Alaska Rural Healthcare COO Opportunities
On-siteAlaska, United States
Job Summary
Provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple departments, facilities, and service lines in rural, remote, and frontier healthcare settings. Translate organizational goals into practical operating plans while supporting efficient, safe, patient-centered care delivery. Strengthen communication and collaboration across clinical, financial, and community teams to improve workflows, productivity, and service access. Partner with executives on staffing, budgeting, and resource planning to guide growth, turnaround, or stabilization efforts. Oversee facilities, support services, and regional programs while ensuring regulatory readiness, quality improvement, and organizational compliance. Present operational updates to boards and Tribal councils, building relationships with employees, providers, and local leaders. Manage operations across significant geographic distances, maintaining essential services during vacancies, weather disruptions, or supply-chain challenges. Support infrastructure, housing, equipment, and telehealth priorities to ensure dependable healthcare access.
Required Qualifications
- Progressive healthcare operations leadership experience
- Experience as a COO, Vice President of Operations, Chief Administrative Officer, Administrator, Executive Director, or comparable senior leader
- Strong knowledge of hospital, clinic, long-term care, or healthcare-system operations
- Experience leading multiple departments, service lines, facilities, or regional programs
- A track record of improving performance, communication, accountability, and organizational effectiveness
- Experience with budgeting, workforce planning, change management, strategic implementation, facilities, and operational improvement
- Experience leading through growth, transition, workforce shortages, organizational change, or operational instability
- The ability to collaborate across clinical, financial, executive, Tribal, and community teams
- Experience with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHCs, Tribal health organizations, regional health corporations, long-term care providers, or community healthcare organizations
- Experience supporting operations across multiple facilities or significant geographic distances
- A bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business, public administration, or a related field
- The ability to relocate, travel regionally, or work within a rotational structure when required
Desired Qualifications
- A master's degree or healthcare executive credential
- Experience working with Alaska Native communities, Tribal health organizations, Indian Health Service programs, or tribally operated systems
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