Chief Financial Officer

Samaritan•Moses Lake, WA

About The Position

At Samaritan, we do more than deliver healthcare—we make a meaningful difference in the lives of our community every day. We’re committed to creating an exceptional workplace where professionals feel valued, supported, and inspired to provide outstanding care to every patient we serve. The CFO has oversight of areas such as accounting, information technology, materials management, revenue cycle, patient access, health information management, patient financial services, reimbursement, and payor contracting. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the CFO will frequently advise and report to senior leadership and the Board of Commissioners regarding financial performance and metrics. This executive will play a key role in developing the health system’s short- and long-term strategic goals and priorities. Key priorities for the CFO will include maximizing opportunities to grow revenue, identifying and implementing cost savings opportunities to ensure long term financial stability, optimizing revenue cycle operations, reviewing managed care agreements, and active participation in organizational strategic planning and decision-making processes. This position requires excellent leadership skills with a philosophy of creating a high-trust culture that empowers employees as individual contributors and fosters a strong team environment. Initiative, creativity and outstanding written and verbal communications are required along with demonstrated ability to find creative solutions to complex problems.

Requirements

Master’s degree in business, healthcare or related field is required.
Fifteen (15) years of total experience with healthcare background preferred.
Ten (10) years of Management and/or Director level experience with healthcare background preferred.
Identifiable management experience to include planning, financial accountability, employee relations, and quality improvement activities.
Experience supervising and directing multiple departments.
Must possess logical thinking skills and be able to anticipate and implement changes in computer software/programs while evaluating potential impact to the current system.
Visible and engaged leader.
Ability to develop outstanding relationships with physicians, superiors, peers and staff.
Ability to achieve superior financial performance in the current period and in the future through establishing strong collaborative linkages with operations.
Decision support – demonstrated ability to identify, organize and analyze data and to set-up structures to address the decision support requirements of the organization.
Proven communicator and problem solver.
Critical thinking skills.
Consistently applying and grounding data analytics to decision making.
Ability to foster a culture of accountability.
Personal accountability and the ability to foster accountability throughout the organization.

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountant or equivalent preferred.
Knowledge of health care systems to include acute care, outpatient care, clinics, long-term care, home health, and other systems is preferred.
Alternative payment methodologies – working knowledge of alternative payment methodologies and payer relations strategies.

Responsibilities

Oversight of areas such as accounting, information technology, materials management, revenue cycle, patient access, health information management, patient financial services, reimbursement, and payor contracting.
Advise and report to senior leadership and the Board of Commissioners regarding financial performance and metrics.
Develop the health system’s short- and long-term strategic goals and priorities.
Maximize opportunities to grow revenue.
Identify and implement cost savings opportunities to ensure long term financial stability.
Optimize revenue cycle operations.
Review managed care agreements.
Active participation in organizational strategic planning and decision-making processes.
Create a high-trust culture that empowers employees as individual contributors and fosters a strong team environment.
Find creative solutions to complex problems.