Chief Executive Officer, Ambulatory Care

Chief Executive Officer, Ambulatory Care

Under administrative direction, this position assists the Director Health Care Agency (HCA) in achieving the goals and objectives of the Agency; oversees the planning, administration, and operation of the Ventura County Ambulatory Care Medical System which includes but is not limited to all Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHCs) clinics; a residency teaching clinic; Urgent Care Clinics and Specialty Clinics and performs other related duties as required.

The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.

Ambulatory Care is comprised of 965 employees. The Chief Executive Officer, Ambulatory Care is a single position reporting to the Director HCA. The incumbent in this position directly supervises the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Quality Officer of Ambulatory Care (as well as an Administrative Assistant). This class is characterized by the responsibility to direct and coordinate all clinical and administrative work related to patient-centered and customer-based services, as well as business operations of clinics and community-based FQHCs. The incumbent will recommend the formulation, revision, and implementation of Ambulatory Care services, policies, procedures and strategies to achieve the system’s mission. This class serves as the highest-level position within the ambulatory care medical system and clinic organizational structure.

The Chief Executive Officer, Ambulatory Care (Payroll Title : CEO Medical Director, Ambulatory Care) is an at-will classification which is exempt from the provisions of the Civil Service Ordinance.

Minimum Requirements

Any combination of education and experience which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Typical combinations would be :

• Bachelor's degree in health or business administration or other closely related field and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in health care management, experience in an executive or administrative capacity, preferably in a public healthcare agency.
• A Registered Nurse with a Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) or other closely related field, certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Associate in California, and three (3) years of related executive-level administrative experience in a health care setting.
• Five (5) years of post-residency experience as a primary care physician or medical specialty physician which must have included at least three (3) years of healthcare administrative experience.

Desired Qualifications

To apply for this exceptional career opportunity, please send a resume and a cover letter that illustrates examples of your experience with all of the following :

If interested, you may do one of the following :

Interview Process

Following a structured evaluation of the resumes, the most qualified candidates will be invited to a panel interview. The top candidates, as determined by the panel, will then be invited to a second interview with County executive management. The interviews may be consolidated into one process or expanded into multiple interviews contingent upon the size and quantity of the candidate pool.

Background Investigation

The selected candidate may be subjected to a thorough background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information, and driving record. In addition, the successful candidate may be subjected to Live Scan fingerprinting.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

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