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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Paducah, KY

Community Hospital Corporation
Paducah, KY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/30/2025
ContinueCARE Hospital at Baptist Health Paducah is looking for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who will provide leadership, strategic guidance and management direction to all aspects of the hospital's operations while ensuring compliance with the hospital's mission, vision, values, goals, strategic direction, and applicable laws and regulations.

The CEO is accountable for safe and quality patient care, developing and managing to a financially sound annual operating budget and long-term capital expenditure plan, hiring and retaining qualified and productive staff, managing risk, leading performance improvement, and maintaining effective relationships with Boards, medical staff, patients, employees, the community and the corporate office.

A strong community focus calling for regular face-to-face communication with physicians, the community, the board and staff is critically important.

Major Responsibilities

  • Establishes and communicates a clear and compelling vision. All stakeholders should know the hospital's mission, vision, and priorities.
  • Is responsible for the operational, strategic, financial and clinical performance of the hospital
  • Works with the Board, senior management team, physicians and staff to develop, implement, and update strategies and opportunities for growth and improvement to support the hospital's mission and respond to external and internal issues. Ensures the Governing Board is fully informed of the conduct of the hospital by submitting periodic written reports and by attending meetings of the Governing Body;
  • Conducts interdepartmental meetings at regular intervals and maintaining minutes of the meetings; preparing an annual operating budget of anticipated income and expected expenditures; and preparing a capital expenditure plan for at least a three year period
  • Provides for a system of control which clearly identifies deviations from plans and budgets; assure periodic comparison of performance and/or results against established standards for objectives; and assure corrective actions for deviation from plans so that annual results are in line with strategic goals
  • Maintains the hospital's compliance with all regulatory and legal requirements
  • Fully participates in the Compliance Program as defined by CHC Corporate policies, procedures, and practices timely with support documentation and reporting as required


General Duties

  • Represents CHC at designated meetings and upholds and supports CHC's and individual hospital's mission, vision, values, goals and objectives
  • Keeps abreast of new legislative information that impacts the post acute care venue


Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Manages subordinate leader(s) who supervise employee(s) and/or supervise individual contributors as appropriate
  • Defines and communicates performance expectations.
  • Plans, assigns and directs work: follows up to assess achievement of results.
  • Evaluates performance; coaches employees on an ongoing basis and takes developmental action as needed.
  • Rewards and recognizes notable performance
  • Addresses complaints, resolves problems and addresses unacceptable behavior promptly
  • Attracts, develops and retains talent
  • Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with CHC's/hospital's policies and applicable laws


Requirements

Education & Experience

  • Master's Degree in a healthcare related field such as MHA/MBA/MPH/MS, or a BS in a healthcare related field with a business related masters, or the equivalent in education and experience
  • 5-7 years progressively more responsible experience at the senior administrative level. LTACH or similar experience required. CEO experience generally required. COO experience is preferred
  • Must have a track record of effective operational, financial, business development, and strategic skills along with proactively developing positive relationships with physicians, employees, Board members and community leaders.


Skills And Knowledge

  • Ability to enhance a quality of care environment, positive clinical outcomes and a high level of patient, physician and employee satisfaction
  • Proficient knowledge of all related post-acute care legal, regulatory and financial requirements.
  • Proficient knowledge to understand and apply the concepts, terminology, programs and processes unique to the post-acute healthcare industry Ability to create and maintain a positive community image
  • Ability to define goals and develop strategic opportunities for the betterment of the hospital.
  • Ability to identify and resolve operational and administrative problems at both a strategic and functional level
  • Proficient interpersonal and communication skills


Benefits

As a full time employee, Community Hospital Corporation offers a competitive salary, discretionary bonus opportunity, and eligibility to participate in the company benefit programs. These benefits include: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, 401(k) savings with match, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability coverage.

ContinueCARE Hospital at Baptist Health Paducah is a 37-bed Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) located on the fifth floor of our host hospital, Baptist Health Paducah. Designed for critically ill patients requiring a longer hospital stay, our hospital is specifically licensed and administered to provide care for patients who require daily physician and staff attention for complex conditions.

As a "hospital-within-a-hospital," we are a separate yet fully licensed acute-care hospital with the ability to provide intensive and complex medical treatment. Our specialty programs are specifically designed to meet the needs of long-term, acute-care patients. To learn more: https://paducah.continuecare.org/about/

ContinueCARE hospitals are part of Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) which owns and manages long-term acute care hospitals through its not-for-profit structure, CHC ContinueCARE.

CHC is a tobacco and drug free workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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