Chief Executive Officer

ScionHealth•Round Rock, TX

About The Position

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible for the strategic planning, management, direction, coordination, and control of the hospital’s overall operations, including direct day-to-day management. The CEO provides leadership to achieve strategic objectives and deliver quality, economical health care services and related business lines. The role establishes and enforces organization-wide policies and procedures and directs short- and long-range planning to develop goals, objectives, and strategic plans that support quality services and financial soundness. The CEO develops and manages the hospital budget, allocates funds, and ensures operations remain within budget. Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock is a long-term acute care hospital treating patients recovering from post-intensive care and medically complex conditions. Its services include LTACH, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient wound care, with intensive care and telemetry-level services. The facility has a 12-bed acute rehabilitation unit for patients progressing to intensive therapy, as well as outpatient wound care treatment rooms and a hyperbaric oxygen suite. The CEO oversees fiscal and operational planning, service integration, staffing, performance improvement, staff development, compliance, strategic planning, marketing, business office functions, and facility maintenance. The role works with hospital and regional leaders, the Governing Body, medical staff, employees, and the community to support the hospital’s mission, quality of care, productivity, and efficiency. Travel is approximately 5% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, finance, or a clinical specialty; an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may substitute for education requirements.
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 applicable 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 effectively with management teams and employees in a multi-site environment.
Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
Good and regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

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

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.
Promote effective hospital operational, programmatic, and employee relations plans among hospital leadership.
Review staffing levels with administrators to ensure adequate staffing for patient acuity while maintaining financial resourcefulness.
Ensure timely employee performance reviews with clearly defined expectations, competencies, and improvement needs.
Ensure the hospital provides orientation, in-service training, and continuing education so staff can competently provide services.
Review hospital performance-improvement plans and activities to 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 appropriately implemented.
Prepare and submit the hospital’s annual budget, including 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 on 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 maintain physical properties in a safe, well-maintained, and operational condition.
Oversee hospital business office functions to ensure funds are collected and expended advantageously.
Serve as a 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.
Perform other related duties as assigned.