Chief Executive Officer
Position Announcement: Chief Executive Officer
Sierra Family Health
Center (SFHC) is seeking a mission-driven CEO to provide leadership and coordinate management of its rural clinics located in Nevada and Yuba counties in the beautiful Sierra Nevada California Foothills. The goals of the CEO include achieving both quality health care delivery and financial stability. The ideal candidate will build on the success and strengths of the SFHC organization and bring collaborative solutions to challenges faced in today's dynamic health care climate.
Sierra Family Health Center, a designated Federally Qualified Health Care Center, seeks to provide comprehensive, compassionate and high quality medical, dental and behavioral healthcare to its diverse communities and has done so for over 33 years. Its vision is "Excellence in Healthcare for All".
The CEO is hired by, and reports to the 12-member SFHC Board of Directors which holds monthly meetings for program and policy updates from the CEO, CFO, CMO and Board committees. The CEO leads an executive team to fulfill federal, state, and county requirements and collaborates with the executive team and key staff members in decisions relating to programs and services, personnel, new projects and areas of growth.
The CEO is responsible for:
• HRSA and other grant submissions
• Government reports such as the Uniform Data System (UDS) and reports to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).
Important CEO strengths and skills include:
• A Master's degree in business administration, finance, health care, law, public health or related fields
• Five years of professional experience in leadership roles and Federally Qualified Health Center experience, preferably in a clinical or hospital setting
• Organizational Management, including budget formulation, staff administration, developing revenue sources, and working with a Board of Directors
• Experience in physician practice administration preferred.
The CEO must demonstrate a track record of the following:
• Sensitivity to customer services issues
• Support of fairness and organization-wide consistency
• Promotion of communication and cooperation among departments to create a healthy work environment
• Collaboration with community partners and outside organizations.
The salary offered will be commensurate with experience.
Sierra Family Health Center is an equal opportunity employer.