CFO Tennova Newport Medical Center - Newport, TN

Newport Medical Center is a true community hospital, serving the residents of Newport and surrounding areas. Specialists in cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, radiology, pediatrics and emergency medicine are available to care for you. The hospital features:

• Diagnostics
• A newly expanded emergency room
• ICU
• Labor and delivery
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy

The responsibilities of the CFO include, but are not limited to:

• Overall financial operations of the acute-care facility including accounting, budgetary, audits, tax and other financial planning activities within the hospital organization; including management of respective department heads
• 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 supply support, create ownership of goals, and encourage active participate in decisions that impact the hospital
• Ensuring the hospital meets necessary financial regulatory and compliance requirements
• Contributing financial expertise in the planning of new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue
• Managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs in conjunction with the hospital's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nursing Officer
• 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

The CFO reports directly to hospital's Chief Executive Officer.

Education:

• Must possess a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or business related field with a minimum of 12 credit hours earned in Accounting from an accredited institution.
• Master's degree preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years financial/accounting progressive managerial experience in an acute care environment required
• Recent for-profit acute care hospital CFO experience highly preferred
• Must be proficient in written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with hospital staff and community
• Ability to maintain confidential information concerning personal, financial, or medical matters

Licenses / Certifications:

• CPA preferred