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Description

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Executives thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a **GME Division Vice President of Operations for our Central West Texas Division GME team** , where excellence creates excellence. **This role is based in Austin, TX.**

Benefits

HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

+ Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

+ Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

+ Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

+ 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

+ Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

+ Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

+ Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

+ Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

+ Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

+ Colleague recognition program

+ Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

+ Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

HCA Healthcare has expanded our influence across the healthcare industry by investing $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years. Do you want to be an influencer in healthcare? **Apply for our GME Division Vice President of Operations role today!**

Job Summary and Qualifications

Under the Direction of the HCA Healthcare Vice President of Graduate Medical Education, the Division Vice President of GME will provide the strategy, oversight, and hands-on management for the GME service line and programs in a specific HCA Healthcare Division. To accomplish the GME strategy for the Division, the GME VP will need to secure the needed collaboration of others in the highly matrixed HCA Healthcare environment. While working to understand the needs and business strategy of the Division, the VP of GME will be responsible for being the knowledge broker and implementation leader for GME in the Division as well as being a part of the enterprise-wide HCA Healthcare GME VP team implementing the GME strategy for the entire enterprise. Hands-on involvement with faculty recruitment, problem-solving resident issues, facilitating smooth operations for GME Continuity Clinics, managing the financial success of GME in the Division, etc. are all key aspects of this role.

As the GME DVP of the Central West Texas Division, you will have **two direct reports and have operational oversight of 4 GME programs covering Austin and El Paso, supporting 135+ residents and fellows. Play a key role in the approved expansion of additional GME programs in this division in 2026** .

What you will do in this role:

Knowledge Broker

Successful candidates for this role will:

+ Possess the executive level skills and knowledge needed to oversee the implementation of GME programs within their divisions as well as the ongoing management of a multifaceted business unit that will operate in multiple teaching hospitals within a division

+ Have in-depth knowledge of the workings of Graduate Medical Education and understand the regulatory structure of the ACGME

+ Be able to lead and sustain GME institutional accreditation and program accreditation within a multi-hospital market/Division

+ Understand and manage the execution of the faculty hiring and contracting process for all programs in the Division

+ Understand and oversee the unique financial support and expense management for GME programs

+ Effectively manage a team of residents, faculty, and staff in the Division that may be more than one thousand persons

Responsibilities

+ In collaboration with the VP of GME and the Division leadership, design the GME development plan for the Division, then manage the execution of that strategy.

+ Work collaboratively with the Division Leadership to understand the Division’s strategy, growth, and business plan to ensure that the GME activity is closely aligned.

+ Be actively engaged, leading and solving problems for all aspects of the GME service line. This position is one that requires engaged and active leadership, not distanced oversight.

+ Oversee closely the recruitment and contracting of the necessary faculty for all programs. This will include learning how to successfully navigate the HCA and Physician Services Group contracting process, meeting with prospective candidates, and creating innovative solutions at times regarding the appropriate employment option for each faculty member.

+ Provide skilled executive-level oversight for all GME activities in the Division.

+ Serve as needed as the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) for various hospitals if the Division employs a consortium model for GME.

+ Understand the needs related to the program continuity of clinics and provide oversight for their successful operation.

+ Provide subject matter expertise on GME and GME issues to Division and facility leadership and if needed Consortium GME Program leadership.

+ Be familiar with and able to successfully navigate the residency management tool for the Division.

+ Routinely meet with the hospitals to understand challenges and create solutions.

+ In cooperation with the HCA AVP for Accreditation, manage the program’s initial and continuing accreditation process for all programs.

+ Participate in enterprise wide as well as Division GME meetings.

+ Be the liaison for and the first point of contact for the Hospitals to the GME Corporate office.

+ Communicate clearly and often with Hospital GME leaders, especially relaying information from the GME Corporate office.

+ Provide oversight to all programs regarding the recruitment of residents as well as being the final approval for all rank order lists.

+ As needed, take on enterprise-wide assignments to support the GME programs.

+ Develop needed communication and process plans to successfully implement the GME strategy in your division.

+ Attending Division leadership meetings to ensure the GME plan and needs are presented to leaders.

+ Meets leadership obligations under the Ethics and Compliance program.

+ Work to design and build the needed Continuity Clinics and ensure fiscally sound operations.

+ Work with GME, Division and Hospital Leadership to continually evaluate existing programs and opportunities for new program building.

+ Regularly meet with DIOs, Program Directors, Program Coordinators, and Residents to understand the needs and suggestions for all constituent groups.

+ Work with DIOs, Program Directors, and Program Coordinator to evaluate and retain graduates of the residency programs within the market, Division, or HCA enterprise.

+ Report our monthly or as needed in a formalized monthly operating report to the corporate GME leaders on a standardized set of metrics that include resident recruitment, finances, continuity clinics, etc.

+ Be the overall leader and problem solver for the GME service line in the Division.

+ Practicing and adhering to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement.”

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

+ Extensive knowledge and experience running Graduate Medical Education programs.

+ Knowledge of the ACGME accreditation process is important.

+ Ability to plan, organize, execute, delegate, and supervise.

+ Ability to handle multiple priorities at once with minimal supervision.

+ Skills in dealing with interpersonal issues and customer relations.

+ Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of existing methods and procedures.

+ Skill in hiring and managing teaching faculty.

+ Ability to communicate effectively with clinical and administrative staff and the public.

Education

+ Doctorate which may include an MD, DO, Ph.D., or other advanced degree preferred

+ **Master’s degree required**

+ 5 or more years of relevant GME experience in roles such as Program Director, DIO, or VP of GME in a multi-program GME institutional setting or executive level leadership in a multi-hospital health system

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

+ Extensive knowledge and experience running Graduate Medical Education programs.

+ Knowledge of the ACGME accreditation process is important.

+ Ability to plan, organize, execute, delegate, and supervise.

+ Ability to handle multiple priorities at once with minimal supervision.

+ Skills in dealing with interpersonal issues and customer relations.

+ Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of existing methods and procedures.

+ Skill in hiring and managing teaching faculty.

+ Ability to communicate effectively with clinical and administrative staff and the public.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you're looking for a leadership opportunity that provides both personal satisfaction and professional growth, apply to join HCA Healthcare as a GME Division Vice President of Operations. **Unlock your leadership potential with HCA Healthcare.**

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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