Position Specification

President, Cox College

Springfield, Missouri

CONFIDENTIAL

Prepared by

David Boggs April Allen May 2013 This Position Specification is intended to provide information about Cox Health/Cox College and the President position at Cox College. It is designed to assist qualified individuals in assessing their interest.

Overview of Cox College

Cox College is a private, non-profit college accredited to provide nursing and allied health programming. It has a long history of educating compassionate, competent and dedicated nurses and other allied health professionals in Springfield and southwest Missouri. The rich history of this college dates back to the early 1900’s with the admission of three ambitious students studying at the Burge Deaconess Training School for Nurses. Since then, the college has educated more than 2,600 diploma graduates and has served as the backbone of the nursing community in the region and beyond. Recognizing that healthcare in general and nursing profession in particular are constantly changing, Burge School of Nursing became Cox College in 1995. It is an affiliate of CoxHealth, a locally owned non-profit health system with five hospitals in the Springfield-Branson, Missouri market. The components of CoxHealth are described in detail to follow, but this is a key advantage of the program offering all manner of both clinical teaching settings as well as future employer to graduating students. Currently, Cox College has over 850 students and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and numerous program specific organizations. There are two affiliation agreements in place with two Missouri schools. There is a Dual Degree program in place with Drury University campus in Cabool, Missouri (Drury’ main campus is in Springfield) and an RN to BSN program in place with Southeast Missouri College in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Collaboration with local schools/colleges and health providers is a key part of Cox College’s success. Educational programs and services offered by Cox College include an Associate, Baccalaureate and Masters degrees and Certificate programs in Nursing and Health Sciences. The Department of Nursing includes a career ladder model: Nursing Assistant certificate, Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), and a Nurse Re-Entry program allowing non-practicing nurses to return to the workforce. The Department of Health Science offers entry level programs including certificate programs (Medical Billing and Coding and Medical Transcription), a post-baccalaureate Dietetic Internship and an Associate of Science in Medical Assisting. The career ladder model in Health Science includes the Associate of Science in Radiography (ASR) and post ASR certificates in diagnostic imaging. The college has added a Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Imaging (BSDI) bringing the post-ASR certificates to a degree. Additional programs recently added include a Masters Degree in Nutritional Diagnostics and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MOT) to meet the needs of CC customers.

The career ladder concept is being extended as Cox College transitioned the CoxHealth Education Center (CEC) to the college. With the addition of the CEC, Cox College will provide a continuum of learning for students and the health care community: entry level and advanced academic programs, professional development and continuing education. This transition has just begun and will be addressed in the application in terms of future growth to meet the needs of CC customers as well as facilitating internal workforce learning.

CoxCollege is located on the Cox North campus in Springfield. Many of the health system’s acute care services have moved from the North campus to the newer Cox South campus. This has allowed for an abundance of space for faculty and staff offices, classrooms and lecture halls for teaching/community education, the bookstore, and state-of-the-art simulation labs/Learning Resource Center. Some examples of these include a refurbished critical care unit and operating room for simulation as well as imaging equipment and

human patient simulators. In addition there are several fixed computer labs, a mobile computer lab, and other technology/tools in place to facilitate interactive learning. Tuition and other sources of revenue are in excess of $7.1 million and they have a positive contribution margin of 14 percent. In addition to scholarships, grants and loans, there are many ways that Cox College has made this education affordable and accessible to a diverse group of people within the region and beyond. Key areas of focus for the future are excellence in customer service to all constituents (particularly students), offering educational programs that meet the needs of the healthcare community, being metrics and outcomes driven, as well as retaining employees of the College. They are defined by a core value of Agility meaning they can quickly adapt to the changing needs of the healthcare community. The table below provides an overview of staffing and student figures.

In 2011, Cox College implemented a strategic plan to help guide the college through the next three years. The plan is organized using Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) specific to each of the college pillars: Educational Programs, Customer Experience, Workforce Experience, Business Practices and Systematic Assessment. The 2011-2013 Strategic Plan indentifies the KPI by Pillar and includes a target and stretch goal that will be reevaluated on an annual basis for appropriateness and progress. In addition, there are four cost centers that roll up to the College: Bookstore, Library, CoxHealth Education Center, and the College.

Staffing Overview FTEs EEs

Undergraduate Faculty 41.5 42

Graduate Faculty 9 9

Library Faculty (Non-Teaching) 3 3

Education & Simulation Center 15 15

Senior Leadership Team 7 7

Non-Faculty Staff 27 29

Total 102.5 105

Student Overview Students Credit Hrs

Summer 2012 Enrollment 313 1,886

Fall 2012 Enrollment 849 8,858

Spring 2013 Enrollment 840 9,146

Cox College

The College’s mission and core values are the foundation of their organizational culture. Below are the Mission and Vision statements for Cox College along with their Core Values.

MISSION: Cox College is committed to excellence by meeting the educational needs of students and the health care community. VISION: Leaders in health care education. CORE VALUES:

Student First: We believe in providing a learning environment that promotes student inspiration, support and academic achievement.

Highest Quality: We believe in providing an educational experience utilizing cutting edge technology and evidence-based curriculum.

Communication: We believe in shared, transparent communication that is respectful and responsible.

Nothing is Impossible: We believe in working together, taking reasonable risks, and daring to change so that the impossible becomes possible.

Lifelong Learning: We believe that professional curiosity develops over a lifetime based on self-evaluation, effective questioning and critical analysis of information.

Overview of CoxHealth

CoxHealth is an integrated healthcare system based in Springfield, Missouri and serves 25 counties in the Ozarks region. As an anchor for Springfield's Medical Mile and a healthcare leader in the Ozarks, CoxHealth’s roots date back to 1906 when the original Burge Deaconess Hospital began providing healthcare services to the people in Springfield, Missouri. Today it is a Top 100 Integrated Health Care Network with five hospitals, 783 licensed beds, 9,048 employees, and 458 staff physicians. Additional components of the system include CoxHealth Clinics which is a multispecialty physician practice division with 84 clinics in 24 communities, Cox College (described above), urgent care facilities, and several outpatient care centers. Cox Medical Center South is a 563-bed, full-service tertiary care hospital at the heart of the medical mile. Located on the southern edge of Springfield, Cox South has been serving

physicians and their patients since 1985. It is the flagship of the system and offers tertiary services such as cardiovascular services (including open heart surgery), neurosciences, pediatric services, and many more. In 2010, Cox South opened a new emergency department, and in 2012, it was designated as a Level 1 trauma center. Ground has been broken to construct a 310,000 square-foot addition to Cox Medical Center South. This new patient tower will connect to Cox South’s existing tower and will house a Women’s and Children’s Hospital, a Neuroscience Hospital, and will include room for future expansion. The growing campus includes many physician offices, and numerous other special services. Cox North was the original site of the 1906 opening of Burge Hospital, which has become CoxHealth. Cox North today is a 72-bed acute care hospital that currently provides emergency services and Coxhealth’s Behavioral Health inpatient care units. It also houses Cox College as described above. Cox Monett is a not-for-profit community hospital located in Monett, Missouri. CoxHealth purchased the hospital and adjacent medical office building in November 1993. Today, Cox Monett, a 25-bed critical access hospital, continues to invest in the community of Monett by providing quality services on this campus. Key services provided in the community include emergency services, inpatient medical surgical care, and advanced diagnostic services including laboratory and imaging services. Cox Medical Center Branson is a 165-bed acute care hospital located in and serving the nearby Branson community. In January 2012 administrators of the once Skaggs Regional Medical Center began seeking a partner to ensure healthcare was provided for years to come in the Branson area. In January 2013 the hospital became a part of the CoxHealth network, doing business as Cox Medical Center Branson. The facility has over 1,100 employees that help operate the hospital and its numerous clinics. It is a community hospital providing emergency services, inpatient hospital care, surgical services, and all manner of diagnostic services.

Meyer Orthopedic Hospital is the only orthopedic hospital in southwest Missouri and is the first in Missouri to integrate all comprehensive orthopedic services on one campus, creating a continuum of care. It is adjacent to the Cox South campus and the hospital features 35 private patient rooms, 6 surgery rooms, and a comprehensive rehabilitation and exercise room. It was recently recognized by CareChex as the best hospital in Missouri for major orthopedic surgery and among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for orthopedic care and joint replacement. Other components of CoxHealth include: Hulston Cancer Center: Located near the Cox South campus, this is the first and only cancer care center in southwest Missouri to be recognized as an American College of Surgeons Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer program. It provides medical and radiation oncology services in the region. The Turner Center: Located adjacent to Cox South, this center is dedicated exclusively to women’s and children’s health. The facility includes The Women’s Center, a Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic and physician clinics specializing in pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, perinatology and pediatric neurology.

Wheeler Heart and Vascular Center: Connected to Cox South, this facility provides a program with complete array of comprehensive services for all cardiology outpatients needs. All cardiology physician specialties and outpatient services are provided in this single location. Martin Center: A center dedicated specifically to outpatient imaging which includes diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine and PET, MRI, Ultrasound and CT. Ferrell-Duncan Clinic: Multispecialty clinic with over 100 physicians practicing in 20 specialties and subspecialties with sites located throughout the CoxHealth service area. Oxford Healthcare: The largest home healthcare company in southwest Missouri, and Home Parenteral Services which offers high-tech infusion therapy home care for patients. CoxHealth Network: The commercial/managed care contracting operation of CoxHealth. CoxHealth Network is responsible for contracting and relationship activities with payers for a large network of providers and net revenue to the system of $350 million. Cox HealthPlans: The at-risk health insurance division of CoxHealth has approximately 45,000 members with premium revenues in excess of $80 million. Home Parenteral Services: A home infusions and medical equipment company serving southern Missouri. Below are the mission and vision statements for CoxHealth:

MISSION: Improve the health of the communities served through quality health care, education and research. VISION: Our vision is to be the best for those who need us. We value safety, compassion, respect and integrity.

For additional information, please visit the below Websites:

Cox College www.coxcollege.edu

CoxHealth www.coxhealth.com

The Opportunity The President of Cox College is responsible to the Board of Trustees and assumes responsibility for all aspects of the college’s operation, and its place within the academic community. The President is Chief Executive Officer of the College and is the official advisor to, and executive agent of the Board. He/she will work in collaboration with health system leadership to develop strategic planning and business development while achieving the organization’s core values. The President will ensure that all accreditation processes are current and maintained. Cox College is growing within the region and the President must think beyond the current size and scope with a vision to be the educational leader in the region. This will be achieved with the Presidents direct responsibilities of the operations of the college, planning and development, community and academic representation, and personal and professional development. All of these components will be essential to the success of the college. The President will provide strategic vision and operational leadership to all aspects of the academic and scholarly programs, creating an environment and community that supports expert practice, focusing on contemporary program needs, among the College’s faculty and its students. He/she will provide the leadership to assure that the College continues to serve its students with academic programs of the highest quality and effectiveness to assure their success. An integral part of this position would be to establish new programs, like the Occupational Therapy program, to meet the future needs of the region and to collaborate with other area colleges to meet the growing needs for healthcare professionals within the region. Supporting the research mission, the President will advance the scholarly activities of the faculty, including interdisciplinary opportunities. The President will also be the College’s public voice, promoting the various initiatives within Cox Health and the local community. As noted Cox College is an affiliate of CoxHealth and is governed by the Cox College Board of Trustees (BOT). Direct linkage between the College and CoxHealth occurs at the Board level. According to the bylaws Cox College BOT includes eight members of the CoxHealth Board and eight community members. The President/CEO of CoxHealth is the liaison to Cox College BOT. The President of the College is the Chief Executive Officer reporting directly to Cox College BOT and indirectly to CoxHealth Senior Vice-President/Chief Hospital Officer. The President of Cox College is a part of the health system leadership team and participates in all leadership team meetings. See Appendix A for the Cox College current organization table that will outline all direct and indirect reporting relationships to the President. The next president of Cox College will inherit an institution with a rich history and a strong foundation to provide the highest quality of education within a learning environment that promotes student inspiration, support and academic achievement. The president must both embrace and personify this culture, possessing strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills and a real dedication to students and their success—as well as outstanding management and financial skills. The president will continue the journey to create an organizational culture that stands behind the college’s mission and strategic vision. He or she must be current with the most recent developments and best practices in higher education and must have the ability to navigate the shared governance culture of higher education. The president must have the willingness,

enthusiasm and skill to engage in strategic planning along with a proven track record of setting and achieving aggressive goals.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Oversees the day-to-day operations of the Cox College including administration, academic programs, financial management, personnel management and resource utilization.

Leading the school in fostering a positive and productive work environment that promotes excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, service, and advising.

Mentoring faculty in teaching and scholarship to achieve their goals and to maintain appropriate accreditation(s) for the college and its programs.

Oversees the implementation of Cox College’s mission to ―meet the educational needs of students and the health care community.‖

Works collaboratively with administrators, departments and staff within CoxHealth to accomplish the mission of the college.

Participates in community, regional, and national organizations that promote education and health care.

Interpreting trends in nursing, nursing education and health science programs to college constituents.

Maintaining cooperative working relationships with collaborating schools and healthcare providers within the region.

Fostering collaborative relationships with appropriate community institutions – existing and new – that support state of the art clinical and professional education, service and scholarship.

Responsible for appointment/hiring, promotion and termination of all college personnel with input from appropriate persons.

Oversees the development, implementation and evaluation of the Cox College’s strategic plan.

Qualifications and Personal Qualities This is an executive level position in a demanding and competitive market that requires a comprehensive understanding of all elements of higher education with a focus on health sciences, including strategy, business planning, operations, workforce challenges and financial conditions. Specific requirements include: Knowledge, Education and Experience

An earned doctorate in nursing, higher education, administration, health sciences or a related field from an accredited institution with a licensure in nursing preferred.

Minimum of five years of successful senior administrative experience in an academic institution with preference for experience with health science programs.

Candidates should have experience and the ability to comprehend and to clearly articulate a commitment to the mission and distinctive operating features of a specialized college sponsored by a health system.

Strong ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a matrix environment.

A visionary and strategic thinker who can look beyond today and help formulate and articulate a ―vision‖ for the College’s future.

Expertise in development and management of capital and operating budgets.

Must communicate with impact, to build and maintain a climate of trust, resulting in superior interpersonal relationships with individuals at all levels, including staff, management, and senior leadership of the college.

He/she should be a ―student centered‖ professional who can unite students, faculty, staff and community to rally behind the College’s mission.

Recognize the need for change; comfortable leading change to constantly innovate, adapt to and cause others to adapt to values, strategies, goals and plans in response to changing business conditions.

A team-oriented individual, who is strategic, creative and takes initiative, yet is open to the input of others. A confident, flexible and patient individual who personifies a servant leader philosophy.

An executive of unquestioned integrity and moral character; an individual the organization can trust, without reservation, to represent the values of the organization.

Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills.

Requires detailed knowledge of state and federal law, as well as regulatory and accrediting organization requirements in order to ensure all departments managed are in compliance.

An approachable leader who takes pride in the mentoring and development of staff. A team player who, each day, lives the mission, vision and values of the organization.

Personal Characteristics

An engaged leader who embodies and promotes a shared vision for Cox College and facilitates a learning environment to meet the educational needs of students and the health care community.

A visionary with a strong academic and healthcare background that can demonstrate and ability to be collaborative and to advocate for nursing at all levels within the colleges as well as externally.

A respectful decision-maker, who employs a non-confrontational style, builds consensus and promotes dialog.

A leader with practical experience in nursing or another health profession that understands the relationships between health systems.

A persuasive communicator with well-developed interpersonal and social abilities that include diversity of opinions and listens first to understand.

An individual who is personable, knowledgeable, down-to-earth, and is not afraid to make big decisions.

Facilitates opportunities for shared communication with customers and the workforce with an open-door policy.

Utilizes the Performance Improvement Model (PIM) for decision making.

Models expectations for excellence in customer service.

A confident manager with strong organizational, business, and negotiation skills who knows how to effectively advocate for the College’s goals.

Willing to take reasonable risks to implement the mission of the college.

A mentor with strong coaching skills to nurture the development of faculty into accomplished educators and researchers.

An educator who enjoys interchange with students and faculty and participates in college sponsored activities.

A builder of teams and programs; a developer and promoter of the strengths of the College and of individual colleagues.

Responsible for his/her own personal and professional growth.

Goals and Objectives These are areas in which the new President will be expected to make progress within 12-18 months of his/her tenure. Understands that many of these are long-term initiatives with multiple benchmarks over time. They are listed in no particular order of significance.

Become viewed as a respected, respectful, collaborative, team player and excellent communicator who has the ability to coach, teach, learn from and inspire others to accomplish their goals. This will include working with a long-tenured team, creating a service oriented culture, assessing the existing team, mentoring and coaching those that need further development, filing existing vacancies with an eye towards succession planning and making changes as necessary.

Smoothly adapt to the organization and develop excellent working relationships and strong credibility with the executive leadership team at Cox Health, Cox College leadership, faculty, staff, and students. Develop a strong collaborative relationship with the faculty and students and be viewed as a trustworthy, confident and effective manager and leader. Learn the Cox College culture, understands its uniqueness, and become knowledgeable about how the organization works.

Put in place the next Strategic Plan. Ensure that dynamics are in place to ensure that the organization can build on its strengths and create new ones. Additionally, through working with CoxHealth and the community, manage the proper balance between nursing

and health science programs as well as their relationship to one another in terms of Cox College’s programming and brand.

Ensure that all metrics Cox College is continually evaluating/designing/updating its programming to meet the needs the healthcare community and its students as well as fulfill its enrollment and retention goals.

Serve as a strong advocate for Cox College, it students and their success.

Gain an understanding of the various accreditation entities that oversee Cox College. Ensure that the organization performs at or well above all standards to maintain all accreditations.

Ensures that all metrics measured are at or above established goal. Example include student pass rates, student satisfaction scores, staff retention rates, financial and budget goals, etc.

Bring new and creative ideas to enhance grants and other research opportunities, grow alumni connections, as well as leverage resources available within CoxHealth and the community.

Procedure for Candidacy Please direct all nominations and resumes to April Allen, preferably via e-mail to aallen@wkadvisors.com.

April Allen WK Advisors

2000 Warrington Way, Suite 100 Louisville, KY 40222 Phone: 502-228-4030 Fax: 502-426-2719

Appendix A