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ZSFG CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (0942 MANAGER VII)

Recruitment: RTF0142493-01136212

Published: December 14, 2023

Contact:

Beata Chapman - beata.chapman@sfdph.org

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Department: Public Health
Job class: 0942-Manager VII
Starting salary range: $203,476.00 - $259,610.00 (Range A)
Role type: Permanent Exempt What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time
 

About:

**Clerically amended on 12/14/2023 to reflect a firm date that application filing will close.**

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

  • Application Opening – Friday, December 8, 2023
  • Application Deadline – the application filing will be open continuously until 5:00 PM on Friday, December 22,2023.
  • Salary: between $193,154 and $246,454 annually (Range A)
  • Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt. This is a Permanent Exempt (PEX) recruitment in accordance with San Francisco Charter Section 10.104.13 and is exempt from Civil Service.
  • Recruitment ID: PEX-0942-EXEMPT

Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG), owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco’s Department of Public Health, is part of a city-wide integrated health care system, providing primary, specialty and hospital care for vulnerable populations.  ZSFG is an essential part of San Francisco’s health care system serving some 100,000 patients each year and providing 20% of the city’s inpatient care. As both a comprehensive medical center and as the only Level 1 Trauma Center available for the over 1.5 million people living and working in San Francisco and northern San Mateo Counties, ZSFG plays a critical role in the San Francisco Health Network (SFHN).  ZSFG’s Emergency Department is a 24-hour service licensed by the State of California and fully accredited by the Joint Commission and the American College of Surgeons as a Comprehensive Service Level 1 department to provide emergency and trauma care.

In conjunction with the DPH Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the ZSFG Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the ZSFG Chief Financial Officer (0942 Manager VII) provides strategic and operational leadership and direction in the development and implementation of the financial management, budgeting, accounting, and revenue cycle functions of ZSFG consistent with achieving the mission of ZSFG and the SFHN and emulates the hospital’s core values: joy in our work and thirst in our learning.

Role description

The ZSFG CFO reports to the DPH CFO with dotted line relationship to the ZSFG CEO.  Reporting to the ZSFG CFO are the following areas:

  • General Accounting (direct reporting)
  • Budget/Decision Support (direct reporting)
  • Health Information Services (direct reporting)
  • Patient Financial Services, including billing, admitting and eligibility (direct reporting)
  • Reimbursement (dotted line reporting)
     

Other important information:

  • ZSFG has an annual budget of $1.2 billion, annual revenue of $668.5 million, and approximately 3000 full time employees.
  • The ZSF CFO directly manages 450 full time equivalent employees but is also directly involved at the executive level in strategic, operational, and business decisions involving all of the hospital’s 3,000 full time employees.
  • Inadequate supervision of ZSFG’s finances could result in significant cost over-runs and revenue shortfalls, directly affecting the City’s General Fund and the quality and consistency of patient care for the hospital’s 100,000 annual patients.
  • Hospital financial management is exceptionally complex and specialized compared with other financial industries as well as City and County functions. The ZSFG CFO must possess specialized knowledge of; medical billing and collections practices; cost management in a 24-hour 7-day/week clinical environment that is highly regulated under state and federal law; expertise in highly complex State and Federal safety net finance programs providing reimbursement for medical services which include Medicare and Medicaid; administration of health information services, and knowledge of general accounting practices in a hospital environment.  
  • The ZSFG CFO is responsible for making policy and administrative recommendations on highly complex issues to the Health Commission, Director of Health, Mayor’s Office, and Controller’s Office.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
The ZSFG Chief Financial Officer (0942 Manager VII), performs the following essential job functions:

  1. In collaboration with the DPH CFO, provides leadership direction and oversight in the planning and integration of financial services activities including financial management, budget, accounting, and revenue cycle; ensures fiscal responsibility and performance of ZSFG.
  2. Participates in the development and implements ZSFG fiscal and accounting systems, policies and procedures, and management reporting in accordance with policies and directives and generally accepted accounting principles.
  3. Assists ZSFG CEO in the overall operations of ZSFG with short- and long-range planning.
  4. In conjunction with the SFHN CFO and ZSFG CEO, oversees the planning, development, and implementation of ZSFG’s annual operating and capital budgetary plan.
  5. Serves as a member of the ZSFG Executive team participating in the development and implementation of ZSFG’s strategic plan and operational program.
  6. Provides short- and long-range planning for administrative and financial systems, including the design and implementation of automated systems and enhancements of information systems. 
  7. Provides the necessary vision and leadership to effectively lead and direct transformative care by developing and achieving goals and objectives.
  8. Works closely with others throughout the hospital to address revenue cycle and cost containment/reduction issues, work redesign and overall performance improvement efforts.


The ZSFG Chief Financial Officer (0942 Manager VII) performs other duties as assigned or required.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. EDUCATION: Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, accounting, healthcare administration, or a closely related field;

Verification of Education

AND

  1. EXPERIENCE: Six (6) years of verifiable managerial experience in hospital finance all of which must include supervising professionals.

Verification of Experience

Experience Substitution: Possession of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, accounting, health care administration, or a closely related field, may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

Note: One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours of qualifying work experience (one year if performed full-time at 40 hours per week). Any overtime hours that were worked above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine qualifying hours worked.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

What else should I know?

What else should I know?

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process. 

Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link. 

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment therefore, it is their responsibility to contact the Analyst if they update their email address. 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. 

DPH Health Critical Requirements and Information: Please review the following policies regarding DPH employment requirements that safeguard yourself and others. 

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Beata Chapman, by emailing beata.chapman@sfdph.org or calling (628) 271-6701.

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

 

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.