Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Organization: Mercy Health System of
Location:
Contact Method: MHS@divsearch.com
Description: Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas (MHS-NWA) is a not-for-profit, Catholic-sponsored,
integrated healthcare network composed of the following: Mercy Medical Center, a newly constructed
200-bed acute care facility, offering a vast
array of medical specialties; Mercy Health Center, a 75,000 square foot medical
services facility located in Bentonville, Arkansas and offering family
medicine, in addition to a wide range of outpatient services; and Mercy Medical
Clinics, a multi-specialty group employing 80 physicians and 14 nurse practitioners
practicing out of 20 clinic locations.
Located in the competitive Northwest corridor of
Opened in March, 2008,
MHS-NWA
is a member of the Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy). Headquartered in
Reporting
to Kim Day, the Senior Vice President – Regional Markets and President/Chief
Executive Officer of St. John’s Health System and working in collaboration with
the MHS-NWA Board of Directors, the new President/Chief Executive Officer will
be responsible for the strategic leadership and direction of the integrated
network; the stewardship of resources in order to ensure continued achievement
of the network’s mission and vision; and, in partnership with Mercy physicians,
the pursuit of clinical excellence and patient safety initiatives as well as
the further development and implementation of a regional network which expands
upon the market position of MHS-NWA.
Key to the success of this position
will be the ability to provide leadership to MHS-NWA’s efforts to position
itself strategically in its local/regional markets and to continue to enhance
the organization’s identity as a regional network, with services and centers of
excellence which meet the needs of communities which expect an increasingly
sophisticated and quality-driven level of care. In this context, the
President/CEO will provide the galvanizing and visionary leadership required to
build upon the opportunities associated with the new, state-of-the-art hospital
and the highly credentialed medical group.
Mercy
Health System of Northwest Arkansas is seeking candidates who present with a
medical degree and/or a master’s degree in healthcare, business administration,
or a related field; senior executive officer level experience in an integrated
delivery system located in a competitive market; a demonstrated track record in
partnering with medical staff and developing creative physician alignment
strategies; and proven strategic and operational skills. The ability to lead in the context of a large
multi-state healthcare system will be required.
The new President/CEO will likewise bring the following: demonstrated leadership and visioning skills;
an entrepreneurial bent with a strong orientation towards growth; a track
record in and commitment to playing an active and contributing role within the
local community; the ability to translate vision into operations; a people
person; and exceedingly effective and authentic relational skills. In all of the above, a personal presence
which is driven by honesty, integrity, and the ability to inspire and motivate
others to promote the philosophy, mission, goals, and values of the Sisters of
Mercy and the Sisters of Mercy Health System will be essential.
Northwest
Arkansas, officially the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan
Statistical Area (MSA), is the economic and demographic growth engine for the
state of