Chief Financial Officer

As a member of the hospitals senior management team, participates in the financial and operational decision making processes necessary for the successful attainment of the hospitals mission, strategic objectives and financial viability.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

General Requirements

Must possess highly developed interpersonal skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must have experience and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of hospital staff, physicians and community members including Board of Directors, vendors and members of financial institutions. Must have awareness of what is, and ability to maintain confidentiality of, confidential information including that pertaining to personnel, finance, strategic plans and medical matters. Must have excellent analytical, problem solving and personnel management skills. Experience in health care finance required, including a knowledge of accepted accounting principles and controls, legal and regulatory requirements related to areas of responsibility.

Awareness of laws/regulations related to physician recruitment and relationships desired. Must be thoroughly familiar with and able to use various computer software programs including Microsoft Office Suite, finance/general ledger and databases.

Work is indoors in a climate controlled environment. Job is largely sedentary, with sometimes extended periods of time sitting at a desk and/or computer. Environment can be fast paced, deadline sensitive and stressful.

Required tasks involve no greater exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues than would be encountered by a visitor. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues and the worker can decline to perform tasks without retribution.

Education

Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field; Masters Degree and CPA preferred.

Experience

Five years experience in accounting. Three years experience in a healthcare/hospital setting performing finance and/or accounting job duties. Senior management experience preferred; a minimum of five years progressive managerial experience in an acute care environment required.

High degree of computer skills.

Physical Demands

Must be able to sit for long periods of time. Must have visual acuity for viewing financial records, computer records, reports and other written and numeric material. Must have manual skills necessary for keyboarding, filing. May be required to file documents and retrieve documents from both electronic and non-electronic files. May move boxes of files/documents. Talking and hearing with the ability to communicate by means of language necessary. Near acuity with clarity of vision at 20 inches or less required. Ability to read, record, or type data quickly and accurately required.