Chief Operations Officer - Health Operations

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Chief Operations Officer - Health Operations

Chief Operations Officer - Health Operations
Coos Bay
• Health

The Chief Operating Officer – Health provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for the CTCLUSI Health Division, including medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, prevention, community and public health, and other specialized health services. This position is responsible for ensuring the effective, compliant, and financially sustainable delivery of health services through strategic planning, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, financial and revenue-cycle oversight, grant management, workforce leadership, and the development of programs responsive to the needs of Tribal members and the communities served.

The position also advises the Chief Executive Officer and Tribal Council on health policy, program performance, funding opportunities, and matters affecting the Tribe’s health care delivery system.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides executive leadership and operational oversight for the Tribe’s medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, prevention, community and public health, and other health-related programs and services.
• Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Health Division’s strategic and operational plans in alignment with Tribal priorities, community needs, applicable laws, funding requirements, and recognized standards of care.
• Develops and implements program policies, procedures, and service-delivery standards consistent with Indian Health Service requirements, applicable Tribal health laws, accreditation standards, funding requirements, and recognized health care practices.
• Assesses the health and wellness needs of Tribal members and the communities served and develops programs, partnerships, and service-delivery models designed to address identified needs.
• Establishes short- and long-term departmental goals, performance measures, and accountability standards. Prepares reports, plans, presentations, and recommendations regarding Health Division performance, risks, priorities, and outcomes.
• Works in conjunction with the Deputy Chief Operating Officer – Health and appropriate Finance personnel to prepare and administer annual Health Division budgets.
• Monitors revenue, expenditures, staffing, grants, contracts, and financial performance to ensure responsible use of resources and compliance with Tribal fiscal policies and funding requirements.
• Ensures compliance with federal regulations and funding obligations associated with Tribal self-governance agreements, Indian Health Service funding, grants, contracts, third-party reimbursement, and other state and federal funding sources.
• Oversees grant development, administration, compliance, reporting, budgeting, and closeout activities for Health programs.
• Ensures grant-funded services are implemented in accordance with approved scopes of work, budgets, timelines, and funding requirements.
• Provides executive oversight of community and public health program development, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and expansion of prevention and population-health initiatives.
• Leads the development and buildout of community and public health services designed to address identified health disparities, prevention needs, communicable disease concerns, health education, emergency preparedness, and community wellness priorities. Oversee quality assurance, quality improvement, patient safety, risk management, infection prevention, utilization review, and regulatory compliance activities throughout the Health Division.
• Ensures clinical and preventative services are delivered in accordance with applicable professional standards,…