Chief Executive Officer - UT Health Quitman & Pittsburg Hospitals

Ardent Health is a leading provider of healthcare in communities across the country, focused on consumer-friendly processes and innovative services. With a mission to care for people—patients, communities, and team members—Ardent operates 30 hospitals, 280 sites of care, and employs over 24,000 team members, including 8,200+ nurses and 1,800+ aligned providers. UT Health East Texas, part of Ardent, includes 10 hospitals and over 90 clinics, serving a metropolitan area of a quarter million people with nearly 7,500 employees and 1,000 licensed inpatient beds.

UT Health Quitman is a critical access hospital in Wood County, featuring 25 private rooms, a 24-hour emergency department (Level IV trauma and Level III stroke center), surgical suites, advanced diagnostic technology, swing bed care, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, on-site physician clinics, and a sleep lab. UT Health Pittsburg, located in Camp County, offers 25 private rooms, a 24-hour emergency department (Level IV trauma and acute stroke ready), surgical suites, advanced diagnostic technology, a sleep lab, swing bed care, 16 physician offices, and a fitness and rehabilitation facility.

About the Role

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provides leadership and directs the overall operation of UT Health Quitman and UT Health Pittsburg, ensuring alignment with the mission, values, and strategy of Ardent Health Services and the goals of the facilities. The CEO plans, organizes, and evaluates all resources—human, facilities, equipment, capital, and fiscal—to generate measurable results for the corporation, community, facility, medical staff, and patients.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and execute a regional growth strategy for inpatient and outpatient services, establishing collaborative relationships to foster growth.
• Ensure alignment of hospital system goals with the joint venture (JV) partner.
• Build and maintain a high-performing leadership environment.
• Collaborate with local providers and organizations to identify high-quality, high-impact care models and strengthen referral patterns.
• Create outreach programs for remote areas and communities.
• Develop organizational excellence by supporting process improvement and streamlined workflows to enhance patient flow.
• Strengthen workforce culture to ensure adequate staffing for continued growth.
• Collaborate with system peers to reduce redundancies and duplication of services, capital, and personnel.
• Capitalize on sharing high-performing resources across the system to promote consistency and performance.
• Serve as a visible leader in the facility, system, and community.
• Prioritize effective talent identification and selection processes across the organization.
• Set clear direction for leaders and managers, fostering a culture of accountability.
• Motivate, develop, and partner with direct reports to build their success.
• Develop short- and long-range management plans consistent with facility goals.
• Implement Ardent Health Services’ ethics and compliance program, ensuring uniform understanding and application of policies.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with the medical staff to meet community health needs.
• Ensure operational and financial reports are prepared for regularly scheduled meetings and committees.
• Maintain accreditation and licensure standards for JCAHO, Medicare, Medicaid, state licensure, and other regulatory agencies.
• Oversee quality improvement and organizational effectiveness programs, ensuring evidence-based, high-quality care and patient satisfaction.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Hospital Administration or Business Administration.
• 5+ years of experience in healthcare administration.
• Current knowledge of JCAHO, OSHA, state, and federal regulatory standards.
• Excellent leadership, verbal, quantitative, managerial, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze situations, evaluate data, recommend and implement courses of action.
• Strong judgment and ability to react calmly and effectively in emergencies.
• Knowledge of strategic planning and short- and long-range goal implementation.