LTACH Market CEO

Kindred; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindred Hospital Louisville is seeking an experienced senior healthcare executive to lead strategic planning and market growth across its designated hospitals. You will shape marketing strategies, oversee budgets, and align clinical and administrative teams to drive performance.

The role requires strong leadership, multi-site management experience, and the ability to travel up to 60% to support hospital operations and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, finance, or clinical specialty.
• Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or clinical specialty preferred.
• Equivalent education/training may substitute for degree requirements.

Responsibilities

• Directs strategic planning and marketing for designated hospitals, with input from leadership.
• Provides operational and fiscal oversight; advises designated hospitals regularly.
• Ensures policies of the Governing Body are implemented appropriately.
• Prepares and submits an annual budget for the designated hospital.
• Responds to community needs for quality health care services with leadership.
• Oversees hospital mission, quality, compliance, objectives, and productivity.
• Works with HR on employee relations and turnover; coordinates across sites.
• Conducts monthly operating reviews and presents reports for the market.
• Oversees maintenance of facilities and management of funds.
• Represents the hospital at external functions; liaises with medical staff.

Skills

Strategic planning

Marketing leadership

Budgeting

Operations management

Multi-site management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, finance, or clinical specialty

Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or clinical specialty preferred

Job description

Kindred Hospital Louisville is a 123-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period; including 16 Special Care Unit beds and 4 negative pressure rooms. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care 7 days a week so you can start your journey to wellness anytime. To the benefit of our patients, families and visitors, we are located in the Original Highlands neighborhood, a short drive away from downtown, Cherokee Park and a number of boutique shops and restaurants.

Responsible for establishing strategic and collaborative strategies to develop and support a competitive position and overall growth in the market. Utilizes strategic thinking and external facing activities to enable growth of assigned hospitals. Facilitates business growth by developing and maintaining contacts with current and prospective customers, community leaders and organizations. Works closely with the hospitals management and clinical teams.

Essential Functions

• Directs the strategic planning and marketing for the designated hospitals, with input from hospital, Region and Division leadership.
• Provides operational/fiscal oversight, consults with and advises designated hospitals on a regular basis; evaluates leadership competence and makes changes, as necessary.
• Ensures that all policies established by the Governing Body of all designated hospitals are implemented appropriately.
• Directs the strategic planning and marketing for the designated hospital, with input from hospital, Region, Group and Division leadership.
• 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.
• Conduct monthly operating reviews with designated hospitals. Presents monthly and quarterly consolidated operating report for assigned market.
• 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 hospitals 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
• Basic computer skills with working knowledge of current software- Microsoft Office, word-processing and spreadsheet software.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of JCAHO, local, state and federal laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of general budgeting, accounting and management skills.
• Knowledge of cost reporting, profit and loss and budget compliance.
• Ability to work well with management teams and employees in a multi-site environment.
• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 60%
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, finance, or clinical specialty. Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or clinical specialty preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may substitute for education requirements.

Licenses/Certifications

• None required

Experience

• Five years’ senior-level experience in healthcare administration/management, preferably in a hospital setting, with experience in facility operations management, human resources management and/or finance required.
• Prior sales/marketing/public relations experience strongly preferred.
• Completion of Executive Fellow program given priority consideration.
• Multi-site healthcare management experience preferred
• Graduate level education and/or completion of Executive Fellow program may substitute on a year-to-year basis for the required experience.