Chief Executive Officer Hospital

ScionHealth; United States; On-site; USD 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock is seeking a strategic and results-driven Chief Executive Officer to lead day-to-day operations across LTAC, inpatient rehab, and outpatient wound care, focused on high‑quality patient care and sustainable financial performance.

You will direct budgeting, policy development, and cross‑functional collaboration with hospital leadership, oversee performance improvement, and communicate the hospital’s mission to staff, the medical team, the board, and the

Qualifications

• Knowledge of hospital operations and governance best practices.
• Experience overseeing budgets, strategic plans, and performance improvement.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and communicate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of LTAC, inpatient rehab, and outpatient wound care.
• Develop and manage annual budgets, policies, and strategic plans.
• Direct performance improvement initiatives and ensure quality patient care.

Skills

Strategic planning

Budget management

Leadership

Communication

Employee relations

Job description

Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock is a long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital specializing in the treatment of patients recovering from post-intensive care and medically complex conditions. Our hospital provides 3 different levels of care to include LTACH, inpatient rehab, and outpatient wound care. Our hospital provides both intensive care and telemetry-level services, offering advanced monitoring and support for patients requiring extended medical care. With a multidisciplinary team dedicated to personalized treatment plans, we focus on helping patients achieve significant recovery and transition to the next level of care. Our 12-bed acute rehabilitation unit is designed for patients who are ready to progress to intensive therapy for 15 hours a week. We also offer outpatient wound care, with 2 treatment rooms and a Hyperbaric oxygen suite with 2 individual chambers.

Job Summary

Responsible for the strategic planning, managing, directing, coordinating and controlling the overall operations of the hospital with direct day-to-day management responsibility as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Provides leadership to ensure attainment of strategic objectives and the delivery of quality, economical health care services and other related lines of business. Initiates and enforces organization-wide policies and procedures that support the accomplishment of the hospital(s)' aims, objectives and programs. Directs the short-range and long-range planning functions that develop goals, objectives and strategic plans to ensure quality services and a financially sound organization. Develops and manages the budget for the hospital(s), allocates funds within the budget and ensures that the hospital(s) operate within the budget.

Essential Functions

• Reviews and approves departmental budgets, revenue projections, capital and operational expenses, staffing levels based on patient acuity, and any other plans for allocation of fiscal or other resources according to the scope of services provided at all designated hospitals.
• Reviews and approves the written scope of services, hospital policies and procedures that guide and support the provision and integration of services according to the mission and vision of the designated hospital.
• Directs the coordination and integration of services provided at the hospital.
• Communicates the hospital(s)' mission, vision and plans with the leadership of the designated hospital(s). Promotes and motivates hospital leadership to implement effective hospital operational, programmatic and employee relations plans.
• Reviews staffing levels with Administrator(s) to ensure sufficient staffing to meet patient acuity, while being financially resourceful.
• Assures that employee performance reviews are conducted timely, with performance expectations and competence clearly defined and necessary improvements noted.
• Assures that the designated hospital(s) provide orientation, in-service training and continuing education to ensure that staff is competent to provide services.
• Reviews all hospital performance improvement plans and activities to measure and assess the quality of services provided. Leads and participates in the planning and creating the hospital(s)' strategic, operational, service design and other organizational plans and policies to achieve the mission and vision of the designated hospital.
• Directs the strategic planning and marketing for a designated hospital, with input from hospital, Region and Division leadership.
• Ensures that all policies established by the Governing Body are implemented appropriately.
• Prepares and submits an annual budget for the designated hospital, showing the expected revenue and expenditures as required by the board.
• In coordination with the hospital board, the medical staff, and other hospital personnel, responds to the community's needs for quality health care services by monitoring the adequacy of the hospital's medical activities.
• Oversees and provides direction to designated hospital leadership regarding hospital mission, quality performance, compliance, objectives, expected productivity, and efficiency.
• Works collaboratively with Human Resources and hospital leaders on employee relation issues and turnover.
• Presents monthly and quarterly consolidated operating report for the regional leaders.
• In collaboration with onsite hospital leadership ensures maintenance of physical properties in good and safe state of repair and operation.
• Oversees the business office functions of the designated hospital to ensure that funds are collected and expended to the best possible advantage.
• Acts as an effective liaison between the hospital and the medical staff; meets with and communicates with hospital medical staff as needed; represents the hospital at external functions.
• Performs other duties that may be necessary or in the best interest of the hospitals individually and as a group.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Basic computer skills with working knowledge of