Chief Administrative Officer (Cao)

Merit Health Central is a 319-bed health care facility offering a wide range of services provided in a safe, caring, environment. Core services include diagnostic and cardiac services, obstetrics and women's health, cancer care, emergency department with FastTrack, inpatient and adult behavioral health services. Merit Health Central is home to Mississippi's first non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgery and is one of the first hospitals in the nation to add a PET/CT.
The CAO will assist the Market Chief Executive Officer or Hospital Chief Executive Officer over multiple facilities in meeting or exceeding the yearly profit objectives, expense control and physician relations for the Hospital. Develop sufficient skills and knowledge in order to be promoted to a Chief Executive Officer position.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

1. Assist the hospital CEO/Market CEO with translating annual revenue and profit goals into specific plans that will achieve desired goals.
2. Assist the hospital CEO/Market CEO, in developing a strategy for increasing volume by targeting specific physicians on the medical staff as well as assessing needs for new physicians.

COST CONTAINMENT

1. Assist the hospital CEO/Market CEO with achieving a balance between revenue and expenses.
2. Periodically review hospital's department results and advise corrective actions to department managers.

PHYSICIAN RELATIONS

1. Assist the hospital CEO/Market CEO with strategies for building stronger relations with the medical staff.
2. Provides suggestions on how to approach difficult problems with individual physicians.
3. Assist the hospital CEO/Market CEO with physician recruiting as well as identifying new services/product lines and capital expenditures.

COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT

1. Works with individual department manages to review performance, strengths and development needs and provide coaching.
2. Shares best practices from experience both internally and externally.
3. Suggests additional training that will assist department manager's performance development.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university (preferred major in Business Administration).
• Master's degree in hospital and/or health care administration preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of three-four years of successful leadership in a hospital management position.
• Understanding of how to build revenue and physician practices.
• Basic knowledge of hospital financial systems required.
• Ability to recruit, lead, coach and develop employees in order to assist them in job success.
• Demonstrated business acumen.
• Must be able to problem solve, identify real issues and formulate solutions and to teach others as well.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)