Chief Executive Officer

Description

is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in Evansville, Indiana.

The health center is an established FQHC, with roots back to the 1980’s. ECHC serves the Evansville community and beyond.

“We provide quality healthcare to all members of our community, including the uninsured, underinsured and homeless. Our comprehensive services are Affordable, Accessible and Appropriate. Our team of professionals is here to care for you and to advocate on your behalf.”

ECHC is both a HRSA and Indiana State Department of Health grantee. The center is designated as both a Community Health Center and Homeless Health Center per HRSA. The dedicated Board of Directors ensures that the health center provides patient-centered primary care serving insured and uninsured patients with a special emphasis on care for individuals who experience barriers to accessing care due to income, language, cultural and social barriers.

The health center has FOUR clinic sites and serves over 13,000 patients annually.

Programming includes:
Adult Primary care, Pediatric care, Dental care, Behavioral Health care, OB/Women’s Health care, Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Community Case Management and owns an LLC Pharmacy.

The Chief Executive Officer provides strategic leadership and oversight of the executive team to ensure high-quality, accessible, affordable and appropriate patient-centered care and integrated services, operational excellence, financial sustainability, and compliance with HRSA Health Center Program Requirements, Indiana State Department of Health regulations, and all state, federal, and FQHC program standards.

The CEO works closely with the Board of Directors in setting the organization’s vision, ensuring strong governance, and representing the FQHC to community partners, regulators, and funders. The CEO leads at a strategic level while delegating daily operations, clinical direction, compliance and financial management to the appropriate executive leads.

The CEO fosters a culture of integrity, respect, accountability, service excellence, safety, and continuous improvement; ensures strong community partnerships; and leads organizational sustainability in a community health care setting.

• Adhere to the goal of removing barriers to care for the community’s most vulnerable.
• Demonstrate the core values of Inclusivity, Equity, Compassion, Honesty and Optimism.
• Develop a collaborative partnership with the Board of Directors to ensure that the organization fulfills its vision, mission, goals, and strategic direction by effectively managing all key components of organization’s operations.
• Develop collaborative partnerships with community organizations.
• Foster a workplace that results in the development, growth, and retention of a highly performing Executive Team.
• Provide leadership and oversight to the Executive Team to implement Board-approved strategic plans and organizational vision.
• Strengthen governance practices, support Board development, and ensure compliance with all HRSA Health Center Program requirements and IN-SDOH regulations.
• Present timely performance, quality, financial, and compliance reports to the Board.
• Guide and support the Executive Team in respective areas of responsibility.
• Ensure alignment across clinical, operational, financial, and administrative functions.
• Facilitate executive team decision-making and accountability for deliverables.
• Oversee organizational performance measurement through the executive team
• Champion continuous quality improvement, patient experience, and data-driven outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures as applicable to area(s) of responsibility.
• Represent organization at meetings and conferences as applicable.
• Promote a culture of risk-management, team-based, values-based, high-performance, and continually improving practice that values learning and a commitment to quality.
• Establish and monitor assigned staff performance, assign accountabilities, set objectives,…