Chief Financial Officer
Siouxland Community Health Center
Sioux City, IA - United States
Siouxland Community Health Center (SCHC) is a successful Federally Qualified Health Center that is nationally recognized for their exceptional quality care. With the upcoming retirement of their Chief Financial Officer (CFO), SCHC has launched a national search to recruit their next CFO. SCHC offers a wide range of medical services throughout the tri-state region of northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska, and southeast South Dakota, with clinics in Sioux City, Iowa and South Sioux City, Nebraska. Teams of medical providers led by physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other clinical staff support thousands of families in the region with an array of services. Siouxland Community Health Center served its first patient in 1992, beginning as a small clinic with twelve staff. Today SCHC has a budget of over $47 million and employs close to 350. SCHC is a patient-centered home for medical, dental, pharmacy, lab, behavioral health and social services, a child health program, and HIV testing, care, and prevention. These services are provided to anyone in the community who needs them for a sliding fee based on their income. In 2023, SCHC provided medical, prenatal, and behavioral health services for 94,802 patient visits.
Reporting to the CEO, the CFO will serve as a key member of the executive team, helping SCHC to navigate the changing landscape facing community health centers and position the organization as a model that other community health centers will continue to emulate. The CFO will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Board and staff to navigate these changes and ensure the Center’s continued short- and long-term financial health. The new CFO will have primary responsibility for the leadership and management of SCHC’s finances, leading a team and serving as a key strategic partner across the organization.
This executive will be a visionary, identifying possibilities for leveraging SCHC’s expertise and assets to drive the organization’s continued strong performance. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned financial executive with strong business acumen, a pragmatic approach to problem solving, and deep knowledge of the health care landscape. Hands-on experience in FQHC/Community Health Center space is highly preferred.
The CFO will be a business partner who can assess the financial implications of new and existing opportunities, and who will also be willing to dig into the details and collaborate with others inside and outside the organization to achieve organizational goals. Extraordinary communication skills are needed. The CFO must be able to convey complex financial information to all audiences, at their level, so they can quickly grasp the implications to their operation. Relationship-building skills are essential to cultivating transparency and collaboration. Understanding the culture, mission of the organization, predisposition of the staff and their values to serve vulnerable populations and becoming a true partner across all functions will be critical to this CFO’s success.
SCHC recently received a massive, surprise donation of five million dollars from Mackenzie Scott and her charitable foundation called “Yield Giving.” Scott is the former wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos. SCHC was selected in large part because of the center’s high-quality service to the community. This incoming CFO will have the opportunity to work closely with the CEO, Board and the senior leadership team to analyze the most impactful options and help guide SCHC as it continues to provide new and broader services for the community.
Confidential inquiries, nominations and expressions of interest can be submitted using the buttons below. For additional questions, please contact the consultant supporting this search, John Fazekas, through the office of Stephanie Ikediobi, via email at [email protected].