Chief Health Services Officer

Description

Join Our Team at Blue Skies of Texas Senior Living Community!

Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of our residents? We're actively looking for dedicated individuals to join our healthcare teams in our Assisted Living, Dementia & Alzheimer Care, Hospice, and Skilled Nursing facilities. We celebrate unique perspectives, backgrounds, and talents, providing an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Join us in providing exceptional care and creating a vibrant community where everyone feels like family.

We are committed to providing our team with the support they need. At Blue Skies of Texas, we offer medical, dental, and vision benefits! Some of our unique benefits we offer are:

• Employer Paid Short-Term Disability for full time employees
• Tuition Reimbursement & Scholarship Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• A generous PTO program
• Retirement plans

We are looking for dedicated professionals like yourself to be a part of our Executive team. Apply now and let's soar together at Blue Skies of Texas! 

As the Chief Health Services Officer (CHSO) provides leadership, program management, and strategic vision to Independent Living’s Wellness and Life Enrichment Program, four “licensed” facilities, and a Hospice Program at a two-campus Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)/Life Plan Community (LPC) in San Antonio, TX.  Blue Skies of Texas provides all levels of care for 1,000 senior living residents in independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care and hospice.  The CHSO supports two medically focused boards and one committee (Alzheimer’s Care and Research Center Foundation Board, Health Services Corporation Board, and the Medical Committee).  Maintaining high standards and inspection ratings is important to the success of the larger organization.

What you will do in this role:

• Plans and implements strategy to meet evolving health and wellness needs of residents.
• Responsible for advising the board of directors, the CEO, and Human Resources on employee health.
• Scans internal and external environment to identify trends or issues which could affect operations and initiates appropriate strategic actions.
• Researches and explores new lines of businesses and develops (with assistance from consultants as necessary) pro forma evaluations.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement, financially and organizationally and takes action as appropriate.
• Develops budgets and processes to meet and or exceed financial goals.
• Develops health and wellness leadership staff and oversees their growth to achieve greatest resident and family satisfaction as well as employee satisfaction and program development.
• Maintains compliance at all times with local, State, and Federal regulations.
• Monitors quality indicators and initiates appropriate actions based on reports.
• Prepares and delivers reports and presentations to the CEO and governing Board of Directors.
• Identifies opportunities to improve relationships with external health care services, resulting in improved outcomes for Blue Skies of Texas’ residents and program goals and objectives.
• Develops network with local supporting businesses and appropriate professional and governmental organizations and seeks out and accepts leadership opportunities within professional organizations that support advocacy and business.
• Act as a liaison between research and educational institutions; identifies opportunities to enhance relationships and programming efforts to achieve quality outcomes for internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinates administration/distribution of the Mary Opal Wolanin (Nursing) Scholarship Program.
• Works closely with other executive leadership to enhance the continuum of care.
• Commitment to customer service with customer satisfaction.
• Chairs the Pandemic Influenza Response Coordination Committee.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Qualifications

Certifications/Qualifications:

• Required:  Bachelor’s degree in business or healthcare
• Required: Must be an RN licensed by, and in good standing with, the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, and have current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, First Aid, and Automated External Defibrillator certifications. Must be current in attaining the Continuing Education Units necessary to meet and maintain licensing requirements.
• Required: The CHSO should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a leader in the field of long-term care, preferably in continuing care retirement/life-plan  communities
• Required: Must have working knowledge of basic office equipment and machinery and computer skills, to include the Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher).
• Preferred: Master’s degree in health care administration or business.
• Preferred: Clinician in good standing. Licensed Nursing Facility Administrator or Assisted Living Administrator is desirable.   

DIRECT REPORTS:  Assisted Living Managers, Skilled Nursing Facility Administrator, Hospice Administrator, Business Development Associates and the Wellness and Life Enrichment Director.

INTERNAL CONTROL:  Within the scope of position duties, responsible for maintaining operations that are effective and efficient, assures assets are safeguarded and that applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures are complied with.  This position will handle confidential information and must treat such with appropriate sensitivity.

WORK SCHEDULE:  Core work hours are from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday; however, special projects or assignments may require working additional hours to include evenings, weekends, and holidays. This is an Executive Staff position and the incumbent is on-call 24-hours a day.

WORK LOCATION:  Primary office is located on the Blue Skies West campus, Corporate Office; however, frequent same-day travel between the two campuses, as well as in the greater San Antonio area, is also required.  Reimbursement of mileage and other applicable charges is authorized.

ATTIRE AND DRESS CODE:  It is the intention of Blue Skies of Texas to ensure that employees maintain a neat and professional appearance at all times while on duty.  Conservative business attire is appropriate when other attire for special events is not required. BST employee ID badge or name tag must be worn at all times while on duty. See the Employee Handbook for specific guidelines.

In 1970, the first of our two campuses opened in San Antonio. Air Force Village I was followed in 1987 by Air Force Village II. For decades, our campuses created a community for officers of the armed forces - a retirement lifestyle rich with camaraderie and the shared common bond. We began by providing support to the widows of those who have served, and that legacy continues. In 2014, we expanded our eligibility to embrace a wider range of retired seniors, including those from civilian careers. With this change, a new name - Blue Skies of Texas - was added, and the campuses were renamed Blue Skies East and Blue Skies West. Continuing to offer modern residences and a range of senior-focused services and amenities, the Air Force Village legacy we cherish carries forward in Blue Skies of Texas.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are actively interviewing so apply today!