Job Information
HCA Healthcare Director Purchased Services Commercial Products in Nashville, Tennessee
Description
This position is incentive eligible.
Introduction
Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our Director Purchased Services Commercial Products opening with HealthTrust today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.
Benefits
HealthTrust, 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.
We are seeking a(an) Director Purchased Services Commercial Products for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Director Purchased Services is responsible for leading, developing and implementing a Purchased Services strategic sourcing program for a multi-facility integrated delivery network (IDN). This position is responsible for reviewing and optimizing the current GPO contract portfolio through contract optimization, collaborating with the HealthTrust contracting team to lead strategic sourcing initiatives and contract negotiation as applicable.
This position is responsible for building strategic alliances with key stakeholders as it relates to a successful Purchased Services sourcing program.
What you will do in this role:
Leadership
Provides leadership in the area of expense management to contribute to the facility or IDNs overall strategic plan especially as it relates to Purchased Services
Assess and provide leadership in the area of expense to guide and support organization’s strategy.
Assimilates information from variety of sources, able to analyze data, make strategic recommendations and execute a course of action for purchased services savings opportunities
Develops, implements, and coordinates within the hospital or system: a system approach to Purchased Services savings opportunities; policies and procedures related to expense management of Purchased Services; contract optimization, standardization and utilization of contracted Purchased Services categories; participates in development of the agenda, follow up on action items assigned through the member Purchased Services Team; coordination with the GPO Commercial Products National and Custom Contracting Teams; preparation and management of RFPs for various Purchased Services
Strategy Development, Validation and Risk Mitigation
Must identify potential risks, challenges and opportunities for contracting of various purchased services categories
Must understand member needs/requirements
Responsible for developing the contracting strategy with member that will mitigate risks, address member needs, and maximize the best outcome.
Must formulate a clear vision of the strategy, to be able to articulate the vision, and execute the steps necessary to achieve the strategy
Must be adept at reading situations, people/parties and adapting strategies or negotiations as necessary throughout the sourcing process.
Must be able to work closely with member stakeholders to align the customer with the strategy.
Customer Service
Responsible for managing customer expectations and delivering cost savings according to: estimated timelines; minimizing overlap of focus with contracts already negotiated or those in process by the contracting team; utilizing customer participation in the process to achieve goals and objectives
Interacts and develops relationships with internal and external stakeholders to better understand needs and challenges which may include clinicians, physicians, supply chain, and hospital leadership
Continuously defines and improves customer solutions as it relates to purchased services savings opportunities
Provides educational opportunities to customers to understand the expense management program
Builds and maintains strong, effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders within the facility and corporate team, HealthTrust, Supply Chain, and organization’s leadership
Financial
Establishes and meets expense savings goals for customers as requested
Collaborates with organizations to track and analyze financial data which may include but not limited to Purchased Services expense
Completes assessment of all purchased services spend and submits category recommendations for IDN contracting plan. Works with IDN in development and management of final plan
Provides cost saving enhancement strategies for Purchased Services categories working with customer’s representatives and HealthTrust contracting and Expense Management teams
Develops standardized documents, processes, and calculations for use by the team to quantify savings solutions
Provides analytical support to IDN by completing savings/bid analyses for various purchased services contract opportunities
Project Management
Directs multiple projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment that includes: strong organizational skills, including the ability to plan, implement, and execute; the ability to focus and execute exceptional time management
The ability to be highly efficient and highly productive, demonstrating high volume of contracts/categories handled without sacrificing quality
Demonstrates the ability to develop and successfully execute a project plan for major and complex projects
Develops milestones for projects to determine outcomes are achieved that includes facilitating customer teams that lead to building consensus and contract implementation
Assign goals to direct reports as appropriate and monitors goal achievement
Manages bi-weekly Purchased Services project update calls with IDN and GPO national agreement team leads
Performs other duties as assigned.
Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Mission and Value Statement”
What qualifications you will need:
College Graduate – Bachelors, required
7+Years Healthcare Contracting Experience, required
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), required
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), required
Strong analytical and negotiation skills, required
Excellent presentation skills, required
HealthTrust Supply Chain (https://healthtrustpg.com/) is a critical part of HCA Healthcare's strategy. Our focus is to improve performance and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. We develop, apply and monitor cost-efficient initiatives and programs for HCA Healthcare. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care.
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.
"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Director Purchased Services Commercial Products opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.