CEO (Critical Access Hospital)

Billings Clinic•Scobey, MT

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Billings Clinic is seeking a CEO for Daniels Memorial Healthcare, a Critical Access Hospital. This role is responsible for the overall administrative management and operation of the facilities, reporting to the Board of Directors. The CEO will have the authority to manage operations subject to board policies and will be an ex officio member of the board. The position involves understanding management and medical services agreements, collaborating with the affiliate Board of Directors on strategic planning and policy recommendations, developing and leading a talented team, ensuring sufficient qualified staff, and adhering to human resource policies. The CEO will also monitor medical activities to ensure quality healthcare services, promote cost-effective healthcare services, manage the fiscal operations, plan for capital equipment and physical resources, and arrange contractual relationships. Ensuring compliance with governing facilities and accrediting bodies, participating in litigation, and working with legislators and regulatory agencies are key responsibilities. The role also involves fostering community integration through public relations, representing the Board to the community, and initiating cooperative relationships with the business community and other facilities. The CEO will also be responsible for resolving disruptions, participating in the evaluation and integration of healthcare technology, maintaining safety standards, and modeling behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic's mission, vision, and values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
Five years’ experience in hospital administrative position with responsibility for administrative supervision and Board of Trustees contact
Must reside in the community the affiliated/managed facility serves

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in hospital administration, health, business, or public health preferred
Critical Access Hospital experience preferred
Montana Nursing Home Administrator license required (can be obtained after hire within first year)

Responsibilities

Understands the various Management Services, Medical Services and/or Staffing Services Agreements between Billings Clinic and affiliate/managed site.
Delivers on responsibilities and expectations contained in the Agreement to the Board and to Billings Clinic.
Participates with the affiliate Board of Directors in evaluating external forces, recommending short-term and long-range plans, informing the affiliate of current trends, issues, problems and activities in health care, and assisting in identifying potential Board members and updating long-range plans.
Develops, retains, recruits and leads a talented team committed to accomplishing the goals and objectives.
Recommends, implements, and evaluates plans and systems that ensure a sufficient number of qualified and competent staff to provide care/services.
Adheres to administrative policies and procedures relating to human resource management.
Demonstrates and encourages an ethic of open communication and teamwork throughout the organization.
Builds an environment of shared commitment to the organization’s goals and responsibility to achieve quality outcomes.
Provides consultation for related concerns and acts as a customer advocate by demonstrating sensitivity to ethical and legal ramifications of practice.
Leads in educational programs, participating as a teacher and preceptor.
Pursues formal and informal education in health care management.
Negotiates professional contracts and sees that appropriate salary administration guidelines and pay structures are developed and maintained.
Monitors the adequacy of the facilities medical activities through coordination with the Board, medical staff and nursing personnel, and the policies needed to ensure quality health care services.
Ensures institutional operating stability by creating a work environment that is satisfactory to staff physicians.
Promotes health care services that are produced in a cost-effective manner while maintaining high standards of quality.
Assures the sound fiscal operation of the institute including timely, accurate and comprehensive development of a realistic, cost-effective annual budget and its implementation.
Plans for capital equipment through budget and obtains approvals for capital purchases above specified threshold.
Plans the use of physical resources for the institution and ensures against physical damages.
Arranges contractual relationships with consultants, contractors, architects, etc., on behalf of the Board in planning and developing facilities, finances and personnel programs.
Combines organizational resources in such a way as to maximize quantity and/or quality to obtain a set of results.
Ensures compliance and regulations of governing facilities and the rules of accrediting bodies by continually monitoring the organization’s service delivery and initiating changes as required.
Participates in litigation for the facilities and informs the Board of the need to initiate litigation.
Makes recommendations to the Board for final settlements of all lawsuits against the facilities.
Works with legislators, regulatory agencies and representatives of the industry to ensure that legislative and regulatory policies promote the health of the community and do not place unmanageable encumbrances upon the facilities.
Supports state and national associations, testifies before legislative regulatory bodies, and solicits Board and community support.
Encourages the integration of the facilities within the community by utilizing and effective communication and public relations program.
Listens to the auxiliary, staff and volunteers to improve service and generate community involvement with the facilities.
Speaks to community groups concerning health programs and new programs.
Represents the Board to the community and the hospital in state and national associations concerned with health care delivery.
Initiates, develops and maintains cooperative relationships with the business community and with other facilities.
Collaborates on fund-raising efforts such as living wills, trusts, etc.
Fosters a smooth functioning, efficient organization through timely and effective resolution of disruptions.
Participates in evaluation, selection and integration of health care technology and information management systems that support quality of care/financial needs and the efficient use of resources.
Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency environmental, employee or patient safety standards relevant to job performance.
Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic’s mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service expectations.
Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements.
Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job performance.
Performs all other duties as assigned or as needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.