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Jobs Available: Critical Access Hospital Administrator/CEO (2)

Mason City-based Mercy - North Iowa is currently searching for Administrator/CEOs for two thriving critical access hospitals. Positions are located in Osage and Emmetsburg, IA.

Major challenges include furthering the strategic focus and service complement, ensuring financial stability, and developing infrastructure, goals, indicators and targets, CQI/value improvement/measures of success, and culture.

QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree in hospital administration or related field (MBA, MSN, MHA). Three years of hospital management experience. Strong human relations skills. Proven ability to articulate values. Demonstrate commitment to the philosophy and mission of the organization, Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, and Mercy Health Network.

Apply online or contact Gayla Toebe at toebeg@mercyhealth.com.  No recruiters please, but feel free to say you read about the position on Health Care Strategist!

The fine print: I post interesting executive-level and strategy-related job opportunities as they come to my attention. These are not my searches. I am not a recruiter and have no stake, financial or otherwise, in filling the position, just a hope that, in some small way, I can assist you, dear reader, in finding your dream opportunity. Connect with me on Linkedin, here.

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