UCI Health CEO Job Description
UCI Health is seeking a visionary and strategic leader to serve as chief executive officer (CEO) for Orange County’s only academic medical center.
The CEO will be accountable for operational oversight to ensure that care is delivered effectively and efficiently in the inpatient and ambulatory settings. S/he will work with leaders across the UCI Health enterprise to ensure that organizational results are maximized.
The new CEO will collaborate with academic, research and clinical leaders, and with strategic partners to ensure that patients have access to high quality, value-based healthcare in the region. S/he will lead initiatives at both the local and state level, and will be a key member of the leadership team to drive programs that benefit the overall health system. The ideal candidate will be equally at ease with internal customers as well as with external constituencies.
The new CEO will report to Dr. Howard Federoff, MD, who joins UC Irvine as Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine on July 1. The CEO will be a member of the organization’s executive leadership team, and will provide vision and strategic planning in the ever-changing healthcare environment; drive operational excellence in the delivery of high quality, patient-centered care; build key alliances and partnerships in the community and across the UC Health system, and embrace the aspirations of UC Irvine Medical Center to be a preeminent academic medical center.
The CEO should implement an aggressive plan for philanthropy and be engaged with community and state leaders. S/he will be expected to build close and collaborative relationships with the university administration and faculty, as well as with University of California system leadership.
UCI Health is dedicated to the discovery of new medical frontiers, to the teaching of future healers and to the delivery of the finest evidence-based care. UC Irvine Medical Center is consistently ranked as among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. It has been listed among the top 50 U.S. medical centers in ear, nose and throat, geriatric and nephrology care, among others. For more information about the university in general, we encourage you to review its website at http://www.uci.edu/.
The desired appointment date is summer 2015. A review of nominations and applications will commence immediately and continue until an appointment is made. If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a current CV/resume and a bullet-point summary of your accomplishments in leadership positions so that we may share them with the search committee on a strictly confidential basis. Nominations for, and applications from, qualified individuals who possess a record of outstanding senior leadership in academic medical centers should be submitted electronically to uci.ceo@russellreynolds.com.
UCI Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
