Montana Rural Healthcare Support Services Leadership Opportunities

Rural Staffing Services • Montana, MT

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Rural Staffing Services partners with a variety of rural healthcare organizations across Montana, including hospitals, clinics, public hospital districts, regional health systems, community health centers, tribal healthcare organizations, long-term care providers, and community healthcare organizations. They are seeking experienced leaders in operational and support services roles. These roles are crucial for ensuring healthcare organizations run safely and effectively. The application may connect candidates with specific opportunities or other current/upcoming positions that match their experience and goals. Joining the Rural Staffing Services Talent Network helps build a more connected approach to rural recruitment, allowing leaders and organizations to find each other more efficiently. The network aims to connect experienced support services leaders with rural communities in Montana.

Requirements

• Progressive experience in healthcare facilities, environmental services, food and nutrition, supply chain, materials management, security, safety, emergency preparedness, logistics, or another support services area
• Previous leadership experience as a director, manager, supervisor, or comparable professional
• Strong knowledge of the regulations, safety standards, and operational requirements relevant to the position
• Experience managing teams, budgets, vendors, inventory, equipment, construction, or facilities
• Experience with emergency preparedness, life safety, infection-prevention support, or disaster response may be valuable
• The ability to prioritize competing needs and respond calmly to operational challenges
• Strong communication, organization, judgment, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working collaboratively with clinical, administrative, financial, executive, tribal, and community departments
• Experience supporting multiple facilities, reservations, remote locations, or geographically dispersed operations may be valuable
• Experience with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHCs, public hospital districts, tribal healthcare organizations, regional health systems, long-term care providers, or community healthcare organizations
• Relevant education, certification, or technical credentials based on the position
• A visible, dependable, practical, and service-focused leadership style

Nice To Haves

• Some opportunities may prefer credentials related to facilities management, safety, emergency preparedness, environmental services, food service, supply chain, construction, biomedical equipment, or another operational specialty.

Responsibilities

• Providing operational leadership for facilities, environmental services, dietary, supply chain, security, transportation, or related departments
• Maintaining safe, clean, functional, and welcoming healthcare environments
• Managing preventive maintenance, repairs, utilities, infrastructure, and building operations
• Supporting life safety, emergency preparedness, disaster response, and regulatory readiness
• Leading environmental services, infection-prevention support, sanitation standards, and waste-management processes
• Overseeing food service, nutrition operations, food safety, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Managing purchasing, inventory, supplies, equipment, freight, shipping, and vendor relationships
• Planning for severe weather, transportation, wildfire, utility, and supply-chain disruptions
• Supporting capital planning, renovations, construction, infrastructure improvements, and equipment replacement
• Managing department budgets, staffing, scheduling, productivity, and performance
• Recruiting, training, developing, and supporting employees
• Developing policies, procedures, workflows, emergency plans, and performance standards
• Preparing for inspections, surveys, audits, drills, and emergency exercises
• Collaborating with clinical, administrative, quality, infection prevention, finance, executive, tribal, and community leaders
• Supporting facilities or services across multiple communities, reservations, clinics, or locations
• Helping maintain essential operations during emergencies, severe weather, staffing shortages, equipment failures, wildfire impacts, or transportation delays
• Coordinating housing, transportation, fleet, or logistics support when part of the role
• Building relationships with local vendors, public agencies, tribal partners, contractors, and community organizations
• Identifying practical ways to improve efficiency, safety, reliability, and service quality
• Helping ensure the organization remains prepared, supplied, and operational every day

Benefits

• The schedule, compensation, relocation assistance, travel requirements, call expectations, reporting structure, departmental scope, and employment arrangement will be explained before you decide whether to move forward with a specific opportunity.

What This Job Offers

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