OUR OPEN POSITIONS

PRESIDENT & CEO - SOUTH ARKANSAS HEALTH COUNCIL (SAHC)

Implement the vision, mission and strategic plan of SAHC
Influence medical community stakeholders to extend services and expand outreach to underserved communities with an emphasis on low-income persons to accomplish the goal of improving health care and health outcomes.
Establish working relationship among stakeholders, especially the medical and funding communities. This includes educating stakeholders about underserved communities.
Hire on behalf of SAHC a team that will accomplish the Board of Director’s (Board) vision and goals, especially the goals for (a) Health Advocacy, (b) Health Access and (c) Health Education
Maintain funding with a goal of sustaining and growing the organization
Serves as the highest-ranking staff person responsible for overall operations
Serve as an Officer of the Corporation. Notwithstanding, this is a staff level position.

Manage all staff and directly or through delegation oversee their performance evaluations
Develop a system for certifying income and ability to pay
Raise sustainable funding including pursuing grants directly, through staff or consultants. This may include growing the SAHC staff to include a development officer.
Develop administrative systems that will result in clean audits
Maintain Board of Directors relations and facilitate board ministerial duties
Establish contractual relationships with vendors including landlords and contractors
Execute agreements as authorized by the Board.
Maintain the tax-exempt status SAHC including facilitating the filing of the 990 return. Also maintain the corporate status including facilitating the filing of Arkansas’s annual report.
Enforce corporate policy at every level, and ensure that resources are invested in the pursuit of SAHC’s mission.
Meet with stakeholders to education them and recommend better ways to serve
Study public policy to determine its impact on rural health, especially SAHC’s market area.
Educate staff to reduce potential liability
Develop rural health care research that can be used to educate policymakers, stakeholders and community members. This may be done directly or through consultant/vendors.

Seven years experience related to healthcare or nonprofit management
Bachelors degree in health related field, social work or nonprofit management with advanced degree preferred
Training or experience in marketing and social media preferred
Track record in managing professional staff
Excellent writing and communications skills
Ability and willingness to learn Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word

Board of Directors. Performance evaluations will be conducted by the Board Personnel Committee