Chief Executive Officer

Indian Health Service; Polacca (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Indian Health Service seeks a Chief Executive Officer for Hopi Health Care Center in Polacca, AZ. The role provides executive leadership, strategic direction, fiscal stewardship, and accountability for the service unit’s health system to improve patient care and operational performance.

Qualifications require education in hospital/public health administration or related field, or equivalent experience in health system management, regulatory compliance, and change leadership, with demonstrated

Qualifications

• Education in hospital/public health administration or related field, or equivalent experience in health system management.
• Experience in regulatory compliance and oversight of health care delivery systems.
• Leadership experience with program and staff management.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for Hopi Health Care Center.
• Oversee operational performance, fiscal stewardship, and organizational effectiveness.
• Ensure accountability for the service unit health system and compliance with regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic direction

Regulatory understanding

Change management

Staff development

Education

Health care administration degree

Public health/public administration

Job description

Chief Executive Officer for the Hopi Health Care Center in Polacca, AZ, responsible for executive leadership, strategic direction, operational performance, organizational effectiveness, fiscal stewardship, and accountability for the entire service unit health system. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Individual Occupational Requirements for the Health System Administration Series 0670 Education: Undergraduate or graduate education with a major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration; OR Experience: Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following: Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. Applicant must also possess:

• Management ability to delegate authority, evaluate and oversee people and programs, recognize and adapt to changing priorities;
• Knowledge of the interrelationships and interdependencies among various medical and administrative services and programs.

Special Provision for Inservice Placement: Successful complete of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included: Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements; Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); and Oversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE GS-15 GRADE LEVEL: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Working in clinical systems and healthcare management focusing in a hospital and/or ambulatory health care environment; Working with requirements of various regulatory and credentialing groups to assure regulatory compliance; Develops, establishes, and directs the implementation, execution of, and compliance with overall Agency policies and procedures for the administration and operation of a healthcare delivery system; Value-minded with experience implementing patient centered models and practices, by reducing operation and care delivery costs and; Leadership engagement and focus that drive improvements, safe and quality patient care, and saves money; Application of the science of improvement and innovation, encompassing new models for redesigning care systems for efficiency and effectiveness; experience and application of change management theories and principles. Leadership experience with people in meeting the organizational vision, mission and goals. Creates an environment of learning and teamwork. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not a