Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) based in Johnson City, Tennessee has retained Witt/Kieffer to assist in the recruitment efforts for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC).

Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC) is the flagship facility of Mountain States Health Alliance which comprises 15 hospitals, nearly 1700 licensed beds and provides care to people in 29 counties across Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina. JCMC is a 488-bed regional tertiary referral center for the entire service area and is one of six Level 1 Trauma Centers in the state of Tennessee. As East Tennessee’s leading Heart Hospital, JCMC has been named as a Top 100 Heart Hospitals by Solucient. JCMC is also the leading Cancer Center in the region, enjoying relationships with Harvard, Duke, and Vanderbilt. JCMC is the first and one of two Nurse Magnet hospitals in the State.

The CEO of Johnson City Medical Center, reports directly to the Senior Vice President of Mountain States Health Alliance’s Tennessee Hospital Operations. The CEO plans, directs and monitors the activities of JCMC and ensures that the activities of JCMC serve to promote the achievement of MSHA’s mission, the fulfillment of its vision, and that all business is conducted in accordance with its values. Through reporting Assistant Vice Presidents, Strategic Service Unit (Service Line) Vice Presidents, facility Directors and other management staff the CEO is responsible for the day to day operations of JCMC.

The successful candidate will have a graduate degree in Health Care Administration, Business Administration, Public Administration or equivalent experience from a nationally-recognized, accredited program. The CEO will have an outstanding record of achievement with at least ten (10) years of progressive senior healthcare leadership experience in an acute care setting preferably in a similar sized healthcare system that is highly matrixed with respect to its management structure.

Resumes and referrals should be sent to Andrew Chastain or Matthew Cornner, the executive search consultants supporting Mountain States Health Alliance in this search, at JCMCCEO@wittkieffer.com. Materials that cannot be submitted electronically should be forwarded to:

MSHA – CEO Johnson City Medical Center Witt/Kieffer

7201 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 675

Bethesda, Maryland 20814.