future healthcare workforce to achieve its mission of making a healthy difference in people's lives. Essentia Health offers the following residency and fellowship programs:
Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program – A community-based, three-year residency program offered collaboratively by Essentia Health, St. Luke’s, and the University of Minnesota.
Family Medicine Obstetric Fellowship – A one-year fellowship that prepares family medicine physicians to manage high-risk pregnancies and provide cesarean sections.
University of Minnesota General Surgery Residency Rural Training Track – A collaborative rural general surgery residency training program between the University of Minnesota and Essentia Health.
Residencies in acute and ambulatory pharmacy.
Recent Recognition for Clinical Excellence
Essentia Health has achieved many recognitions for excellence in clinical quality across our three-state geography. Most recently, Essentia Health was ranked as one of the two top-performing organizations across all clinical quality measures, according to the latest Minnesota Health Care Quality Report from MN Community Measurement (MNCM), a statewide resource for timely, comparable information on health care quality, costs and equity. Visit our website for a listing of awards and accreditations.
West Market: The Communities We Serve
Central and Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota
Discover diverse landscapes and welcoming communities throughout North Dakota and western Minnesota. Enjoy time with family and friends in friendly communities against the scenic backdrop of midwestern prairies, lakes, rivers and forests.
Located in the Red River Valley basin, Fargo is the largest city in North Dakota with a population of more than 100,000. The Red River runs past Fargo and its neighbor across the border, Moorhead, Minnesota.
Fargo includes a vibrant downtown full of entertainment venues, dining options and luxury getaway spots. The metro area hosts several colleges and has an active cultural and arts community. Fargo is also home to the Div. I Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse of the North Dakota State University Bison. Fargo’s business environment is evolving rapidly. In a study published by Forbes, Fargo was ranked the best small city in the nation to start a business or career. Personally and professionally, you will always find a welcoming vibe within the city. The Fargo-Moorhead area offers an array of family-friendly communities. Whether you are looking for country life, established neighborhoods or busy downtown living, there are options for everyone. For those looking for outdoor adventures, the region has more than 200 miles of walking and biking trails. The Red River provides opportunities for kayaking and water activities.
In the fall of 2022, Essentia expanded to central North Dakota with the addition of Mid Dakota Clinic to the health system. Located in Bismarck, ND, the acquisition welcomed 40 physicians, 25 advanced practitioners and 280 additional staff to our care team. Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota and is located on the beautiful Missouri River. The city offers excellent biking trails, hiking and camping, eclectic dining and many entertainment venues.
POSITION OVERVIEW AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Essentia Health is a secular integrated healthcare organization with Catholic entities serving northern Minnesota, Northwest Wisconsin and North Dakota. Among Essentia’s distinguishing characteristics are its history of Dyad leadership playing to the strengths of both Administrative and Physician leadership experience; its commitment to the Quadruple Aim as evidenced by sole status as a Track 3 NCQA certified organization; and the belief that value for our patients can best be delivered as an operating company.
As a member of the Essentia Health senior leadership team, the President, West Market plays an important role in creating and achieving the Essentia Health system strategic plan. In leading the West Market, the President partners with the Chief Operating Officer, West Market (dyad partner) to achieve operational, financial and clinical excellence for the West Market (approximately $760M in net revenues). The President will develop and implement market and organizational strategic initiatives through Market physician and executive leaders and shared services partners. He/She is also responsible for Essentia’s long-term organizational success through market strategic development, oversight of the market’s quality performance, support for financial performance, credentialed provider recruitment and development of physician and Advanced Practice leaders for the present and future for the West.
Further, the President will put long-term systems and processes in place to maximize operational efficiencies, support market share growth, and achieve outstanding care quality.
The West Market President is one of a select number of executives who attend the Essentia Health (system) Board meetings. In addition, this President works with the Market Board Chairperson to further the mission and strategies of the organization, with a focus on market-specific matters. These responsibilities include sharing relevant updates on financial, quality, patient safety and strategic plan performance as well as education on issues in health care. The President is responsible to foster and maintain a strong working relationship with the Market Board, one in which open and productive dialogue is encouraged and governance and operational roles are recognized and respected.
The Market President keeps abreast of regional developments, serves as a public spokesperson, coordinates public relations activities as appropriate and serves on community boards as a representative of Essentia. It is expected that the Market President is active in the broader community through local board and community service activities.
The Market President will ensure a systematic approach to credentialed practitioner development, including performance reviews that address both required clinical matters and professional development.
The Market President will focus on increasing Essentia Health’s network/presence throughout North Dakota, delivering the highest quality care to patients and communities. He/She will drive strategic market growth, including appropriate new partnerships/alliances.
The Market President works closely with the Market Chief Medical Officer and practice leaders to ensure that information is shared, and decisions are made through established committee and meeting structures. Through the predictable cadence of two-way communication, trust is established, and credentialed practitioner engagement is fostered.
The Market President partners closely with the System Chief Medical Officer for Essentia Health on all matter related to quality, safety, and innovation.
At all times, the Market President will uphold Essentia’s mission, values, and ethical standards and demonstrate the behavioral and service expectations described in our policies and procedures.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS / TRAITS
Ten (10) or more years of large healthcare delivery leadership experience in roles of increasing responsibility.
Proven experience as a physician executive in senior administrative leadership roles within a large integrated health system is required. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success serving in an operational (P&L) leadership position over hospitals, medical groups, and/or clinical service lines.
Strong leadership and team-building skills; the capacity to both listen and communicate effectively with diverse internal and external constituencies; a highly collaborative management style; the recognition that results are accomplished through others; and the ability to look at complex, organizational issues through multiple perspectives.
Superb relationship building skills with a professional and personal demeanor that will include the following: open and trusting; a problem solver and results-oriented; visible and accessible; consistent and clear; a facilitator, interpreter, and consensus builder; a commitment to building a partnership between administration and medical staff; and the ability to listen, gather information, influence, and assume responsibility/accountability for difficult decisions.
Proven ability and success in implementing and executing operational change, setting performance measurements, establishing budget plans and monitoring progress, strategic planning, program development and implementation, and process improvement techniques.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills to foster collaborative partnerships with senior leaders, physician constituents, clinical leaders, and other key stakeholders to create and sustain a culture of safety and quality, performance transparency, teamwork, measurement, and accountability to drive clinical transformation.
Able to effectively communicate, delegate and hold people accountable. Able to have “difficult conversations” when needed, but do so in a very respectful and professional manner.
Thorough understanding of the best practices in a multi-specialty physician practice within an integrated health care system.
Experience with system merger and integration efforts is preferred.
Must have the ability to lead through influence and collaboration, as Essentia Health is a highly matrixed organization. Must be able to work collaboratively with corporate/system leaders to affect positive change.
Demonstrated ability to bring diverse groups together in a manner that respects different points of view and builds buy-in for change.
A portion of Essentia Health’s employees is unionized and so experience working within a union environment is a plus.
Experience with population health is ideal. Should be committed to the transformation of healthcare to more value-based care.
A consensus-oriented individual who displays “respectful courage” and is highly influential in his/her ability to encourage people to move forward. Excellent at change management.
High emotional intelligence (“EQ”) is needed for success in this major leadership position.
A person of extremely high integrity who fosters trust. Leads by example.
EDUCATION
A current M.D. or D.O. is required with Board Certification in his/her clinical specialty.
Active license to practice medicine in relevant market is required.
Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration or Business Administration, or related graduate degree, is required.
COMPENSATION
A competitive compensation and benefits package will be provided to the selected candidate.
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