Job Abstract

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alta Bates Medical Center (ABSMC), directs and facilitates operations throughout the acute care campus and aligns hospital 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... more details

Organization:

SHSO-Administrative Payroll

Position Overview:

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alta Bates Medical Center (ABSMC), directs and facilitates operations throughout the acute care campus and aligns hospital 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 affiliate(s) and other associated health services business entities. Maintains effective employee, medical staff and community and Entity Board relations. Promotes positive community contacts and relationships. Serves as the operational liaison between medical staff leadership, Entity Board members and Entity and system leaders. Reporting directly to the Market President, the CEO will work in collaboration with the CME and CNE and other senior hospital leaders, as well as serve as a member of the Sutter Market 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 hospital departments. The CEO works collaboratively with Foundation Administrators and other market leaders to develop integrated approaches to service area growth and development.

The CEO is also responsible for directing patient care efforts through the hospital’s senior leadership team to guide managers and supervisors of the individual entities within the acute care hospitals and service lines. The position has overall responsibility for the manager's and supervisors’ development and implementation of the plan(s) for the Entity staffing, program development, directing and monitoring Entity 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.

Job Description:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or related field required.
• Master’s Degree preferred in Business, Hospital, Healthcare Administration or equivalent from an accredited college or university.

Experience

• Must have significant experience in healthcare operations 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. 
• Previous experience in healthcare service line management is desired.  Executive-level experience in a multi-facility/matrix management healthcare system is helpful. 
• Experience demonstrating effective/proactive employee relations philosophy required.
• Experience leading staff represented by organized labor preferred.

Knowledge

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

Skills

• Must have well-developed interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation/public speaking). 
• Must have demonstrated skills in leadership, conflict identification and resolution, group problem solving and group process as well as organization and prioritization.  
• Must be effective as a team leader and team member, with a bias toward timely and appropriate action. 
• Must have a customer service excellence orientation, with an emphasis on continuous quality improvement.

Job Shift:

Days

Schedule:

Full Time

Shift Hours:

8

Days of the Week:

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Number of Openings:

1

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $270.73 to $366.29 / hour

Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. Applicants for specific positions are still required to disclose certain convictions during the application process, and those convictions may also be considered in determining eligibility for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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