CEO - ACUTE

Chief Executive Officer

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is currently recruiting for a Chief Executive Officer at Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center located in Washington, DC. The new $434.4 million hospital complex, opened in early 2025, brings a state-of-the-art 136-bed, full-service hospital to one of the city's most medically underserved communities. With features including an ambulatory pavilion for physician offices, clinics, and community space; a 500-car garage; and a helipad for emergency transports, the 407,000 square foot medical center is the city's first new inpatient facility in over 20 years.

Position Summary: The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for leading the overall strategic plan for the hospital and develops and implements strategies to appropriately position the hospital to achieve corporate goals and market the services of the facility. UHS is seeking a transformational executive with a successful record of leading, challenging and reviewing strategic annual plans and budgets with the goal of providing superior patient care. The candidate will have expertise in running efficient quality acute care operations with a commitment to the community, the patients and all hospital employees.

Essential Duties:

• Leads hospital senior team and participates in medical staff and governance strategic planning sessions for assigned hospitals.
• Meets regularly with assigned hospital leadership to examine current financial performance, evaluate forecasts, and assure appropriate and timely interventions.
• Assures consistent compliance with UHS quality, risk, financial, human resources and other expectations that are in accord with UHS expectations and directives.
• Identifies opportunities to improve overall patient satisfaction and is committed to superior service excellence.

This opportunity offers the following:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental vision and prescription plan
• Generous paid time off
• Relocation benefits
• Bonus opportunity and stock option eligible

Qualifications:

• Comprehensive working knowledge of acute care hospital and health care management methods, financial management practices and general health care market trends and the trends in the local and regional markets.
• Working knowledge of all relevant regulatory compliance and certification standards such as JCAHO.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication and executive management skills.
• Ability to manage diverse relationships between board members, physicians, management, employee groups, and the community is required.
• In depth understanding of financial management, operations, strategic needs, and interventions at the facility level is required.
• Must be able to motivate, inspire, and communicate with individuals and groups.
• MBA, MHA or related Degree, from an accredited college/university program required.
• 5-8 Years of acute Hospital CEO experience.