Chief Admin Officer (CAO) - Siloam Springs, AR

Job Description

Job Summary

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) will be the lead hospital operations role typically reporting to a Market CEO. CAO will be responsible for providing leadership, expertise, facilitation and coordination of all business development initiatives. Works with senior management team to identify business opportunities, physician alignment / strategic initiatives. Serves as an internal consultant and provides guidance on major construction projects and hospital operations. Provides oversight to ensure excellent service for physicians, patients, and staff. 

Essential Functions

• Responsible for overall operations of the acute-care facility.
• Observing professional ethics in maintaining confidential information acquired concerning the personal, financial, medical or employment status of patients of the Hospital and their families.
• Providing leadership to hospital managers, directors and officers that will enroll support, create ownership of goals, and encourage active participation in decisions that impact the hospital.
• Ensuring the hospital meets necessary regulatory and compliance approvals and quality accreditations in conjunction with the hospital's Chief Nursing Officer.
• Partnering with physicians who use, or will use, the hospital; taking a leadership role in the recruiting and retention of physicians.
• Developing and maintaining positive relations with local community as well as the community leaders.
• Managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non- value costs in conjunction with the hospital's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Nursing Officer.
• Analyzing areas in planning, promoting and conducting organization-wide performance improvement activities.
• Representing the hospital at meetings including medical staff, hospital board of director meetings as well as relevant community meetings; participates with leaders in designing and providing patient care and services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field required
• Master's Degree Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field required
• 5-7 years Demonstrated successful leadership in an acute care hospital facility, which includes but is not limited to: building relationships with board members, physicians, hospital employees, and community; growing hospital revenue to meet budgetary goals and objectives; and meeting necessary regulatory and compliance approvals and quality accreditations. required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to guide a company through different stages of growth.
• Outgoing, approachable demeanor
• Organizational skills
• Organization and time management skills.
• Financial management and analysis experience in health care
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement a strategic plan
• Ability to provide excellent internal and external customer service
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Strong oral and written presentation skills
• Knowledge of and ability to maintain the highest standards of ethical behavior performs other tasks as directed by the Board of Health
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Operates in a highly professional manner.
• Ability to analyze financial data.
• Ability to plan and implement long-range objectives