| Search for the Chief Operating Officer University of California, Irvine Medical Center The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Medical Center invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). As the only university-based care provider in Orange County, UC Irvine Health System is a multifaceted organization dedicated to the discovery of new medical frontiers, the teaching of future healers, and the delivery of the finest evidence-based care. UC Irvine Medical Center has been rated one of the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News and World Report for 13 straight years, and it is the only Level I and Level II pediatric trauma center in Orange County. UCIMC is home to a 417-bed acute care hospital providing tertiary and quaternary care, ambulatory and specialty medical clinics, and behavioral health and rehabilitation. Other centers of excellence at the UC Irvine Medical Center include state-of-the-art emergency departments that include the only Level I and Level II pediatric trauma centers in Orange County; the region’s only high-risk perinatal/ neonatal program and maternal-fetal transport system; and the Regional Burn Center. The Medical Center employs approximately 4,800 staff members and admits more than 19,000 patients annually, and has an annual operating budget of $1.3 billion. UC Irvine School of Medicine is ranked one of the top 50 U.S. medical schools for research by U.S. News & World Report, and home to one of on 41 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the country. With a recent $200 million transformational gift from the Samueli family, UC Irvine is now home to the newly formed Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, which includes the School of Medicine, the Bill Gross School of Nursing, the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and the School of Population Health and Disease Prevention. The College will include a new building housing state-of-the-art technology and labs, forming an international nexus evidence-based integrative health research and practice. Founded in 1965, UCI is the youngest member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), and combines the strengths of a major research institution with the dynamism and nimbleness of an emergent campus. The campus is among the most diverse and fastest growing campuses in the country and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, and innovation. UCI serves approximately 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students and is home to more than 1,230 regular rank faculty and over 10,300 staff members. The COO will be an accomplished leader joining a leading academic medical center as a key member of UCI Health System’s dynamic and high-performing senior leadership team. The COO is responsible for UC Irvine Medical Center’s overall operational leadership and will ensure successful implementation of the Medical Center’s strategic plan, including extensive build out of the physical space and clinical programs. UCI has significantly expanded its local and national impact in recent decades, and as the only academic medical center in Orange County, UCI Health System is poised to become the complex care leader in the region. This is an unparalleled opportunity join an institution with tremendous assets – a world-class research university, a public mission and commitment to the community, and a robust market for expansion – and play a vital role in expanding and enhancing its operations to make it one of the top academic medical centers in the nation. For more information, include a complete position description, please visit www.imsearch.com/6635. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately; for best consideration, please apply by August 24, 2018. Nominations, inquires, and resumes with cover letters should be sent to via Isaacson, Miller via the confidential website. Electronic submission of materials is recommended. David Bellshaw and Cati Mitchell-Crossley Isaacson, Miller 1000 Sansome Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: 415.655.4900 The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories. |
