Date Posted:

May 5, 2015

Salary: 

$241,072-$301,350 annually

Description:

As Chief of the Health System, you will join a prosperous and economically strong community with health indicators that exceed national and state averages. The Health System is the largest department in the County with 8 divisions each with unique responsibilities, programs and services. Services are provided through 9 community clinics, a fully accredited 509-bed acute care hospital, a skilled nursing facility, a full array of outpatient and inpatient psychiatric services as well as home/community-based and long-term care services for older adults and persons with disabilities, a broad suite of services and regulatory functions aimed at protecting the public’s health and supporting vulnerable populations, liaison to several community/consumer advisory bodies that inform the system’s work, and a tight partnership with a locally governed public managed care plan that includes Medi-Cal, Medicare and other special public programs. In addition, will be responsible for a management team that leads more than 2,100 staff and a budget of $630 million.

Key responsibilities include:
• Maximizing integration, effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery
• Meeting financial targets established by the County Manager
• Directing and monitoring strategic planning processes that lay out the County’s health care priorities, policies and health care service and population health initiatives
• Serving as a key public representative and partner to stakeholders in negotiating an effective health care network and acting as an advocate for the patients and communities that the County is to serve by assuring that the mission of its health system is being met
• Developing and sustaining key leadership for all of the County’s health programs, functions and facilities

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for Chief of the Health System is:
• Passionate about public service and in making a real impact in improving the health of a community, with particular dedication to the underserved.
• Approachable and a politically astute leader with a management style that quickly fosters trust, loyalty, respect, commitment and partnership from the community, other county managers and employees.
• A health care leader with deep knowledge of public health and health care challenges, health finance and public funding streams particularly for California, Affordable Care Act (ACA), reentry programs and services, and hospital operations.
• An astute manager of human resources who is able to inspire trust among a high-caliber leadership team, propel their contributions to a coherent, strong and responsive health system, and effectively address any shortcomings.

How to Apply:

To apply, the following materials must be electronically submitted in PDF format using the County’s online application system: resume and detailed cover letter that discusses the following topics (in this order): a summary of your qualifications for this position, specifically your executive leadership experience in healthcare; a description of an innovative health care initiative that you led; what were the goals, outcomes, fiscal impact and community benefits? Please submit your resume and cover letter online at http://jobs.smcgov.org. For questions, please contact Lisa Yapching, Personnel Services Manager, at 650-363-4381 or by email at lyapching@smcgov.org. You may also review the brochure for this opportunity at: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/hr/Rec/ChiefHealthSystem.pdf. EOE

Filing Deadline:

May 22, 2015