Chief Health Services Officer

Blue Skies of Texas (formerly Air Force Village) is seeking applicants to fill the Chief, Health Services Officer (CHSO) position.  The current CHSO has been selected to become the President and CEO of another senior living community.

Blue Skies of Texas is a non-profit organization with two campuses located in San Antonio, TX.  With 1,000 residents, this Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)/Life Plan Community (LPC) is located at the edge of the Texas Hill Country.  Blue Skies provides all levels of care; independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and hospice.

Founded in 1964 as Air Force Village (AFV), the original focus was to care for U.S. Air Force officers’ widowed spouses.  The mission soon expanded to a more traditional senior living community focus that included all ranks and all branches of the military.  Over time the mission continued to expand and in 2014 the name was changed to Blue Skies of Texas to coincide with opening the campus to those with or without a military affiliation.  Today, residents include people from all walks of life but maintains a unique military heritage.

Blue skies of Texas ranks in the top 100 largest non-profit CCRC/LPCs in the United States and ranks fourth largest in Texas.  Our two campuses are the only two CARF-accredited senior living communities in Texas (each is accredited separately) and our healthcare facilities consistently rank in the top 20% of all skilled nursing facilities in San Antonio. 

The east campus boasts a large state-of-the-art 80-bed skilled nursing facility and the west campus is home to a newly renovated 72-bed memory care unit with the latest research driven designs.  The east campus sits on 38 acres close to town and the west campus is located on 550 pastoral acres just outside of town. 

We encourage anyone interested in this position to go to www.BlueSkiesofTexas.org to learn more about the organization.  If you are ready for a challenging and rewarding position, working with great people, you should apply.

POSITION SUMMARY:  The CHSO provides leadership, program management, and strategic vision to five “licensed” facilities at a two campus Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)/Life Plan Community (LPC) in San Antonio, TX.  Blue Skies of Texas provides all levels of care for 1,000 senior living residents in independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care and hospice.  The CHSO supports two medically focused boards and one committee (Alzheimer’s Care and Research Foundation Board, Health Services Corporation Board, and the Medical Committee).  Maintaining high standards and inspection ratings is important to the success of the larger organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Chairs the Pandemic Influenza Response Coordination Committee.
2. Plans and implements strategy to meet evolving health and wellness needs of residents.
3. Responsible for advising the board of directors, the CEO, and Human Resources on employee health.
4. Scans internal and external environment to identify trends or issues which could affect operations and initiates appropriate strategic actions.
5. Identifies opportunities for improvement, financially and organizationally and takes action as appropriate.
6. Develops budgets and processes to meet and or exceed financial goals.
7. Develops health and wellness leadership staff and oversees their growth to achieve greatest resident and family satisfaction as well as employee satisfaction and program development.
8. Maintains compliance at all times with local, State, and Federal regulations.
9. Monitors quality indicators and initiates appropriate actions based on reports.
10. Prepares and delivers reports and presentations to the CEO and governing Board of Directors.
11. Identifies opportunities to improve relationships with external health care services, resulting in improved outcomes for Blue Skies of Texas residents and program goals and objectives.
12. Act as a liaison between research and educational institutions; identifies opportunities to enhance relationships and programming efforts to achieve quality outcomes for internal and external stakeholders.
13. Coordinates administration/distribution of the Mary Opal Wolanin Memorial Scholarship Program.
14. Works closely with other executive leadership to enhance the continuum of care.
15. Commitment to customer service with customer satisfaction.
16. Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor.