Job Description

Chief Operations Officer

JOB-10045370

Anticipated Start Date

December 22, 2025

Location

Bronx, NY

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits. In fact, over 30% of our candidates have converted to full-time positions at our client.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Chief Operations Officer. Under direction of the Chief Executive Officer, it exercises wide latitude of independent judgment and initiative in supervision of overall administration and management. Serves as Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer and assumes full responsibility and authority in areas delegated. May direct a group of services such as Operations, Facilities Management, Ancillary Services, Clinical Operations, Emergency Management etc.

Job Description

• Oversees and participates in the planning and development of programs, policies and procedures, and evaluation/monitoring of the goals established by the Chief Executive Officer.
• Supervises the implementation of programs and policies concerning Medical Center operations and assists in coordinating activities between facility staff and corporate office.
• Ensures Medical Center remains compliant with standards, regulations and ready for inspections by accreditation agencies involving delivery of health care services.
• Recommends purchase of supplies and equipment for Medical Center consistent with policies governing purchase procedures.
• Recommends construction and alteration programs, including acquisition and replacement of facility equipment consistent with policies.
• Schedules and conducts and/or participates in regular interdepartmental and departmental meetings. May designate hospital departmental representatives for medical staff and multi-disciplinary committees to facilitate effective communication lines within the hospital.
• Assists the CEO in maintaining cooperative relationships with professional groups, external agencies and regulatory bodies.
• Participates in the development, maintenance and implementation of a hospital management reporting system that provides adequate and timely data for program planning and evaluation purposes.
• Fosters a culture of accountability and service excellence by establishing appropriate work performance standards, evaluating the work and job performance of staff, providing constructive feedback and developmental tools, and making recommendations for corrective actions, as needed.
• Prepares and/or actively participates in the development of the fiscal year expense, revenue and operating budgets.
• Ensure operations run within budgetary guidelines, reviews budget requests for areas of operation and monitors related expenses and purchases.
• Serves as Chief Executive Director in the absence of the CEO.

Skills Required

• Six (6) years of full-time, paid experience in high-level responsible business administration, public administration or an equivalent field.  OR
• As a Hospital Administrator in a position of direct responsibility for total operations or major parts thereof in a hospital setting including substantial exposure in meeting community needs.
• Extensive working knowledge of hospital administration, laws and regulations pertaining to hospital operations.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in Hospital Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Hospital Health Care, Medical Administration or a related program

Additional Requirements

• Schedule Notes: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

  Pay Rate

• $156.00 per hour

“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law”.

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