Chief Executive Officer – Lincoln Memorial Hospital (LMH)

Location: Lincoln, Illinois

About the Opportunity

Memorial Health is seeking a visionary and strategic leader to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Memorial Hospital (LMH)—a 25-bed critical access hospital dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centered care to the residents of Lincoln, Illinois, and surrounding communities.

As part of the Memorial Health system, LMH offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services, including primary care, behavioral health, home care, and hospice services. Each year, LMH serves more than 43,000 outpatient visits and employs a dedicated team of 350 colleagues who are committed to advancing our mission: to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

The Chief Executive Officer acts as a visionary and strategic leader, ensuring the fulfillment of LMH’s mission and measurable progress toward its vision. The CEO will build and maintain strong relationships with physicians, advanced practice providers, colleagues, community leaders, and other internal and external stakeholders.

In collaboration with these groups, the CEO will direct and coordinate initiatives related to patient care, quality improvement, and operational excellence—creating efficiencies, reducing costs, and eliminating barriers while enhancing the overall health status of the communities served by LMH.

Education:

·         Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration or related field is required OR

·         Medical degree, with license to practice as a physician in the state of Illinois is required.

Experience:

• Minimum of ten (10) years’ relevant leadership experience, with at least five (5) years occurring in hospital administration with progressively expanding scope and responsibility.
• Experience in strategic and business planning and project management.

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

·         Fellow of American College of Health Care Executives (FACHE) preferred.

1. Ensures fulfillment of mission and progress towards vision. Exhibit behaviors consistent with MH values and ensure strategic plan is cascaded throughout the organization to achieve desired business outcomes.

2. Builds and maintains a cohesive leadership team. Provide leadership, direction and support for colleagues including onboarding of colleagues, triaging of work, appropriate staffing levels, expectation setting, resource allocation, and follow through of assignments. Interprets policies, objectives and operational procedures and represents organization in a positive manner.

3. Coaches and develops colleagues to their fullest potential, providing educational and developmental opportunities as needed. Equip colleagues to fully utilize the time, talent, technology, and resources available to them to ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency. Evaluates the performance of direct report colleagues. Develops and implements succession plan for the LMH leadership team.

4. Participates as a contributing member of the MH Leadership Coalition Team. Evaluates opportunities to collaborate with Memorial Health affiliates in areas that will improve access to care and efficiency of health care resources. Develops and enhances strategic partnerships with various external individuals and groups. Develops and enhances relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to, government entities and key business partners.

5. Facilitates relationships between colleagues and the hospital, establishes a high level of trust and credibility with the medical staff, and promotes alignment of physician activities with the goals and strategies of the health system. Drives efforts to achieve performance excellence through the identification and improvement of clinical processes that will positively impact safety, quality, and clinical effectiveness to advance systems of care. Serves as a champion in advancing a just culture of quality and safety.
   
   
6. Partners with LMH medical staff to execute quality monitoring, credentialing systems, professional behavior and corrective action procedures. Ensures recruitment and retention of physicians to support LMH clinical needs.

7. Provides guidance to ensure that LMH provides the highest quality, most cost-effective healthcare possible, and that operations are compliant with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Drives growth and expansion of LMH market share while monitoring and improving access to services, quality of care delivered, patient outcomes and controlling costs. Conducts a comprehensive assessment of existing clinical services and programs and developing plans to optimize key clinical service programs.

8. In cooperation with the Board, directs the preparation and development of annual programs in accordance with long range objectives and the transition of programs into budgets. Sets meaningful financial goals without compromising quality. Develops a financial plan, annual operating and capital budgets, income objectives and volume indicators. Presents and interprets programs and budgets to the Board.

9. Provides strategic direction and support for the Lincoln Memorial Foundation. Develops effective collaborative relationships with members of the Foundation Board of Directors.

10. Provides strategic direction for LMH’s corporate compliance program, in alignment with MH program. Assumes administrative responsibility for the conformance of MH Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program in all areas on responsibility. Ensures that approved policies, plans and programs are communicated and executed across all LMH departments and entities. Approves policies for assigned areas. Supports the Vice President and Chief Legal Officer by providing direct access to the Board of Directors in matters relating to corporate compliance.

11. Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies governing health care delivery and the rules of accrediting bodies by continually monitoring all operations, programs and physical properties; initiates changes when required. Ensures that LMH and its associated corporations meet accreditation and licensing standards. Facilitates quality and safety management activities which meet and exceed the requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Illinois Department of Public Health, and the Board of Directors.

12. Represents MH and LMH in external events as an invited speaker, lecturer and/or representative on topics relevant to expertise and organizational mission. Participates in community outreach and networking programs. Participates in local civic organizations and community services, including roles on community, state, and/or national boards of directions whose purpose may be in concert with, or benefit to, MH and LMH. Represents MH and LMH to governmental agencies and other organizations; participates in professional organizations and related activities to keep abreast of current trends and informs the Board of Directors and leadership team of relevant information.

13. Perform other related work as required or requested.