Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Job Description

Your experience matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities.


Providence Swedish Rehabilitation Hospital is a joint venture between Providence Swedish and Lifepoint Health. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) joining our team, you're embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Providence Swedish Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed facility in Lynnwood, WA recently celebrated our first birthday. We are incredibly proud of our state-of-the art facility, our team of dedicated professionals, and the amazing outcomes we achieve.

Through a respectful, constructive and energetic style the CEO provides the leadership to effectively grow the hospital by ensuring clinical excellence, operating efficiency and financial strength. This includes CEO leadership in developing strong senior team and partnership with Medical Director and medical staff to ensure the clinical excellence and operational performance of the rehabilitation hospital.

The CEO is also responsible for designing, developing and implementing a strategic plan to ensure the success of the hospital's clinical, financial and overall operating performance and successful growth of the hospital as a whole. The CEO directs, administers and coordinates the overall operations of the hospital, including the goals and objectives established by the Chief Operating Officer for the IRF Division in collaboration with the Managing Partner and Board of Managers.

How you'll contribute

A Chief Executive Officer (CEO)who excels in this role will:

• Provide day-to-day leadership within the organization, including advice, guidance, direction and authorization to achieve the clinical and financial goals and objectives of the organization
• Design, develop and implement a strategic plan that focuses on clinical excellence, financial performance and market and business development in collaboration with the Board of Managers and manages and directs the organization toward the goals of the plan
• Create and maintain proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures and systems to meet and exceed the clinical and financial goals of the organization included in the strategic plan
• Oversee the adequacy and soundness of the organization's financial structure, including reviews of operating results of the organization, comparing them to established objectives and take steps to ensure appropriate measures are taken to correct unsatisfactory results
• Motivate and lead a high-performance management team; attract and recruit and retain required members of the team, including physicians, not currently in place and providing mentoring as needed
• Cultivate positive relationships with and maintain an environment of collaboration and cooperation at all levels of the organization, including the Medical Staff and the Board of Managers
• Recruit and retain a professional and highly qualified medical director and medical staff
• Positively and professionally represent the organization with major customers, shareholders, the financial community, and the public
• Ensure adequate provision of services through referral, consultation or contractual agreement and negotiations, enter into, administer and modifies and/or terminate contracts (including contracts with Practitioners for the rendering of services at or to the Hospital) for the Hospital as may be necessary, subject to the rights of the Board of Managers
• Ensure that all activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, and federal regulation, Joint Commission standards, CARF and other rehab specialty accreditations, the Hospital Compliance Plan and all laws governing healthcare operations
• Support the Hospital's Continuous Quality Improvement Plan and measures effectiveness on that plan to demonstrate clinical excellence
• Ensure the implementation of the Hospital-wide policy and patients' rights and responsibilities subject to the approval of the Medical Staff and Board of Managers
• Responsible for establishing and implementing a safe working environment that meets all licensure, regulatory, and accreditation requirements
• Provide timely, accurate and complete reports on the operations of the Hospital, including, but not limited to, measures and effectiveness of achieving operational performance as defined in the strategic plan

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits : Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO : Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth : Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being : Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development : Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for


Applicants should possess a bachelor's degree with a preference for business, healthcare operations/management or clinical discipline. Additional requirements include:

• 5 years of successful healthcare management experience preferably as hospital/healthcare facility CEO/COO
• Rehabilitation hospital experience preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's degree preferred; preferred degree in Business, Healthcare Operations/Management or a clinical discipline
• Med-Surge hospitals and systems (for profit and non-profit) knowledge a plus
• Basic computer knowledge including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Clinical and Administrative Management experience a plus
• Passion for superior clinical outcomes/programs, superior patient satisfaction and partner relationships required

Salary: $180k- $230k plus bonus and incentives

EEOC Statement

"Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

About Us

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

About the Team

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.