Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer of Northeast Montana Health Services

H&H Leadership Solutions invites you to explore the outstanding opportunity with Northeast Montana Health Services. Northeast Montana Health Services is a voluntary, non-profit corporation with two Critical Access Hospitals, two rural healthcare clinics, two retail pharmacies and a long-term care home. Located in the communities of Wolf Point and Poplar, Montana on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation home to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes. They offer advanced healthcare close to home. Every year, we serve about 30,000 patients at our rural hospitals in Northeast Montana, and our objective is simple: to improve the health of our regional community. Since 1936, we have kept our promise to serve Northeast Montana by providing high-quality healthcare services. NEMHS grew from the two hospitals, clinics and pharmacies located in Wolf Point and Poplar in 1996. The CFO promotes an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its Promise to the community:

The Hospital delivers this optimal care experience by achieving strategic goals focused on employee engagement, quality patient experience, clinical excellence, strong financial performance, and continued growth. Our client is seeking an impactful candidate that will promote a culture of excellence, accountability, financial stability, and superb patient care while enhancing ties to the community.

CFO candidates must possess: A comprehensive working knowledge of critical access hospital regulations and operational requirements, financial management practices operations, strategic planning, and current strategies for creating sustainability in today's healthcare market. The organization is looking for a highly qualified and impactful CFO to help the organization excel and grow.

• Individual must possess knowledge and experience of Cerner Community Works and Multiview.
• Knowledge of practices and theories to direct the financial operations of a department and formulate goals and objectives consistent with federal, state, and local guidelines.
• Knowledge of management principles and theories.
• Knowledge of provider billing practices and understanding of healthcare reimbursement methodologies.
• Skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision-making to achieve organization objectives.
• Skill in evaluating organization operations as they relate to policies, goals and objectives, cost, and staffing levels.
• High level of emotional intelligence and ability to both listen and communicate effectively across the organization as well as with community members and the public overall. Confident and comfortable engaging with patients, volunteers, physicians, staff members, leadership, and Board members.
• Ability to create an atmosphere that encourages innovation and high performance.
• Ability to motivate subordinates to achieve personal and professional goals through practice of continuous quality improvement.
• Knowledge of financial markets (e.g., primary and secondary markets, monetary and fiscal policy, security analysis).
• Skill in communicating the goals of a work group or business unit to team members so that individual work behavior is aligned with broader strategies.
• Skill in recognizing strategic business opportunities resulting from changes in the economic, technological, political/legal, or social environments.
• Experience and knowledge of high-reliability organization preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of the Studer principles.
• Experience with lean, Six Sigma or other process improvement philosophies.

The CFO reports directly to the hospital's Chief Executive Officer.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or business-related field.
• Master's degree preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 7 + years' experience as a CFO or VP of Finance in a large to mid-sized health system or equivalent combination of education/or experience.
• Recent experience in an acute care environment is required.
• Experience with for-profit, non-profit, and public hospital districts preferred.
• Must be proficient in written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with hospital staff and community.
• Ability to maintain confidential information concerning personal, financial, or medical matters
• Experience with Federal and state-based healthcare programs to help maximize revenue and financial opportunities including but not limited to ERC, 340b, Grants, HRSA, USDA, etc.

Licenses / Certifications:

CPA preferred

Wolf Point and Poplar, MT are located on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. This community is located in the northeast corner of Montana with the largest closest cities being Miles City and Williston, ND. Billings, MT is located approximately 4 hours to the southwest.

Email Resumes to:

Stephen Hartz, FACHE, Principal/President Recruitment & Leadership

H&H Leadership Solutions at ...@hhleadershipsolutions.com

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