Chief Executive Officer

Title: Chief Executive Officer for HealthForce Kentucky

Salary Range: $150,000

Contract Term Length

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Owensboro Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Owensboro Technical College

Department: Office of the President

Total Rewards

Benefits

Owensboro Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program
  
  

Job Summary

This position will lead, oversee, and manage the operations for HealthForce Kentucky to include the simulation center. HealthForce Kentucky is an innovative, public private partnership with the goal to increase the healthcare workforce through increased outreach from secondary to post-secondary and increase the postsecondary educational/training capacity. This is a grant funded role (fully funded, 1/2025 – 12/2026). Continuation of grant funding is contingent upon future funding.

Job Duties

• Lead and administer all operational activities of HealthForce Kentucky and the simulation center.
• Develop and implement a strategic plan and vision for HealthForce Kentucky.
• Hire and supervise all employees of HealthForce Kentucky.
• Develop and manage the budget for HealthForce Kentucky.
• Serve as a liaison with the HealthForce Kentucky Board of Directors.
• Work with educational and community partners on resource development and outreach.
• Travel is required
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in nursing, public health, and/or related healthcare degree.
• Eight (8) years of relevant work experience in the field is required.
• Five (5) years of Director or above work experience is required.
• Four (4) years of leadership experience across organization or divisions is required.
• Current and unrestricted direct patient healthcare license(s) such as nursing is required.
• Certification(s) in Healthcare Simulation required.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Skills Requested:

• Experience conducting healthcare simulation.
• Experience managing a healthcare simulation center.
• Strong project management and analytical abilities.
• Strong public speaking skills.
• Excellent client relationship abilities.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Ability to distill information from multiple sources to develop innovative strategies and programming.
• Work collaboratively in cross functional team environments.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage multiple concurrent activities.
  
  

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