Chief Executive Officer, Facility
| Facility | Los Alamos Medical Center |
| Location | Los Alamos, NM |
| Career Area | Executives |
| Schedule | Full Time |
| Job Shift | Day |
| Date Posted | 10/21/2025 |
| Job ID | #319863 |
Lifepoint Health has an opportunity for a Chief Executive Officer. The CEO will have oversight of Los Alamos Medical Center, Los Alamos NM.
https://www.losalamosmedicalcenter.com
Los Alamos Medical Center is the only hospital in Los Alamos County and is a major healthcare provider for Northern New Mexico. Our 47-bed acute care facility has been providing quality and compassionate emergency care, surgical care, inpatient and outpatient services to the communities of Northern New Mexico for over 70 years. Our highly trained Medical Staff and over 300 healthcare employees deliver a level of medical technology and technique that is not commonly found in "small community hospitals".
The Chief Executive Officer creates strategic direction for the market, while providing operational oversight and insight ensuring business objectives are met.
Other duties include:
- Hold hospital leadership accountable and ensure market and hospitals have the right talent to achieve objectives.
- Execute on LifePoint's quality initiatives, service line development and implementations while capitalizing on market synergies related to strategic and operational opportunities.
- Coordinate and drive implementation of company initiatives, representing LifePoint in the marketplace.
- Coordinate the activities of senior executives to develop short and long-range objectives, policies, and procedures.
- Review and approve all financial reports, budgets, Managed Care contracts, and major expenditures.
- Direct, establish, review, and adjust charges for services provided internally and externally that financially impact operations.
- Maintain accreditation and licensure standards of The Joint Commission (TJC) on accreditation of hospital organizations, Medicare, Medicaid, state licensure, regulatory agencies, and similar organizations.
- Analyze operating results of the Company and its principal components relative to established objectives and ensure appropriate steps are taken to correct unsatisfactory conditions.
Education
· Master's Degree in Hospital Administration (MHA), Business Administration (MBA), Management or related field is required.
Experience
· A minimum of 3-5 years experience at the CEO level in a similar sized for-profit, acute-care hospital is required; however, may also consider 3-5 years of COO experience in a larger, for-profit, acute-care hospital.
· Exceptional physician recruitment and relations skills are required.
· Exceptional community and board relations skills are required.
· Exceptional leadership skills and a hands-on visible approach to staff management and interaction are required.
· Exceptional financial acumen and operations management expertise are required.
Benefits
Lifepoint Health | People Services
At Lifepoint, our Mission of Making Communities Healthier extends to our employees. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k, flexible PTO, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy, healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.
Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.