Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Lifepoint Health•Lafayette, LA

About The Position

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provides leadership and direction for the overall operation of the hospital and is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the development of short- and long-range objectives. The role oversees senior executives, establishes organizational policies and authority limits, reviews financial performance and major commitments, and ensures the hospital meets accreditation, licensure, and regulatory requirements. The CEO manages the work of others, including assigning and reviewing work, maintaining quality standards, hiring and developing staff, evaluating performance, and administering corrective action. The role serves internal and external stakeholders and may work with sensitive or confidential information. It requires a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulations and compliance, including HIPAA, and skill in applying policies and procedures. The position is primarily based in a well-lit, ventilated, climate-controlled office using routine office equipment, with some exposure to hospital hazards such as bloodborne pathogens, contagious illnesses, toxic chemicals, and biohazardous materials. Moderate overnight travel of up to 10% by land and/or air is required.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Hospital Administration (MHA), Business Administration (MBA), Management, or a related field.
At least 15 years of experience at the CEO level in a similar-sized for-profit, acute-care hospital; alternatively, 3–5 years of COO experience in a larger for-profit, acute-care hospital may be considered.
Business mathematical skills, including calculating rates, ratios, and percentages and interpreting graphs.
Advanced computer skills, including routine use of email and computer systems and creating complex documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations.
Ability to communicate complex information across departments with company-wide impact and present to diverse audiences.
Ability to negotiate, motivate, and persuade others.
Ability to solve broad, complex, abstract organizational problems using creativity, resourcefulness, innovation, negotiation, and diplomacy.
Ability to prioritize, organize, and delegate company-wide project assignments and take responsibility for outcomes.
Ability to set direction and vision for major or multiple departments, establish priorities, develop policies, and allocate resources.
Ability to contribute to decisions about the organization’s overall strategy and direction.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Ability to perform repetitive upper-body motion during extended computer use.
Ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the role, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
Ability to travel overnight moderately, up to 10%, by land and/or air.

Responsibilities

Coordinate senior executives’ work to develop short- and long-range objectives, policies, and procedures.
Ensure policies are uniformly understood, consistently interpreted, and administered.
Establish the organizational hierarchy and delegate authority limits to subordinate executives.
Define subordinates’ authority limits for policies, contractual commitments, expenditures, and personnel actions.
Review and approve financial reports, budgets, Managed Care contracts, and major expenditures.
Direct, establish, review, and adjust charges for services that financially affect operations.
Maintain accreditation and licensure standards for The Joint Commission, Medicare, Medicaid, state licensure, regulatory agencies, and similar organizations.
Analyze operating results relative to established objectives and ensure corrective steps are taken when conditions are unsatisfactory.
Manage staff work, including planning, assigning, scheduling, and reviewing work and ensuring quality standards.
Hire, terminate, train, and develop staff; review performance and administer corrective action.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
Perform other duties as assigned.