Hiring: Regional VP, Hospital Administrator - Northwest Company: Kaiser Permanente Northwest Location: Portland, OR Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 14:09:11 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Six Sigma About the job Experience: •Minimum five (5) years of experience in Hospital Operations as an Executive/Senior Leader and managing in a large-scale health care delivery system. Required Skills: •This position is the accountable leader responsible for the following: Maintains a fiscally sound, market-leading operating environment that promotes competitive delivery models, generates member value and provides outstanding care to the Kaiser Permanente membership. •Ensures effective execution of business strategies by aligning people strategies with business requirements to drive high performance. Key is the creation of organizational design, articulation/delegation of duties and responsibilities, and development of strong leadership teams. •Provides leadership and guidance in the development and implementation of ongoing programs to improve performance and manage costs while improving the quality of patient care delivery. Achieve/exceeds performance expectations throughout the hospitals operations. •Manages the day-to-day operations in the hospitals and ASCs. Create a culture which is decisive, action-oriented, flexible, and poised to seize opportunities to advance quality, service and overall performance. Ensure the integration of quality, service and efficiency improvements into day-to-day operations. •Manages the operating and capital budgets of areas of responsibility. Aggressively mitigate all variances to budget. Make sound decisions on best use of resources in support of regional priorities and strategies. •Provides leadership in building a team which will assume responsibility and accountability for achieving the mission, financial/operational objectives and quality initiatives while remaining compliant to regulatory standards. Establish clearly defined goals and objectives and ensure follow through in a timely manner. •Directs the implementation of integrated human resources strategies to ensure quality results in the identification, recruitment, retention and development of key human resources. Support the affirmative action plan. •Ensures the successful implementation and promotion of and operationalize the Labor-Management Partnership throughout the organization. Qualifications: •Masters Degree in business administration, health care administration, or a related field (will consider candidates who would be able to complete their masters within one (1) year of hire). •Demonstrated experience working with physicians in a managed care environment. •Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in a business partnership with clinical, business, physician, and labor leaders. Experience working with organized labor and handling union negotiations is highly desired. •The ability to balance strategic development and day-to-day operation responsibilities. Excellent problem solving and negotiating skills with the ability to impact outcomes using influencing skills. •Communication skills characteristic of an executive who excels in communicating in a variety of formal and informal presentation settings, large and small, both inside and outside the organization, and issuing cogent and consistent written messages that build confidence and achieve desired outcomes. •Demonstrated success in leading significant organizational change and exercising senior leadership decision-making. •Thorough knowledge of legal, regulatory, ethical, managerial, organizational requirements, principles and standards of care for hospitals and healthcare systems. •Demonstrated leadership and an ability to manage effectively through influence and motivate others. Collaborative style with ability to engage multiple stakeholders with differing viewpoints. •Thinks critically, works efficiently, and acts responsibly in a collaborative environment with multiple work demands and short time frames. •Possesses unquestionable professional integrity and a candid, honest style which evokes credibility and inspires confidence. Compensation: •Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!