CEO - Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital

About the role

Lead a suburban Las Vegas inpatient rehabilitation hospital as CEO.

A national leader in inpatient rehabilitation operating a large network of specialty hospitals focused on high-quality, cost-effective recovery care. This opening is the dedicated Hospital CEO for a freestanding IRF in the Summerlin / southwest Las Vegas suburbs. The site offers Joint Commission disease‑specific programs, onsite dialysis, and a full interdisciplinary rehab model (stroke, brain injury, spinal cord, complex ortho, and neurological recovery).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the on‑site Hospital CEO with full accountability for operations, financial performance, quality, census, and culture at a 50‑bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital (ADC 40)
• Lead 10–12 direct reports and the hospital leadership team; set expectations, coach, and celebrate results
• Own census and volume growth; actively market services and build referral relationships across the Las Vegas / Summerlin community
• Oversee hospital operations and continuously assess and improve clinical, operational, and financial performance
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, Governing Board and Medical Staff policies, and Joint Commission standards
• Drive budget development and oversight, FTE management, expense control, and process design that supports regulatory compliance
• Partner with Medical Staff and clinical leaders on quality outcomes, patient experience, and program development (stroke, brain injury, ortho, neurological, and related IRF lines)
• Foster an inclusive, high‑accountability culture that empowers staff to meet and exceed hospital objectives
• Represent the hospital with the community, referral partners, and system leadership

Qualifications

• Master’s in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related healthcare field preferred; Bachelor’s accepted with equivalent senior hospital‑operations experience (budget, FTE, volume/marketing, expense control, policy, and regulatory process ownership)
• Five years of healthcare management experience, including a minimum of 2–3 years in a senior management role
• Strong preference for hospital‑based CEO or COO experience
• SNF / nursing‑home / other post‑acute leadership considered when tenure is long and results are proven
• Demonstrated ownership of hospital operations, census/volume growth, financial performance, and regulatory compliance
• Ability to work weekdays and, as needed, weekends, evenings, nights, or scheduled holidays
• Must work on‑site at the Desert Canyon / Summerlin‑area hospital

Pay

$180,000–$210,000 base salary per year, plus 40% annual bonus and 30% equity/stock award (potential total compensation ≈ $300,000).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families (from day one)
• Company‑matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plan
• Generous accruing PTO and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Schedule

Ability to work weekdays and, as needed, weekends, evenings, nights, or scheduled holidays; must work on‑site at the Desert Canyon / Summerlin‑area hospital.