Executive Director PrairieLINK Health Alliance

Position Status:

Full time

Shift: First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift) (United States of America)
Hours per week:40

Job Information Exemption Status:
ExemptA Brief Overview The Executive Director of PrairieLINK Health Alliance (PLHA), is a Clinically Integrated Network (CIN). provides executive leadership for strategic planning, implementation, and ongoing operations, including physician-led governance, partner engagement, quality improvement, care coordination, data analytics, telehealth integration, and value-based care opportunities. The Executive Director collaborates with participating hospitals, clinics, physicians, community organizations, academic partners, and others to advance the goals and objectives of the CIN.

This position is funded through RHTP – RPGP grant funds.

Education Qualifications Bachelor's Degree Healthcare administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Nursing, Health Sciences, or related field Required Master's Degree Healthcare administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Nursing, or related field

Preferred Experience Qualifications5 years Progressive leadership experience in healthcare administration, operations, population health, network development, quality improvement, strategy, or related fields Required Demonstrated experience leading complex healthcare projects and organizational initiatives Required Experience working collaboratively with physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare teams Required

Experience with clinically integrated networks, accountable care organizations, population health programs, or value-based care initiatives

Preferred Experience managing grant-funded programs and external partnerships Preferred Knowledge of rural healthcare delivery models and Critical Access Hospital operations Preferred

Skills and Abilities

Strong understanding of healthcare operations and delivery systems

Executive leadership, strategic planning, network development, and operational implementation

Physician engagement, governance support, stakeholder facilitation, and partnership management

Healthcare quality improvement, data analytics, performance measurement, and population health concepts

Effective verbal and written communication, presentation, problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration, and change management skills

Value-based care, rural healthcare delivery, grant management, and sustainability planning

What you will doThe role provides initial implementation and development according to the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Regional Partners Grant Program (RPGP), including partnership collaboration with rural health partners, Kansas State University, and Midland Care Connection, Inc. Leads development and ongoing operations of PLHA in alignment with the RPGP Grant, organizational goals, strategic priorities, operating budgets, performance objectives, and milestones.

Supports and operationalizes PLHA's governance structure, including coordination of the Board of Managers and physician-led operating committees, such as clinical integration, quality, IT, and other work groups.

Builds alignment, participation, and operational readiness among network members for clinical integration activities, quality programs, care coordination, telehealth integration, population health initiatives, and value-based care opportunities.

Directs network operations and develops operational policies, procedures, workflows, performance expectations, dashboards, reporting processes, and continuous improvement activities focused on quality, efficiency, access, and network performance. Responsible for Grant reporting  partnership with Quality and Information Technology leadership, oversees performance measurement, reporting,…