Chief Executive Officer, Southeast Colorado Hospital District, Springfield, CO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Southeast Colorado Hospital District (SECHD) in Springfield, CO, plays a vital role in guiding the hospital's operations through inspiring leadership, strategic vision, and effective management. This position is essential in supporting the hospital's mission, vision, values, and goals while ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The CEO works closely with the Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations at CHC and the Hospital Board of Directors. The CEO provides leadership and management direction for the Acute Care Hospital, Long Term Care Center, and Alzheimer's Care Unit, overseeing strategic development as well as operational, financial, and clinical performance. The CEO is accountable for managing a financially sound annual operating budget and long-term capital expenditure plan, hiring and retaining qualified staff, managing risk, and leading performance improvement initiatives. The CEO will focus on quality patient-centered care, growth planning, and fostering positive community and employee relations while serving as a visible leader within the hospital district and the community. 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 district. Works with district 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. Develops strong leadership and positive rapport with peer hospitals and community wide physicians to nurture medical staff relationships and drive physician engagement. Engages with hospital staff, providers and leadership colleagues in an approachable and respectful manner, soliciting and encouraging feedback and a collaborative spirit. Leads the hospital district management team in achieving its goals for quality care, patient, physician and employee satisfaction, and continued financial stability. Maintains the hospital district's compliance with all regulatory and legal requirements. Attracts and retains physicians; maintains high levels of physician satisfaction. Develops new business opportunities. Implements Board education and development programs through internal and external resources. Takes a proactive approach to managed care, healthcare reform and related issues. Participates in and represents the hospital in professional, civic, and service organizations. Safety and Quality of Care: Leads and maintains a culture of safety and quality including a safe functional environment. Provides opportunities for all who work in the hospital to identify safety and/or quality issues, bring issues to management's attention, and participate in safety and quality initiatives and planning. Works closely with the medical staff to ensure quality care, resolve conflicts and remove barriers to physicians admitting and referring to the hospital. Financial Management: Oversees the preparation and management of sound operating, project and capital budgets. Meets budget-critical financial metrics. Ensures the utilization of sound accounting systems, treasury activities, risk management, financial controls, productivity measures, reimbursement principles and contracting. Human Resources: Ensures the availability of adequate numbers of competent staff (including physicians and contract labor) that are properly credentialed, educated, trained, motivated and engaged. Directs performance management systems including policies/practices for providing timely feedback, recognizing excellence and dealing with problem behavior and poor performance. Operations Management: Collects and analyzes data from internal and external sources regarding current way of doing business and clinical processes. Information Management: Ensures effective collection, categorization, filing, management, privacy, confidentiality, security, redundancy, retrieval and reporting capabilities of all data and information used by the hospital. Guides the development of plans for meeting the growing demands of information management and the development of information technology especially relevant to healthcare. General Duties Participates in meetings that affect the hospital district. Keeps abreast of new legislative information that impacts the acute care and long term 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 assess 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 hospital district's policies and applicable laws. Benefits About Southeast Colorado Hospital District Southeast Colorado Hospital District (SECHD) is a 23-bed community hospital serving residents of Baca County and surrounding communities. At SECHD, patients benefit from the latest medical technology along with comprehensive healthcare from highly skilled physicians, nurses and professional staff. Our services include inpatient and outpatient care, a 24-hour emergency department, outpatient/elective surgeries and procedures, rehabilitation, home health, hospice, Long Term Care, Emergency Medical, as well as laboratory and imaging services. Southeast Colorado Hospital District has been serving the people and communities of rural Baca County for over fifty years. The District was established in 1963 as a not-for-profit hospital and officially opened its doors in 1969 with 23 acute care beds. Since that time the District has followed its vision "to provide a comprehensive healthcare system to our isolated rural service area" through an active pursuit of enhanced health care services. Some key services added in fulfillment of this vision include the addition of a 40 bed intermediate care Long Term Care Center in 1983, establishment of a Home Health Agency and Hospice added in 1992, and the building of a 16 bed secured Alzheimer's Care Unit adjacent to the Long Term Care Center in 1996. SECHD's vision continued when in 1995 the Specialty Physicians Clinic program was developed, and in 2007 when the new Physicians Medical Clinic facility was completed. About Community Hospital Corporation: CHC is a Texas not-for-profit company whose sole mission is to help not-for-profit hospitals, such as SECHD, remain community-operated and governed. CHC owns, manages and consults with hospitals through three distinct organizations — CHC Hospitals, CHC Consulting and CHC Continue Care, which share a common purpose of preserving and protecting community hospitals. Based in Plano, Texas, the organization provides the resources and experience community hospitals need to improve quality outcomes, patient satisfaction and financial performance. For more information about CHC, please visit the company website at

www.chc.com CHC is a tobacco and drug free workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.