Chief Financial Officer
Tiburcio Vasquez HEalth Center
Position
Location: Office Location in Hayward, CA
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Organization: Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
Overview
Centermark Placements, has been retained by Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center (TVHC) to lead the recruitment efforts for their next Chief Financial Officer. TVHC is a Federally Qualified Health Center in the East Bay with eight primary care clinics, four school-based sites, over 300 employees, multiple service lines, and an operating budget of $32M.
This deeply mission-driven Community Health Center provides valuable healthcare services to over 30,000 patients in the community including some of the most vulnerable and marginalized populations. Their comprehensive services include medical, dental, mental health, WIC, youth health services, health education, and more.
Contact
David Haasch
(208) 810-4423 x 121
david@centermarkplacements.com
Why Consider this Opportunity?
- As the Chief Financial Officer, you will be the key financial leader of an established Federally Qualified Health Center with an operating budget of $32M and an operational footprint that spans eight service sites in the East Bay (including the cities of Hayward, San Leandro, Union City, and Fremont)
- Be a healthcare innovator playing an important role in laying the foundation for the health center’s transition from a traditional encounter-based reimbursement model (Prospective Payment System (PPS)), to a value-based payment model (Alternative Payment Methodologies (APM)) over the next 3-5 years
- Partner with an entrepreneurial-minded, energetic CEO and an experienced and committed leadership team who are passionate about the impact they are making in the lives of their patients and the community; this is a group that truly loves what they do
- Join a healthcare organization that has enough scale and resources to make a significant impact in the community while still retaining speed and agility in decision-making and a “work-family” environment
- Leverage your savvy in creative negotiation to provide strategic financial input and leadership of the organization’s M&A strategy in partnership with the CEO and VP of Business Development
- Benefit from continuous learning and development opportunities through best practice sharing among CFOs (and other executives) within a cohesive consortium of eight Bay Area FQHCs
- Work for a balanced, mission-driven organization that believes the ultimate outcome of its business pursuits should be to help the community while remaining sustainable
- Further develop, lead, and foster a data-driven ethos leveraging off the organization’s software investments including OCHIN Epic, one of the leading EHRs for Community Health Centers, and Workday Adaptive Planning, a data analytics platform with features that provide greater visibility into costs and margins while transforming planning, reporting, and performance management processes
- Be a part of a “low ego”, servant-leadership style executive culture where the CEO sets the tone believing that there is no task she is “above” including “mopping the floor” in a pinch
- Autonomy to manage your schedule in a way that allows for flexibility and work/life balance within the requirements of the position
- Tenured team members in the Finance department to support the CFO paired with the ability select candidates for planned new hires
- Join forces with organization that prizes innovation. Recent examples include being a first-mover in offering drive-through dental visits to bring in revenue to the organization during the pandemic while meeting the needs of the community - or, strategic relationships with local community colleges where students can receive needed training providing clinical services in the health centers in a way that benefits program goals and recruiting initiatives
- Work with a group that is proactive in finding creative solutions to maximize the use of their talent resources and values the role that a CFO can play in this process
Background Profile
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited, four-year college or university in business, public administration, accounting or a related field. CPA and/or advance degree is valued
- Sensitivity to needs of culturally and linguistically diverse patient and employee population
- Ability to synthesize data insights and communicate what they mean in concise and compelling ways to stakeholders including Board members, executives, and managers
- Prior experience as a CFO for a Federally Qualified Health Center or other managed care environment will be beneficial
- Understanding of value-based payment models that reward high-quality, cost-effective care
- Proven experience leading audits with understanding of contract / grant requirements and GAAP
- Ability to use financial data to influence operational decision-making and strategy
- Skill set to collaborate with executives and operations teams, ensuring that business decisions are grounded in solid financial criteria
- Functions as a business partner to the CEO with effective communication both internally and externally
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and mentorship to staff, building trust and respect among team members
- Excellent problem-solving skills required, including creativity, resourcefulness, timeliness, and technical knowledge related to analyzing and resolving financial / administrative challenges
- Effectively utilizes technology and a willingness to develop and adapt to the evolving technological requirements of modern health center practices
- Broad base of understanding across the revenue cycle
- Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule with some evenings and weekends, as needed
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