California Rural Healthcare CEO Opportunities

Rural Staffing Services • California, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

California Rural Staffing Services partners with a variety of rural healthcare organizations across California, including hospitals, clinics, public hospital districts, Federally Qualified Health Centers, tribal healthcare organizations, community healthcare organizations, regional health systems, and long-term care providers. They are seeking experienced executives interested in Chief Executive Officer opportunities. These roles involve leading organizations that are often vital to their communities, serving as major employers, trusted resources, and essential lifelines for care in geographically isolated areas. Leading rural healthcare in California requires more than just operational expertise; it demands the ability to build trust, support staff, collaborate with boards and community leaders, manage resources effectively, foster partnerships, and understand the unique challenges of rural settings such as distance, transportation, workforce shortages, and reimbursement pressures. The ideal CEOs are visible, practical, transparent, financially responsible, and deeply committed to their communities, understanding that rural leadership is a personal endeavor with a significant regional impact.

Requirements

• Progressive executive leadership experience in healthcare
• Previous experience as a CEO, administrator, COO, CFO, CNO, executive director, or senior healthcare leader
• Strong financial, operational, strategic, and organizational leadership skills
• Experience working with boards, governing bodies, public hospital districts, tribal entities, or public organizations
• Experience leading rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHCs, Rural Health Clinics, tribal healthcare organizations, regional health systems, long-term care organizations, or community healthcare programs
• Knowledge of healthcare finance, reimbursement, compliance, quality, workforce, and regulatory requirements
• Experience leading through organizational change, financial pressure, workforce shortages, or operational instability
• The ability to build strong relationships across clinical, operational, executive, tribal, and community teams
• Experience supporting services across multiple facilities or large geographic regions may be valuable
• A leadership style grounded in humility, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and community presence
• Relevant education, certifications, and executive experience based on the specific organization and role
• The ability to relocate, travel regionally, or support multiple locations when required

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in rural, underserved, agricultural, tribal, mountain, high desert, coastal, or geographically isolated communities may be highly valued for some roles

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic, operational, and financial leadership for the organization
• Partnering closely with the governing board, public hospital district board, tribal leadership, or community leadership
• Building trust with employees, medical staff, patients, families, and community partners
• Leading long-term planning, organizational growth, and service sustainability
• Strengthening access to care across rural, agricultural, mountain, high desert, tribal, and remote communities
• Supporting recruitment, retention, workforce development, and leadership succession
• Overseeing financial performance, budgets, capital planning, grants, contracts, and revenue-cycle priorities
• Helping the organization navigate reimbursement, funding, regulatory, and workforce challenges
• Supporting quality, safety, compliance, accreditation, and regulatory readiness
• Developing strong relationships with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing leaders, and department directors
• Working with public agencies, tribal partners, regional organizations, schools, emergency services, community groups, and local employers
• Supporting culturally respectful and community-informed healthcare delivery
• Leading through vacancies, transitions, wildfire impacts, severe weather, transportation disruptions, or other operational challenges
• Improving communication, accountability, employee engagement, and organizational culture
• Supporting infrastructure, housing, technology, telehealth, equipment, and capital needs
• Strengthening relationships between local care, regional hospitals, tribal healthcare programs, and specialty resources
• Advocating for the organization and the communities it serves at the regional, state, and federal levels
• Ensuring the organization remains responsive, financially sustainable, and connected to its mission

Benefits

• Compensation will be explained before you decide whether to move forward with a specific opportunity.
• Relocation support will be explained before you decide whether to move forward with a specific opportunity.
• Housing will be explained before you decide whether to move forward with a specific opportunity.
• Travel requirements will be explained before you decide whether to move forward with a specific opportunity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed