Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM at Health Support Center

Company: LifePoint Health
Location: Las Cruces
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM at Health Support Center LifePoint Health was foundedin 1999 on the idea that everyone deserves quality healthcare close to home andthat strong healthcare creates strong communities. We began with a network of23 hospitals in non-urban markets across the nation united by a singularmission: Making Communities Healthier. We are a financially strong company with significanthealthcare operations expertise. We recognize that every community has uniquehealthcare needs, and for more than 17 years, we have worked to ensure thehighest standards of quality care and excellent service to patients at each ofour locations by understanding and responding to these needs. LifePoint has atrack record of investing in state-of-the-art technology, facilityimprovements, physician recruitment and staff development. We give each of thefacilities and providers within our network the resources they need to deliverhigh quality care and services to their communities and succeed in today’shealthcare marketplace.

Job Description Health Support Center

Job Summary : The Chief Financial Officer provides leadership and direction to all financial departments for the overall fiscal responsibility of the hospital. General Responsibilities : Administers the general accounting, patient business services, including third party reimbursement, financial, and statistical reporting functions of the hospital in accordance with established policies and accounting procedures.

Provides formal or informal direction in data processing, distributed systems, material management and medical records functions.

Trains subordinates on the above areas and monitors performance to ensure fiscal responsibilities are fulfilled.

Assists the CEO in the development of long and short-range hospital operations plans that may include service demand analyses, resources availability analyses and cost benefit analyses of proposed capital and staff expansions.

Develops long and short-range operational and capital budgets, which are supported by the hospitals long and short range plans and objectives.

Prepares cash flow analyses and budget variance analyses.

Recommends budget modifications as required. Assists managers in the development of departmental budgets.

Monitors, interprets and analyzes hospital financial performance in realizing established plans and objectives of the hospital.

Identifies and reports undesirable trends and potential business opportunities and makes recommendations for action.

Directs the preparation of internal financial reports including work papers for annual financial audit.

Assures the timely and accurate preparation of financial reports and assures that the reports reliably reflect the financial position of the hospital.

Assumes a lead role in analyzing and exploring means of reducing hospital operating costs and increasing revenues based on knowledge of market trends, financial reports and operating procedures.

Responsible for direction and submission on a timely basis all financial data associated reports required by government and other regulated agencies including payroll tax reports, public disclosure reports and third party payor cost reports.

Job Requirements Minimum Qualifications (Experience, Education and Special Certifications…) Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance and the knowledge of generally accepted accounting principals, and verbal, interpersonal and quantitative skills normally acquired through completion of this degree is required.

CPA or Master's Degree strongly preferred.

A minimum of 3 years of experience working at the CFO level in an acute-care hospital is required.

Minimum of three years of progressive management experience in an investor-owned healthcare organization required.

Must be a strong, hands-on and approachable leader who understands the value of being a team-player and have an outgoing and friendly personality.

Must understand how to motivate and inspire staff to achieve optimal results, while keeping employee satisfaction high.

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran

"LifePoint Health" is a trade name used to refer to an organization of affiliated entities that own and operate hospitals and other healthcare providers in more than 70 communities. LifePoint Health, Inc. is a holding company only. It does not own or operate hospitals or healthcare providers and does not have any employees. When terms such as "LifePoint" or "LifePoint Health" or "we" or "us" are used herein, they refer to LifePoint Health, Inc. and its operating affiliates and subsidiaries. When terms such as "hospital" or "provider" or "facility" are used herein, they refer to the hospitals or other healthcare providers that are wholly owned and operated by subsidiaries and/or affiliates of LifePoint Health, Inc. Finally, when terms such as "LifePoint employees" or "our employees" are used herein, they refer to individuals employed by subsidiaries and/or affiliates of LifePoint Health, Inc.

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