Chief Executive Officer

Kindred Healthcare•Melbourne, FL

15d

About The Position

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for strategic planning and the overall management, direction, coordination, and control of hospital operations, including direct day-to-day management. The CEO provides leadership to achieve strategic objectives and deliver quality, economical health care services and related lines of business. The role establishes and enforces organization-wide policies and procedures, leads short- and long-range planning, and develops and manages hospital budgets to support a quality, financially sound organization. The CEO oversees operational, financial, staffing, quality, compliance, employee relations, and service-planning functions for the designated hospital or hospitals. The role works with hospital, regional, divisional, governing-body, medical-staff, and community stakeholders to support the hospital’s mission and vision, provide responsive health care services, and ensure effective use of resources.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, finance, or a clinical specialty; an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may substitute.
Five years of senior-level experience in healthcare administration or management, preferably in a hospital setting, with experience in facility operations management, human resources management, and/or finance.
Basic computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office, word-processing, and spreadsheet software.
Knowledge of JCAHO requirements and local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
Knowledge of general budgeting, accounting, and management skills.
Knowledge of cost reporting, profit and loss, and budget compliance.
Ability to work well with management teams and employees in a multi-site environment.
Fluent in spoken and written English.
Good and regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or a clinical specialty.
Prior sales, marketing, or public relations experience.
Completion of an Executive Fellow program; completion receives priority consideration.
Graduate-level education and/or completion of an Executive Fellow program may substitute for required experience on a year-to-year basis.

Responsibilities

Review and approve departmental budgets, revenue projections, capital and operational expenses, staffing levels based on patient acuity, and other resource-allocation plans.
Review and approve the written scope of services and hospital policies and procedures supporting the provision and integration of services.
Direct the coordination and integration of hospital services.
Communicate the hospital’s mission, vision, and plans to hospital leadership and motivate leaders to implement effective operational, programmatic, and employee-relations plans.
Review staffing levels with administrators to ensure staffing meets patient acuity while using financial resources responsibly.
Ensure employee performance reviews are completed on time, with clear performance expectations, competency requirements, and improvement needs.
Ensure the hospital provides orientation, in-service training, and continuing education so staff are competent to provide services.
Review hospital performance-improvement plans and activities to measure and assess service quality.
Lead and participate in strategic, operational, service-design, and other organizational planning and policy development.
Direct strategic planning and marketing for the designated hospital, with input from hospital, regional, and divisional leadership.
Ensure policies established by the Governing Body are implemented appropriately.
Prepare and submit an annual hospital budget showing expected revenue and expenditures as required by the board.
Coordinate with the hospital board, medical staff, and other personnel to respond to community health care needs and monitor the adequacy of medical activities.
Provide direction to hospital leadership regarding mission, quality performance, compliance, objectives, productivity, and efficiency.
Work with Human Resources and hospital leaders on employee relations issues and turnover.
Present monthly and quarterly consolidated operating reports for regional leaders.
Work with onsite hospital leadership to ensure physical properties are maintained in a safe and sound condition.
Oversee business-office functions to ensure funds are collected and expended to the best possible advantage.
Serve as an effective liaison between the hospital and medical staff, communicate with medical staff as needed, and represent the hospital at external functions.
Perform other duties necessary or in the best interest of the hospitals, individually and as a group.