Chief Executive Officer (CEO )

Merit Health River Oaks, located in Flowood, Mississippi, is an acute care facility dedicated to improving care through collaboration.

Our care services include education, preventive and diagnostic care, as well as treatment and recovery, provided by a medical staff of physicians and specialists. Care provided in our medical center, as well as many of our multi-specialty clinics and physician offices, includes advanced imaging, minimally-invasive surgery and rehabilitative services.

The healthcare team also includes skilled nurses, trained medical professionals and compassionate support staff working together to provide patient-centered care in a professional and personal environment.

Our Care Standards
Continuing on with the vision of our founders, we focus on medical distinction, patient-centered care and customer service. Adhering to and following our mission and vision statements is a requirement of each member of the team at Merit Health River Oaks.

Our Mission
The mission of Merit Health River Oaks is to provide quality patient care through a genuine commitment of service to our customers.

Our Vision
We will be the first choice as a health care provider for the patients, physicians and payers and the preferred employer in Central Mississippi.

The responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer include, but are not limited to:

• Overall operations of the acute-care facility
• Working with system management to develop and implement policies and procedures, short- and long-range goals, objectives and plans.
• Providing leadership to hospital managers, directors and officers that will enroll support, create ownership of goals, and encourage active participate in decisions that impact the hospital 
• Ensuring the hospital meets necessary regulatory and compliance approvals and quality accreditations in conjunction with the hospital's Chief Nursing Officer  
• Partnering with physicians who use, or will use, the hospital;  taking a leadership role in the recruiting and retention of physicians
• Assisting in planning new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue
• Creating an environment that will encourage the recruiting and retention of qualified hospital employees
• Managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs in conjunction with the hospital's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Nursing Officer
• Developing and maintaining positive relations with community that the hospital is located as well as the community leaders
• Analyzing areas in planning, promoting and conducting organization-wide performance improvement activities
• Representing the hospital at meetings including medical staff, hospital board of director meetings as well as relevant community meetings; participates with leaders in designing and providing patient care and services
• Participating in the hospital's monthly operation reviews as well as participating in corporate office meetings as deemed necessary

The CEO will oversee multiple department heads including the hospital's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Nursing Officer.  

Requirements:

• A Masters degree in hospital administration and/or business administration.
• A minimum of 5 or more years of demonstrated successful leadership in a healthcare facility, which includes but is not limited to: building relationships with board members, physicians, hospital employees, and community; growing hospital revenue to meet budgetary goals and objectives; and meeting necessary regulatory and compliance approvals and quality accreditations.