What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Executive Officer position at KLR?
KLR Executive Search Group is proud to partner with Rhode Island Free Clinic (www.rifreeclinic.org) to recruit their new Chief Executive Officer. Established in 1999, the Rhode Island Free Clinic (RIFC) is a nationally recognized, award-winning free clinic providing a medical home for uninsured, working poor, and low-income adult Rhode Island residents. Patients receive free comprehensive healthcare, including dental, behavioral health, physical therapy, and access to medical specialties. RIFC also serves as a teaching and workforce training site for aspiring healthcare professionals in collaboration with several Rhode Island academic institutions.
Position Overview:
Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, the CEO provides leadership to advance the organization's mission in all facets of Clinic operations, management, and development. These areas include financial, administrative, donor cultivation, fundraising, revenue opportunities, partner and grant development, staff and volunteer supervision, regulatory and legal compliance, policy development implementation, and advocacy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee all aspects of care delivery, including access to culturally and linguistically responsive care, quality of services, and appropriate staffing, while ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations and approved policies.
- Collaborate with Board leadership to ensure a strong, effective Board of Directors and working Committees. Partner with the board chair to focus the board's attention on strategic issues. Maintain strong and regular communication with the Board.
- Represent RIFC to stakeholders, delivering timely and tailored education about the needs of the organization, its environment, and patients.
- Knowledge of local, state, and federal policies and environment to remain current with healthcare, financial, economic, and political trends that may influence the direction and future success of the Clinic.
- Actively participate in the cultivation of funding and major donors. Attend events, dinners, and fundraisers. Build relationships with private donors and foundations.
- Recruit, hire, supervise, and evaluate clinical and administrative management.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or graduate degree in a health-related field and clinical experience strongly preferred.
- Proven experience acting strategically.
- Superior communication and public speaking skills.
- Excellent mitigation and problem-solving skills.
- Change management and solution-focused experience.
- Minimum of five years in a senior leadership role.
- Demonstrated leadership in the areas of administration, finance, strategic planning, supervision, regulation, compliance, policy development and implementation, grants management, and advocacy.
- Experience building strong, multi-year corporate, philanthropic, and academic collaborations.