Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada•Las Vegas, NV

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an AT-WILL position. As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients. UMC is home to Nevada's ONLY Nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care. Position Summary: Directs, administers, and has overall strategic and executive responsibility for the internal operational activities in accordance with policies, goals, and objectives for the following hospital services: Business Development and Strategy; Enterprise Project Management; Process Improvement; Fundraising (Grants and Foundation); Government Relations; Military Medicine; Academic Affairs and Medical School Relations, and other departments as assigned. Serves as a member of the UMC executive team. Provides advice and counsel to the Chief Executive Officer and executive colleagues regarding organization-wide decisions and issues.

Requirements

Equivalent to a Master’s Degree in Health Care Administration, Business, Management, or a closely related field
20 years of executive management experience in an acute care hospital setting.
ACHE Fellow

Nice To Haves

20+ years of current experience within an executive leadership role (e.g., CEO, COO, CAO, CFO) within an acute care hospital setting.
Executive leadership role within an Academic Medical Center and Public entity (i.e., Governmental).
Leadership experience and oversight of classifications represented by a Union.
Leadership experience within organizations with large employee populations (5,000 or more employees).
ACHE FACHE

Responsibilities

Participates in organization-wide mission and strategic planning, goal setting, programming, and resource allocation. Works with administrators and appropriate executive team members to establish organization-wide priorities, programs, and budgets.
Allocates resources among subordinate departments. Reviews and approves programs, priorities, budgets, staffing, work plans, and cost control measures. Reallocates resources among departments as needed.
Serves as organizational liaison with medical staff and allied services. Participates in various committees and task forces to address medical services. Serves as organizational liaison with University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine and other academic programs.
Supervises direct reports, including determining workloads, schedules, and priorities; effectively recommending new hires and terminations; conducting performance evaluations; effectively disciplining staff; tracking attendance; and interpreting and implementing departmental policies and procedures.
Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the division's services to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
Serves as a liaison; develops and enhances positive, effective relationships with other external agencies and elected representatives, with particular emphasis on local agencies, county organizations, and state representatives, including elected officials, regulatory bodies, and other key stakeholder groups.
Develops multi-year strategic plans that integrate clinical priorities, financial goals, capital planning, and facility needs. Translates executive vision into a clear roadmap with defined priorities, owners, and accountability. Ensures strategy remains aligned with the organization’s mission, values, and long-term direction.
Identifies service-line growth opportunities, access gaps, market share potential, and competitive threats. Utilizes financial modeling, contribution margin analysis, forecasting, and ROI evaluation to guide strategic decisions. Partners with clinical and operational leaders to shape sustainable growth plans.
Converts strategies into execution plans, governance structures, KPIs, and enterprise dashboards. Prioritizes capital investments, facility expansion, technology, and workforce plans based on strategic value. Supports board and executive decision-making with clear recommendations, performance visibility, and accountability.