Executive Director for Riverside County Community Health Centers

$40.61 - $63.79 hourly $7,038.58 - $11,056.21 monthly $84,462.98 - $132,674.46 annually THE POSITION Riverside County is seeking an individual who has a strong healthcare management background, and an understanding of the healthcare environment in California. The preferred candidate will be able to demonstrate executive level skills with a career path of successful management responsibilities, preferably in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or FQHC Look-Alike environment and a record of successful community-based experience. The applicant must demonstrate the ability to work in a culturally-diverse setting. The mission of the Department of Public Health (DOPH) is to promote and protect the health of all County residents and visitors. The Department strives to accomplish this mission through State of California mandated services and programs and community based public health programs. The Executive Director reports to the Riverside County Community Health Center Board. There are thirteen members on the Board, of which a majority are users of the services at the County clinics, and are broadly representative of the population served. The Board meets all Federal requirements for FQHC Look-Alike status, and holds monthly meetings to monitor the performance of the clinics. The Executive Director is expected to monitor expenditures against the approved budget, assure the development and maintenance of revenue projections, as well as cost controls to maintain compliance with the budget. The Executive Director is expected to develop strategic goals for the clinics, and to seek out future business opportunities, including contracts with other third party payers to diversify revenue streams for the clinics and the county. The incumbent also serves simultaneously as a Deputy Director of the Department of Public Health, and is a member of the Senior Management Team of the Department. As a Deputy Director, this person (one of five Deputies who are subordinate to the Director of Public Health) is expected to participate fully in the management of the Department, which includes strategic planning, policy development, budget preparation, and operational monitoring and supervision. THE COUNTY Come join the most progressive County in the nation! In Riverside County, the future is bright. And with thousands of upcoming job opportunities with the County, there are as many places to take your profession as there are stars in our sky. The County of Riverside is the largest employer in the area, but there's more than a great career to draw you here; with room to grow, a thriving, diverse, and progressive community, and excellent higher education, the opportunities for your personal life are equally exciting. Come work in the heart of inland California, and see how incredible the view is when opportunity is on the horizon. Click here to view brochure Examples Of Duties: The Executive Director, Riverside County Community Health Centers: * Plans, organizes, coordinates, monitors, reviews, and evaluates the activities and performance of assigned departments and programs to assure their effective and efficient operation * Selects, assigns and directs subordinate supervisors, and evaluates their performance; acts for the Director as assigned * Participates in program planning and preparation of the annual department budget and monitors expenditures against the budget * Interacts with members of the Board of Supervisors and their staff regarding community issues and problems, regulated facilities and constituent complaints; conducts public presentations at Board meetings, city council meetings, community and social interest groups * Develops and promotes effective working relationships with other County departments, local, regional, and State agencies and organizations involved in environmental health, public health, animal services, and administrative services to facilitate coordinated programs, to solve mutual problems and/or to exchange information * Investigates difficult or unusual environmental health, public health, or animal services issues or enforcement problems and resolves complaints or conflicts that arise from state and local laws and regulations, program policies, staff enforcement activities and public concern Typical Qualifications: Education: Graduation from an accredited college with a bachelor's degree in public health, health administration, business administration, public administration, social work, psychology, nursing or a closely related field including any internships for the degree. Master's degree is highly preferred. Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible senior level management experience in health services or human services agency. At least one year must have been as the head of a major program or division and which must have included responsibility both for directing the activities of subordinate managers and supervisors and for managing program budgeting, staffing and coordination with other health, medical care of human services. Leadership Competencies: Beyond work experience, qualified candidates are expected to display the core knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to success as the Executive Director for Riverside County Community Health Centers. Below are leadership competencies that all candidates should possess: Organizational Agility Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations. Interpersonal Savvy Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably. Customer Focus Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Planning Accurately scopes length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results. Process Management Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't'; can simplify complex processes; get more out of fewer resources. Building Effective Teams Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; define success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team. Managing Vision and Purpose Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; talks beyond today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to rally support behind the vision; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations. Supplemental Information: TO APPLY: Please email a detailed resume for immediate consideration to recruitingandselection@rc-hr.com or mail your resume to: Riverside County Human Resources Department Attn: Will Wyatt 3403 10th St. 5th Floor, Suite 500 Riverside, CA 92502 Questions? Call Will Wyatt at (951) 955-6617 This recruitment will remain open until filled, but is subject to close at any time without notice. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of both a pre-employment physical exam, including a drug/alcohol test, and a criminal background investigation, which involves fingerprinting. (A felony or misdemeanor conviction may disqualify the applicant from County employment). Read and follow special application instructions on this posting. If available, click the 'Apply' link located on this page. For instructions on the application process, examinations, Veteran's preference, special accommodation or other employment questions, go back to our Employment page and see our Frequently Asked Questions. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of both a pre-employment physical exam, including a drug/alcohol test, and a criminal background investigation, which involves fingerprinting. (A felony or misdemeanor conviction may disqualify the applicant from County employment). For further information regarding this posting, contact: William Wyatt at 951/955-6617 or send an email to recruitingandselection@rc-hr.com . For more information, please visit our website at: www.rc-hr.com. EOE.