Chief Operating Officer, Jackson South Medical Center

Summary

Jackson Health System (JHS) continues to expand its reach and strengthen its capacity to deliver world-class care for the vibrant and expanding communities of Miami-Dade. To support this momentum, JHS seeks an innovative, strategic, and mission-driven healthcare executive to serve as the next Chief Operating Officer, Jackson South Medical Center. This role reflects a strategic investment in our future and recognizes the advancement of leaders whose expanded responsibilities have created this opportunity.

Jackson South Medical Center is a 262-bed, full-service acute care hospital and Level II Trauma Center delivering comprehensive medical and surgical care, supported by a high-volume emergency department managing nearly 40,000 ED visits annually. The campus features 24/7 adult and pediatric emergency care, advanced cardiac care, orthopedics, urology, maternity and women's health, bariatrics, stroke care, neurosciences, and robust rehabilitation programs. Serving tens of thousands of patients each year, Jackson South is a vital access point for high-quality care in South Miami-Dade and a key extension of Jackson Health System's academic and specialty services, ensuring seamless, world-class care close to home.

Leadership Scope

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is the operational executive for Jackson South Medical Center, reporting to the CEO and holding a core seat on the hospital's executive leadership team. This position delivers strategic oversight, financial stewardship, and operational leadership across our 262-bed acute care campus and nearly 40,000 annual emergency department visits. Expanding past traditional operational boundaries, this executive manages high-acuity clinical areas, diagnostic centers, and service lines to ensure seamless care delivery across the hospital.

Key responsibilities include:

• High-Acuity Operations & Patient Flow: Executive oversight of daily hospital operations, patient flow, and high-acuity clinical and procedural departments, including Interventional Radiology (IR) / Cath Lab, Gastroenterology (GI), Diagnostic Imaging, Respiratory, Rehabilitation Services, and Laboratory Services.
• Service Line Integration: Local execution, management, and integration of health-system clinical service lines and strategic initiatives across the Jackson South campus.
• Quality, Safety & Compliance: Driving continuous quality improvement, patient safety, patient experience, and regulatory compliance across all departments (Joint Commission, CMS, Leapfrog).
• Financial Stewardship: Direct management of financial performance, operational budgets, labor productivity, variance analyses, and capital improvement projects.
• Capital Strategic Portfolio: Leads a significant capital strategic planning portfolio focused on clinical space renovations and modernization initiatives. Offers the opportunity to define capital priorities and partner with executive and clinical leadership to drive projects that enhance patient care, operational efficiency, clinical growth, and the overall patient experience.
• Operational Leadership & Risk: Leadership in operational problem-solving, risk management, emergency preparedness, and facility development.
• Culture & Talent Development: Fostering workforce competency, talent development, succession planning, and cultivating a high-performance culture grounded in accountability and collaboration.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate is a mission-driven, forward-thinking operational executive with:

• A master's degree strongly preferred
• 10+ years of senior operational leadership experience in complex, safety-net, or academic health systems
• A proven track record of optimizing hospital operations, patient flow, and clinical support services
• Strong strategic, operational, and financial acumen
• Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Commitment to serving diverse and underserved communities

 Jackson Health System is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.