Ardent Health Services invests in people, technology, facilities and communities, producing high-quality care and extraordinary results. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Ardent’s subsidiaries own and operate 30 hospitals in six states with more than 25,000 employees including 1,150 employed providers. Ardent facilities exceed national averages in Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating as ranked by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; 89 percent of its hospitals received a three-star rating or above in comparison with 73 percent of all hospitals ranked. Twelve of the company's hospitals were recognized by Modern Healthcare as "Best Places to Work" in 2019 – the twelfth consecutive year an Ardent facility made this list. Ardent's corporate office was named "Top Work Places" for Nashville based companies in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

• 30 hospitals
• 4,840 licensed beds
• 25,000 employees
• 1,150 employed providers
• $4.6 billion in revenues

Ardent Health Services invests in quality healthcare.  AHS makes considerable investments in people, technology, facilities, and communities, producing high quality care and extraordinary results. Since 2001, those investments total more than $835 million. From newly constructed facilities and expanded services, to lifesaving technology and outstanding opportunities for employees, AHS is committed to providing its hospitals and clinics the tools needed to succeed. 

Ardent’s work environment is built upon Behavior Standards, which include five key pillars: Service, Quality, People, Financial and Growth. These pillars represent who we are, what we do and how we operate. Our corporate office in Nashville, TN was recently named Best Places to Work again in 2019 by The Tennessean and twelve of our hospitals were also named Best Places to Work by Modern Healthcare this year.

OUR MISSION: Ardent Health Services is a premier provider of health care services, delivered with compassion for patients and their families, with respect for employees, physicians, and other health professionals, with accountability for our fiscal and ethical performance, and with responsibility to the communities we serve.

OUR PHILOSOPHY: Every action we take at AHS is built on three key tenets:

• Ardent recognizes that each hospital is as unique as the community it serves.
• We believe in working with employees and physicians to improve the quality of care, patient safety and customer service and we measure all three continuously.
• We reinvest in our facilities – helping our hospitals expand services, enhance technology and add new programs that fulfill their missions.

We believe it is this mix of corporate support and local autonomy that equips our facilities for success.

We are currently recruiting for a Vice President, Human Resources for the Hillcrest Health System in Tulsa, OK.

The Vice President, Human Resources (VP, HR) will lead all aspects of Human Resources for Hillcrest Health System.  The system includes 8 hospitals and over 6,000 employees.  This position is a key driver of strategic business priorities which include Quality, People, Service, Growth and Financial with an emphasis on People.  Our goal for the strategic priority of People is to attract, engage, develop and retain high performing talent and to achieve Hillcrest Health System’s mission.  The VP, HR fosters an environment of effective relationships and performance excellence.

The VP, HR will guide and maintain strategic HR business partner relationships at all levels within the organization and will have direct leadership of Human Resources including Employee Engagement, Leadership Development, Employee Relations, and Talent Management. Additionally, this position will have direct input and focus on the implementation and the deployment of strategic people initiatives.

Examples of Responsibilities:

• Engage executives to understand talent needs of the businesses and define strategy

• Ensure effective use and implementation of enterprise-wide HR and talent initiatives

• Serve as the champion for employee engagement and retention

• Set consistent compensation practices within Hillcrest Health System

• Build, develop and lead a team of HR professionals within Hillcrest Health System

• Drive effective leader and employee communication initiatives

• Ensure operational excellence, monitoring, and measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of leadership development

• Coach and develop leaders and teams

• Uphold all compliance standards, including OFCCP, DNV, CMS, Department of Labor, HR policies and other regulatory requirements

Education and Specifications:

• 15+ years’ experience with increasing levels of HR management

• At least three (3) years HR experience as the lead HR executive reporting to a division or regional executive in a work environment reflective of the scope & complexity of the Hillcrest Health System

• Preferred experience profile includes multiple years as a lead HR executive with division or regional accountability in a healthcare services related organization.

• Experience in a highly-matrixed organization

• Proven experience delivering on strategic HR Initiatives in wide scale change initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or related field. 

• Master’s degree preferred

• PHR or SPHR certification preferred

Behavior Standards:

• Service – Patient Centered Customer Service

• Quality – Clinical and Operational Excellence

• People – Promotes a Collaborative Environment

• Financial – Business Acumen

• Growth – Fosters Innovation