Group Chief Financial Officer - El Paso Group (El Paso)

Job Summary

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) is a diversified healthcare services company headquartered in Dallas. Our care delivery network includes United Surgical Partners International, the largest ambulatory platform in the country, which operates ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals. We also operate a national portfolio of acute care and specialty hospitals, other outpatient facilities, a network of leading employed physicians and a global business center in Manila, Philippines. Our Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides revenue cycle management and value-based care services to hospitals, health systems, physician practices, employers, and other clients. Across the Tenet enterprise, we are united by our mission to deliver quality, compassionate care in the communities we serve.

MARKET SUMMARY

Texas Group - El Paso Market

The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus is 480-bed facility located in El Paso, Texas. Key service lines include the Hospitals of Providence Children’s Hospital, Bariatrics, Oncology, Cardiology, Robotic Surgery (Da Vinci) Infusion Center, NICU, Obstetrics, Emergency Care, and Sleep Disorder.

The Hospitals of Providence East Campus is a 182-bed facility located in El Paso, Texas. Key service lines include Obstetrics, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, Cardiology, Robotic Surgery (Da Vinci, MAKOplasty), Women’s Services, Neurosurgery, Emergency Care and NICU.

The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus is a 323-bed facility located in El Paso, Texas. Key service lines include Cardiology, Robotic Surgery (Da Vinci, MAKOplasty), NICU, Obstetrics, Rehabilitation, and Regional Transfer Center.

The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Hospital is a new full service hospital with 106 beds located in northwest El Paso. The Medical Plaza located adjacent to The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus features physician clinic space. Transmountain Campus serves as a teaching facility for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso medical students, residents, nursing students and researchers. The hospital will train up to 100 medical residents across a multi-year program. Advanced health services in Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiovascular Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology Medicine/Surgery, GI Medicine, Gynecology/Surgery, Hematology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Neurological Medicine, Normal Newborns, Oncology Medicine/Surgery, Orthopedic Medicine/Surgery, Pathology, Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology, Spinal Fusion Surgery, Urology Medicine/Surgery and Vascular Surgery.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Group Chief Financial Officer, El Paso Group, will be responsible for oversight of the financial integrity of the El Paso Market as well as for the Memorial Campus. He/she will have responsibility for ensuring that the hospitals in the market run in the most cost-effective manner and that all financial risks for the organization are managed appropriately.

The Group Chief Financial Officer has overall responsibility for safeguarding the facility assets and ensuring the financial statements, including the books and records, are prepared and maintained in accordance with GAAP for all facilities within the assigned Group. The Group Chief Financial Officer is also responsible for ensuring compliance with company financial and accounting policies and procedures, as well as ensuring internal controls are effective in both design and operation, including the routine monitoring of controls. Additionally, the Group Chief Financial Officer serves a key member of the Facility(s) A-Teams and, as such, participates in establishing and implementing strategic business plans for each facility. He/she is a key member of the facility(s) management team(s) that interacts and communicates on a regular basis with an array of internal and external constituents, including various regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities

FUNCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

The Group Chief Financial Officer has responsibility for the identification and independent assessment of financial risk, establishing and monitoring of mitigation plans, and for the communication of financial risk and opportunity to the Group Chief Executive Officer and Facility Chief Executive Officer(s). The Group Chief Financial Officer is also responsible for the monitoring of financial performance and the maintenance of reasonable and appropriate financial plans and forecasts. The Group Chief Financial Officer must have strong business acumen in order to work collaboratively and effectively with home office departments, such as Compliance, Home Office Accounting/Financial Reporting, Information Systems, Internal Audit, Legal, Treasury and other departments that provide support services to the facility(s).

The Group Chief Financial Officer is responsible for the monitoring of the revenue cycle process and, along with other revenue cycle stakeholders, the improvement of the revenue cycle process through rate setting, charge capture, managed care negotiations, and cash collections.

The Group Chief Financial Officer is also responsible for the evaluation and management of investments in capital projects by applying unbiased scrutiny in determining the financial impact and ROI of such projects and managing the capital spend in accordance with the capital cash flow projections.

As such, the Group CFO’s responsibilities are to:

• Analyze daily operating results to ensure that revenues, expenses, and labor are within budgeted objectives; advise department heads and administration of needed changes and improvements in a timely manner.
• Establish and maintain sound financial controls and record keeping; approve financial expenditures up to the level established by the CEO.
• Keep abreast of government regulatory requirements and the rapidly changing reimbursement environment to develop and implement changes to policies and procedures as needed.
• Ensure that the financial operations of the facility are carried out in an ethical, responsible manner.
• Establish and monitor the annual operating budget according to sound budgeting principles and home office guidelines. Interface with Human Resources and other appropriate departments in the preparation of work force plans and salary and benefit proposals.
• Evaluate the facility’s overall financial position and prepare periodic financial and operating reports. Provide consistent and accurate financial, accounting and reporting processes throughout the facility
• Prepare financial forecasts and monitor performance versus budget; consolidate results, prepare rolling 90-day forecasts, and develop and implement cash management controls.
• Coordinate with other senior members of the leadership team in the development of major strategic and financial plans, including capital expenditure programs.
• Review, evaluate and ensure the effectiveness of all financial and accounting systems in the facility. Direct the development and implementation of new systems, policies and procedures as required.
• Assist in the development of new business by analyzing the feasibility of new programs, including managed care contracts, and advise management of the financial prospects.
• Attend promptly to the administrative details of the position including the signing of documents, preparation of reports, completion of performance appraisals and other employee-related actions.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP - EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

As a leader in healthcare, Tenet is committed to providing the best possible care to every patient, with a clear focus on quality and service. Strong leadership is essential to delivering on this commitment, and we believe that the quality of our leaders can give us a significant long-term competitive advantage. We want to ensure every current and future leader in Tenet is successful, and we support that through our selection and hiring process and by providing coaching and training to our leaders.

In this regard, we have identified core competencies that will enable a leader to succeed at Tenet, and have defined them within the following five areas critical to performance:

Use Astute Judgment

• Delivers year over year improved financial performance in a complex, matrix organization.
• Demonstrates high degree of financial operational excellence (e.g., planning, contracts, budgeting, capital financing, and cash management).
• Holds finance team accountable to high ethical standards (e.g., compliance, internal controls, audits and SOX reporting).
• Effectively gauges external factors and trends to provide a forward-looking perspective when creating business strategy and forecasting (e.g. FTE/AADC targets, supply Cost/APD targets, EBITDA margin, A/R days, Operations cash flow goals).
• Demonstrates business and analytical skills to identify gaps in the current business plan and actively refreshes the financial outlook and strategy as needed (e.g., case management, staff/volume adjustment, net revenue management).

Shape Strategy

• Acts as full partner at facility, market and home office level in pursuit of new revenue generation opportunities (e.g., improve payer mix, maximize reimbursement, prudent acquisition and merger strategies, reduce bad debt, grow EBITDA margin).
• A highly visible leader who works with team to identify challenges and capitalize on opportunities (e.g., department improvement plans, capital project prioritization and vetting, manpower planning accuracy, supply management efficiency).
• Acts as a thought partner for CEO and thought leader in promoting own perspective ]]>