ContinueCARE Hospital at Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, TX, is looking for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who will provide leadership, strategic guidance and management direction to all aspects of the hospital's operations while ensuring compliance with the hospital's mission, vision, values, goals, strategic direction, and applicable laws and regulations.

The CEO is accountable for safe and quality patient care, developing and managing to a financially sound annual operating budget and long-term capital expenditure plan, hiring and retaining qualified and productive staff, managing risk, leading performance improvement, and maintaining effective relationships with Boards, medical staff, patients, employees, the community and the corporate office.

A strong community focus calling for regular face-to-face communication with physicians, the community, the board and staff is critically important.

Major Responsibilities

• Establishes and communicates a clear and compelling vision. All stakeholders should know the hospital's mission, vision, and priorities.
• Is responsible for the operational, strategic, financial and clinical performance of the hospital.
• Works with the Board, senior management team, physicians and staff to develop, implement, and update strategies and opportunities for growth and improvement to support the hospital's mission and respond to external and internal issues.
• Provides for a system of control which clearly identifies deviations from plans and budgets; assure periodic comparison of performance and/or results against established standards for objectives; and assure corrective actions for deviation from plans so that annual results are in line with strategic goals.
• Maintains the hospital's compliance with all regulatory and legal requirements.
• Attracts and retains physicians; maintain high levels of physician satisfaction.
• Implements Board education and development programs through internal and external resources.
• Provides hospital operations coaching or mentoring.
• Takes a proactive approach to managed care, healthcare reform and related issues.
• Develops new business opportunities.
• Participates in and represent the hospital in professional, civic, and service organizations.

General Duties

• Represents CHC in meetings and upholds and supports CHC's and individual hospital's mission, vision, values, goals and objectives
• Keeps abreast of new legislative information that impacts the acute care venue

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manages subordinate leader(s) who supervise employee(s) and/or supervise individual contributors as appropriate
• Defines and communicates performance expectations
• Plans, assigns and directs work: follows up to assesses achievement of results
• Evaluates performance; coaches employees on an ongoing basis and takes developmental action as needed
• Rewards and recognizes notable performance
• Addresses complaints, resolves problems and addresses unacceptable behavior promptly
• Attracts, develops and retains talent
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with CHC's/hospital's policies and applicable laws

Benefits

As a full time employee, Community Hospital Corporation offers a competitive salary, discretionary bonus opportunity, and eligibility to participate in the company benefit programs. These benefits include: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, 401(k) savings with match, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability coverage.

ContinueCARE Hospital at Medical Center is a 25-bed Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) located on the fourth floor of our host hospital, Medical Center Hospital, Odessa, Texas. Designed for critically ill patients requiring a longer hospital stay, our hospital is specifically licensed and administered to provide care for patients who require daily physician and staff attention for complex conditions.

As a 'hospital-within-a-hospital,' we are a separate yet fully licensed acute-care hospital with the ability to provide intensive and complex medical treatment. Our specialty programs are specifically designed to meet the needs of long-term, acute-care patients.

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