Market Leader & Hospital Chief Executive

Location Address:

2100 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Clovis, NM 88101-9412

Summary:

Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS) seeks a dynamic, mission-driven healthcare executive to serve as Hospital Chief Executive Officer for Plains Regional Medical Center (Clovis, NM) and Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital (Tucumcari, NM). This is a unique opportunity to lead two critical hospitals that serve as essential healthcare access points for Eastern New Mexico while advancing Presbyterian’s mission to improve the health of the communities it serves.

The successful leader will provide strategic, operational, financial, and cultural leadership across both facilities, ensuring continued excellence in quality, safety, patient experience, workforce engagement, and financial stewardship. This executive will play a critical role in strengthening local healthcare access, expanding key services, and fostering strong physician, employee, and community relationships.

Unlike larger tertiary medical center leadership roles, this position requires a highly visible executive who thrives in a community-focused environment, someone equally comfortable in board meetings, physician discussions, community events, and frontline rounding. The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with operational execution and has a passion for serving rural and regional healthcare communities.

Job Description:

Strategic Leadership & Community Impact

• Lead the strategic direction and execution of organizational priorities for Plains Regional Medical Center and Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital.
• Ensure alignment between local hospital strategies and Presbyterian Healthcare Services enterprise objectives.
• Identify opportunities to expand access, enhance services, and strengthen Presbyterian's presence throughout Eastern New Mexico.
• Serve as a visible community ambassador and advocate for healthcare access and health improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with community leaders, government officials, educational institutions, and business stakeholders.

Operational & Financial Stewardship

• Maintain accountability for hospital operations, financial performance, and resource management.
• Drive operational excellence through effective utilization of labor, supply chain, capital resources, and productivity initiatives.
• Ensure financial performance aligns with organizational targets while supporting investments in growth and quality.
• Lead capital planning efforts and prioritize investments that improve patient care and operational efficiency.
• Monitor performance indicators and implement corrective actions to improve operational outcomes.

Clinical Quality & Patient Safety

• Champion a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across both facilities.
• Drive progress toward high reliability principles and zero-harm goals.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Monitor quality outcomes and patient safety metrics while implementing strategies to improve performance.
• Partner with physician and clinical leaders to advance evidence-based care and improve patient outcomes.

Physician & Workforce Engagement

• Foster strong relationships with employed and independent physicians throughout the service area.
• Support physician recruitment, retention, and engagement strategies to maintain essential clinical services.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and professional development.
• Build employee engagement and strengthen Presbyterian's reputation as an employer of choice.
• Support leadership development and succession planning initiatives.

Patient Experience & Access

• Drive improvement in patient experience and satisfaction metrics.
• Develop strategies to enhance access to care and improve care coordination.
• Ensure patients and families experience compassionate, high-quality care across all settings.
• Partner with enterprise leaders to improve care delivery and service excellence.

Success Measures

Within the first 12–24 months, the HCE will be expected to demonstrate meaningful progress in the following areas:

Clinical Quality & Safety

• Improve quality and patient safety outcomes across both hospitals.
• Advance High Reliability Organization (HRO) principles throughout the organization.
• Maintain compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards.

Financial & Operational Performance

• Meet or exceed annual operating and financial performance targets.
• Improve operational efficiency and productivity measures.
• Successfully execute key strategic and capital initiatives.

Patient Experience

• Improve patient satisfaction and experience scores.
• Enhance access to services across the region.
• Strengthen care coordination and continuity of care.

Physician & Employee Engagement

• Improve physician and employee engagement metrics.
• Support successful physician recruitment and retention efforts.
• Develop a strong local leadership culture that reflects Presbyterian's values.

Community Engagement

• Establish strong relationships with local community stakeholders.
• Enhance Presbyterian's visibility and reputation throughout Eastern New Mexico.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen community partnerships and support population health initiatives.

Additional Job Description:

• Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or a related field required.
• FACHE or other relevant professional certification preferred.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive healthcare leadership experience.
• Previous hospital CEO, COO, Administrator, Associate Administrator, or equivalent senior leadership experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading hospital operations, financial performance, quality improvement, and physician engagement initiatives.
• Experience in community hospital, rural hospital, regional health system, or multi-site healthcare environments strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to lead through influence within a matrixed health system structure.
• Experience working closely with governing boards, physicians, and community stakeholders.

Benefits
Benefits are effective day-one (for .45 FTE and above) and include:

• Competitive salaries
• Full medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Free wellness programs
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Retirement plans, including matching employer contributions
•  Continuing education and career development opportunities
• Life insurance and short/long term disability programs

About Us
Presbyterian Healthcare Services is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, it is the state's largest private employer with approximately 11,000 employees.
 
Presbyterian's story is really the story of the remarkable people who have chosen to work here. Starting with Reverend Cooper who began our journey in 1908, the hard work of thousands of physicians, employees, board members, and other volunteers brought Presbyterian from a tiny tuberculosis sanatorium to a statewide healthcare system, serving more than 700,000 New Mexicans.
 
We are part of New Mexico's history - and committed to its future. That is why we will continue to work just as hard and care just as deeply to serve New Mexico for years to come.

About New Mexico
New Mexico's unique blend of Spanish, Mexican and Native American influences contribute to a culturally rich lifestyle. Add in Albuquerque's International Balloon Fiesta, Los Alamos' nuclear scientists, Roswell's visitors from outer space, and Santa Fe's artists, and you get an eclectic mix of people, places and experiences that make this state great.
 
Cities in New Mexico are continually ranked among the nation's best places to work and live by Forbes magazine, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and other corporate and government relocation managers like Worldwide ERC.
 
New Mexico offers endless recreational opportunities to explore, and enjoy an active lifestyle. Venture off the beaten path, challenge your body in the elements, or open yourself up to the expansive sky. From hiking, golfing and biking to skiing, snowboarding and boating, it's all available among our beautiful wonders of the west.
 
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.