Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Serving the community since 1904, Lutheran Hospital is a 396-bed tertiary care facility that provides healthcare services to patients in Fort Wayne and throughout northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio. Accredited by The Joint Commission and part of Lutheran Health Network, we are dedicated to providing compassionate, quality care with the best possible experience to every patient, every time, and to making a positive impact on our community.

In addition to traditional healthcare, Lutheran Hospital provides extensive specialized services through:

• Level II verified adult and pediatric trauma centers
• A certified comprehensive stroke center
• An accredited comprehensive cancer program
• Northeastern Indiana's only accredited comprehensive bariatric surgery center

Leadership in cardiac care is reflected in the hospital's vast cardiology and cardiovascular services. Recognitions include:

• The HeartCARE Center TM National Distinction of Excellence (the American College of Cardiology's highest recognition)
• AFib with electrophysiology services accreditation
• Chest pain center with PCI and Resuscitation accreditation
• Cardiac cath lab with PCI accreditation
• Heart failure accreditation with outpatient services
• Certificate of Distinction for ventricular assist device program
• Certification as a ventricular assist device destination therapy provider
• Transcatheter Valve certification (the first in Indiana)

Since young patients have unique needs, Lutheran Children's Hospital provides care to infants, children and teens in dedicated inpatient, outpatient and ER settings designed entirely for kids.

The responsibilities of the CFO include, but are not limited to:

• Overall financial operations of the acute-care facility including accounting, budgetary, audits, tax and other financial planning activities within the hospital organization; including management of respective department heads
• Working with system management to develop and implement policies and procedures, short- and long-range goals, objectives and plans.
• Providing financial leadership to hospital managers, directors and officers that will supply support, create ownership of goals, and encourage active participate in decisions that impact the hospital 
• Ensuring the hospital meets necessary financial regulatory and compliance requirements  
• Contributing financial expertise in the planning of new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue
• 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 Executive 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 as needed
• Participating in the hospital's monthly operation reviews as well as participating in corporate office meetings as deemed necessary

Education:

• Must possess a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or business related field with a minimum of 12 credit hours earned in Accounting from an accredited institution. 
• Master's degree preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years financial/accounting progressive managerial experience in an acute care environment required
• Recent for-profit acute care hospital CFO experience highly preferred
• Must be proficient in written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with hospital staff and community
• Ability to maintain confidential information concerning personal, financial, or medical matters

Licenses / Certifications:

• CPA preferred

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