Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Amador Hospital

Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Amador Hospital

Sutter Health is a leading not-for-profit healthcare system in Northern California, serving over 3.5 million patients through a network of hospitals, clinics, and care services. With a legacy of more than 100 years, our 57,000+ employees and 12,000+ physicians are united by a mission to care for our patients firstand our people always. Sutter Amador Hospital's rich history in Amador County dates back as far as 1876. Today, the community-based, not-for-profit Sutter Amador Hospital has 52 licensed beds and is the only hospital in Amador County serving a population of more than 40,000. Our hospital provides comprehensive services, including 24-hour emergency care, primary stroke center, diagnostic imaging, a family birth center and surgery, laboratory and respiratory care services. We're proud to be a Baby-Friendly Hospital. Sutter Amador is fully accredited by The Joint Commission.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sutter Amador Hospital (SAH) directs and facilitates operations throughout the acute care campus and aligns SAH strategy with Sutter Health strategic plans. The CEO assures integration among medical staff, nursing, clinical and support services professionals to achieve optimal patient care and internal services excellence. The CEO provides leadership direction and administration of operations to ensure compliance with current established policies and strategic objectives while supporting the realization of Sutter's future objectives. Assures quality of care and cost-effective services are provided to the community. Exercises necessary, appropriate authority and accountability for the operations and long-range planning for the SAH and other associated health services business entities. Maintains effective employee, medical staff and community and SAH Board relations. Promotes positive community contacts and relationships. Serves as the operational liaison between medical staff leadership, SAH Board members and SAH and system leaders. Reporting directly to the Division President, the CEO will work in collaboration with the CME and CNE and other senior SAH leaders, as well as serve as a member of the Sutter Division Leadership Team. This position is accountable for oversight of the quality of care, cost-effective services, and exercises necessary and appropriate authority and accountability for all SAH departments. The CEO works collaboratively with Foundation Administrators and other division leadership to develop integrated approaches to service area growth and development. The CEO is also responsible for directing patient care efforts through the SAH's senior leadership team to guide managers and supervisors within acute care and the service lines. The position has overall responsibility for the managers and supervisors' development and implementation of plan(s) for the SAH staffing, program development, directing and monitoring SAH operations, quality improvement programs and sound fiscal management of the departments. The CEO may also have responsibility for outpatient and ambulatory operations, including but not limited to clinics, urgent care centers, surgery centers, specialty care, same-day/walk-ins, clinical service lines and support and shared services. The CEO sets the tone and processes for a culture that rewards leadership, teamwork, innovation, and accountability, and promotes productive collaboration among senior team members, departments, and all other management levels.

Education: Bachelor's in healthcare or related field required. Master's degree in business, Hospital, Healthcare Administration preferred.

Experience: Must have significant experience in healthcare administration at the administrator, assistant/associate administrator or similar level. Experience must demonstrate competence and success in financial operations, new business planning, development, implementation and management, board and physician relations and management development. Executive level experience in a multi-facility/matrix management healthcare system strongly desired. Demonstrated track record in delivering excellence in the Triple Aim (access, affordability and quality). Strong experience engaging employees, physicians and community leaders. Prior demonstrated philanthropy experience desired. Experience in health care business development and acquisition activities. Experience in developing business and strategic plans for health care service lines. Strong knowledge and experience in understanding operational impact on finances, costs, and efficiency. Demonstrated understanding and experience in the use of lean to drive management and operational processes. Experience providing leadership to operations teams in an ambulatory setting.

Knowledge: Must have an in-depth working knowledge of healthcare administration, operations and departments, with a strong emphasis on and understanding of multi-specialty medical group operations, financial management, strategic planning, physician relations, patient care, quality assessment and improvement, risk management and human resource management. Have a solid working knowledge of applicable laws and operating guidelines. Strong understanding of the trends and issues affecting the healthcare industry, including managed care, clinical integration and quality outcomes. Working knowledge of all legal guidelines and requirements of accrediting bodies.

Skills: Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation/public speaking). Demonstrated skills in leadership, conflict identification and resolution, group problem solving and group process as well as organization and prioritization. Effective as a team leader and team member, with a bias toward timely and appropriate action. Possesses a customer service excellence orientation, with emphasis on continuous quality improvement. Demonstrated effective organizational performance improvement skills, in-depth working knowledge of integrated healthcare organization and administration, agency standards/compliance, and laws applicable to healthcare operations is required. Ability to balance clinical and financial goals with the health care needs and challenges facing targeted audiences and their related communities. Strong skills in identifying, planning, and executing appropriate and successful health care business strategies to meet changing organizational and community needs, and regulatory requirements. Politically savvy and an excellent communicator with a successful track record of leading strategic initiatives and building innovative, high quality, health care delivery systems in collaboration with professional and community partners. Well-developed skills in problem-identification, persuasion, and negotiation. Effective team member skills, with a bias toward timely and appropriate action. Demonstrated skills in leadership, conflict identification and resolution, group problem solving and group process as well as organization and prioritization. Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with foundation management, physician providers, nursing, key departments and individuals at all levels inside and outside of Sutter Health. Well-developed and engaging communication skills (written, verbal and presentation/public speaking), including the ability to tailor presentations to a specific audience, and address and interact with large groups. Proven ability explaining complex medical/clinical information and concepts in simple terms. Excellent customer service orientation, with emphasis on continuous quality improvement.

Job Shift: Days

Schedule: Full Time

Days of the Week: Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements: As Needed

Benefits: Yes

Unions: No

Position Status: Exempt

Weekly Hours: 40

Employee Status: Regular

Pay Range is $158.35 to $214.24 / hour