Chief Executive Officer
This is a pretty unique CEO opportunity for someone who likes the idea of leading hospitals that genuinely matter to the communities they serve.
The organization behind the role is a large, well-established, not-for-profit health system with the resources and infrastructure of a major healthcare organization, but this position is much more personal than that. You would be leading two community hospitals in a regional market where the CEO is still highly visible, physicians know who you are, employees expect to see you in the hospital, and the community looks to the organization as an essential part of the region.
What makes the role especially interesting is the balance. You have the support, resources, and capabilities of a sophisticated health system, while still having the opportunity to make a very direct impact on access, quality, workforce stability, physician relationships, growth, and the overall health of the communities you serve.
It is also a great fit for someone who enjoys the lifestyle that comes with a smaller Southwestern community. There is a slower pace, less congestion, a strong sense of community, and easy access to outdoor recreation, while still offering an executive role with meaningful scale, complexity, and responsibility.
For the right leader, this is the kind of position where you can actually see the difference your leadership makes.
Position Overview
- A not-for-profit healthcare organization is working with us to identify an experienced Chief Executive Officer to provide executive leadership for two community hospitals serving a rural and regional market in the Southwestern United States.
- This is an opportunity for an accomplished healthcare executive who enjoys being close to the operations, physicians, employees, patients, and communities they serve. The CEO will have responsibility for the strategic, operational, financial, clinical, and cultural performance of both hospitals while working within the resources and structure of a larger integrated healthcare organization.
- The successful candidate will be a visible and accessible leader who can balance long-term strategy with the realities of operating community hospitals. This individual should be equally comfortable working with physicians and senior executives, reviewing operating performance, rounding with employees, engaging community leaders, and representing the hospitals throughout the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership
- Provide overall strategic direction and executive leadership for both hospitals, ensuring local priorities are aligned with the broader objectives of the healthcare organization.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen services, expand access to care, improve organizational performance, and meet the evolving healthcare needs of the communities served.
- Translate strategic priorities into clear operational plans with measurable goals and accountability.
- Work collaboratively with system leadership, local leadership teams, physicians, and governing bodies to advance organizational priorities.
- Operational and Financial Performance
- Maintain executive accountability for hospital operations, financial performance, productivity, resource utilization, and capital planning.
- Develop and execute strategies that improve operating performance while maintaining a strong commitment to patient care, quality, and workforce stability.
- Evaluate staffing, labor utilization, supply expenses, capital needs, and other operational resources to ensure responsible stewardship.
- Use organizational and financial data to identify performance opportunities and implement appropriate corrective actions.
- Ensure both hospitals maintain the operational discipline necessary to remain strong and sustainable healthcare resources for their communities.
- Quality, Safety and Clinical Performance
- Champion an organizational culture focused on patient safety, clinical quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Partner closely with nursing, medical staff, quality leaders, and other clinical executives to improve patient outcomes and advance evidence-based care.
- Monitor quality and patient safety performance and establish clear expectations for improvement when opportunities are identified.
- Ensure continued readiness for regulatory, accreditation, and compliance requirements.