This position will be hired through our managing company, CommonSpirit, on behalf of Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital. Link to apply: https://external-mountain-commonspirit.icims.com/jobs/92004/chief-finance-officer-rural-affiliate/job

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life ColoradoTM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

Overview

The Chief Finance Officer is primarily responsible for serving as the senior financial leader for Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital, a CommonSpirit Health managed affiliate in Burlington, Colorado. The CFO is an integral member of the senior management team at the hospital and provides financial leadership, analysis, and operational support to all levels of management. The CFO is responsible for setting overall financial policies and procedures for the hospital and is ultimately responsible for accounting and finance functions. This executive reports to the Hospital CEO with a matrix reporting structure to CommonSpirit Health’s Mountain Region VP of Rural Health.

In collaboration with and under the direction of the CEO of the hospital, CFO will provide direct oversight of the local hospital financial management team members. This includes, but is not limited to, oversight of the following functions:

Preparation of operating and capital budgets and monitoring performance against budget
Capital expenditure and depreciation process & required reporting
Maintaining appropriate internal controls
Revenue cycle management
Charge master review and updates
Development of, and compliance with, financial policies and procedures
Contractual allowances and bad debt allowances
Annual audit preparation and support
Banking relations
Cost reporting
Collaborate with senior management and boards of the hospital to develop financial goals and objectives for the hospital and its operating units.
Maintain a thorough working knowledge of federal, state, and payer-specific payment methodologies
Maintain a high level of expertise and working knowledge of CMS and other federal regulations and statutes such as Critical Access Hospital and Rural Health Clinic conditions of participation and reimbursement, EMTALA, Medicare fraud and abuse,
Stark/Antitrust legislation, and IRS guidelines
Support facility financial stability by analyzing operating performance, identifying improvement opportunities, and determining actions to be taken to meet performance targets
Provide sound guidance, training, and education to all hospital leaders regarding financial management, reimbursement, compliance, billing & collections, financial trends, and other related topics
Special projects as needed

In addition to bringing human kindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field - required
Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field - required

Our Total Reward Offerings

We believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs. Designed with your well-being in mind, we offer:

Several Medical, Dental, & Vision options.

Spending Accounts including a Dependent Care FSA that can include an employer contribution
Retirement account options with a generous employer match
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Forgiveness, and so much more!
Relocation assistance

View more on our benefits HERE.

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