Chief Financial Officer

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting required.

• Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Hospital/Health Care Administration (MHA) preferred.

• CPA preferred.

Experience:

• Expertise in healthcare administration with progressively responsible management experience (typically 5-7 years), including senior roles in complex multi-facility environments.

• Strong finance experience in large, complex healthcare organizations.

• Executive-level experience in a multi-facility/matrix management healthcare system is helpful.

• Proven competence and success in financial operations, new business planning, development, implementation, and management; board and physician relations; and management development.

• Demonstrated experience (generally 4-6 years) leading staff represented by organized labor unions.

• Previous experience in healthcare service line management is desired.

• Experience demonstrating an effective/proactive employee relations philosophy is required.

• Demonstrated track record of developing and maintaining working partnerships with physicians.

Knowledge:

• In-depth working knowledge of healthcare administration, finance, operations, and departments, with a strong emphasis on financial management, strategic planning, physician relations, patient care, quality assessment and improvement, risk management, and human resource management.

• Proven business acumen and entrepreneurial risk-taking ability with a proactive attitude and demonstrated creativity in problem-solving.

• Solid working knowledge of applicable laws and operating guidelines.

• Firm understanding of the trends and issues affecting the healthcare industry, including managed care, reimbursement, clinical integration, and quality outcomes.

• Solid understanding of hospital compliance regulations and laws, including but not limited to federal and state wage and hour laws/regulations, The Joint Commission (TJC), CMS and related accreditation standards, California Business & Professions Code, and CA Code of Regulations (Title 22).

• Understanding of and experience with Lean or other process improvement philosophies and methodologies is desired.

Skills:

• Strong analytical skills in identifying, planning, and executing successful healthcare business strategies.

• Effective team leader and member skills with a bias toward timely and appropriate action.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal, and public speaking.

• Proven ability to explain complex medical/clinical information in lay terms.

• Excellent customer service orientation with an emphasis on continuous quality improvement.