Chief Financial Officer

**Relocation to the Clewiston, FL area required**

Welcome to Ovation Healthcare!

At Ovation Healthcare, we’ve been making local healthcare better for more than 40 years. Our mission is to strengthen independent community healthcare. We provide independent hospitals and health systems with the support, guidance and tech-enabled shared services needed to remain strong and viable. With a strong sense of purpose and commitment to operating excellence, we help rural healthcare providers fulfill their missions.

The Ovation Healthcare difference is the extraordinary combination of operations experience and consulting guidance that fulfills our mission of creating a sustainable future for healthcare organizations. Ovation Healthcare's vision is to be a dynamic, integrated professional services company delivering innovative and executable solutions through experience and thought leadership, while valuing trust, respect, and customer focused behavior.

We’re looking for talented, motivated professionals with a desire to help independent hospitals thrive. Working with Ovation Healthcare you will have the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled subject matter specialists and operations executives, in a collegial atmosphere of professionalism and teamwork.

Ovation Healthcare's corporate headquarters is located in Brentwood, TN. For more information, visit https://ovationhc.com.

Summary:

As a member of the Hendry Regional Medical Center's senior management team, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will participate in the financial and functional decision-making processes necessary for the successful attainment of the hospital's mission, in addition to maintaining an awareness of changes in healthcare matters that could have an impact on the success of the hospital. This role requires relocation to the Clewiston, FL area.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Overall financial operations of the critical access facility including accounting, budgeting, audit, tax, and other financial planning activities within the hospital organization.

• 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 enroll support, create ownership of goals, and encourage active participation in decisions that impact the hospital. 

• Ensuring the hospital meets necessary financial, regulatory and compliance requirements.

• Experience developing pro-formas for new service lines and other revenue generating initiatives.

• Work with Senior Leadership Team at identifying cost savings opportunities and developing related action plans for effective implementation and follow-up.

• 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. 

• Responsible for the administrative aspects of leading the department/team to include budgeting, time approvals, staff evaluations and expense approvals

• Interaction and presentations to the Board on a regular basis.

• Serves as primary liaison for outside third parties including but not limited to local banks, external auditors, managed care, commercial and other third-party payors, state Medicaid and Medicare Audit contractors.

• Other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with hospital staff, the Board, and community.

• Knowledge and practical experience with Critical Access Hospitals and management of operations.

• Demonstrated ability to cope with and manage change, maintain relationships with emotional maturity and self-motivation.

• Experience to include strategic oversight with an emphasis on financial reporting analysis and cash flow management.

• Revenue cycle knowledge and problem-solving skills.

• Expense management.

• Public relations abilities.

• Excellent verbal and listening skills.

• Ability to maintain confidential information concerning personnel, financial or medical matters.

• Responsible for the administrative aspects of leading the department/ team to include budgeting, time approvals, staff evaluations and expense approvals.

Work Experience, Education, and Certifications:

• Previous CFO level or equivalent experience within a Critical Access Hospital environment preferred.

• Previous experience within a non-profit environment.

• Minimum 5 years or the equivalent of financial/accounting progressive managerial experience in a Critical Access Hospital environment.

• Minimum 3 years of experience with Revenue Cycle.

• Must be proficient in written and verbal communication skills.

• Master’s level education and CPA preferred.

• Construction and financing of a replacement facility desired.

• Meditech experience preferred.