Chief Executive Officer

Description

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC), a specialized facility dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality care to children and young adults with complex medical needs. This essential leadership role offers the opportunity to guide a dedicated team, ensure excellence in care delivery, and maintain compliance with state, federal, and accreditation standards. With oversight of a $31M operating budget and a 165-acre campus, you will play a central role in shaping the hospital’s operations during a transitional period while long-term plans for the campus are under review.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced healthcare leader to impact the future of pediatric rehabilitative services in Massachusetts. In this role, you will foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while maintaining the hospital’s mission of promoting wellness, equity, and access for children and families. With a focus on both clinical excellence and community partnerships, this role provides the chance to make a lasting difference in the lives of patients and their families, while influencing the future direction of a specialized public health hospital system.

The schedule for this position is 8 : 00-4 : 00 and includes rotating off-shift on call duty.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive) :

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC), ensuring delivery of high-quality care and support services aligned with the hospital’s mission and objectives.
• Maintain compliance with all regulatory, accreditation, and quality standards, including Joint Commission, CMS, BORIM, and DPH Health Care Quality requirements.
• Oversee fiscal management, including budget planning, resource allocation, and financial reporting for a $31M operating budget.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) leadership, Board of Trustees, DOE, and community partners, to enhance hospital programs, services, and educational initiatives.
• Develop, monitor, and evaluate staffing patterns, employee performance, and departmental goals to ensure operational efficiency and staff engagement.
• Maintain and enhance facilities management across a 165-acre campus, ensuring safe, functional, and well-maintained infrastructure.
• Implement systems to collect data, measure performance metrics, and identify opportunities for process improvement, quality enhancement, and cost efficiency.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, and professional development, promoting high standards across all hospital departments.
• Serve as a primary liaison for inquiries, complaints, and collaborations with parents, guardians, school districts, legislators, and other stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on program adjustments, therapeutic initiatives, and service delivery in consultation with PHHS and Department of Education leadership, ensuring alignment with best practices and patient needs.

Preferred Qualifications :

DPH Mission and Vision :

The mission of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is to promote and protect health and wellness and prevent injury and illness for all people, prioritizing racial equity in health by improving equitable access to quality public health and health care services and partnering with communities most impacted by health inequities and structural racism.

We envision a Commonwealth with an equitable and just public health system that supports optimal well-being for all people in Massachusetts, centering those with systemically and culturally oppressed identities and circumstances.

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