White Earth Tribal Health Systems Chief Executive Officer

Job Description

Position: White Earth Tribal Health Systems Chief Executive Officer Open: 02/11/2026
Location: White Earth, MN Close: 02/25/2026
Pay: DOQ Benefits: Full Status: Full Time

Job Posting is summarized below. Full Job Description may be downloaded in attachment.

Position Summary: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provides overall leadership and management for a newly established tribally operated healthcare system. The CEO ensures high-quality, culturally relevant health services and operations while maintaining compliance with health service standards; tribal, federal law and policies; compliance with regulatory requirements; adherence to funding requirements and accreditation standards. This role directs patient care and experience, employee experience and overall operations, financial oversight, and to ensure the alignment with strategic initiatives to strengthen health outcomes for communities served by the White Earth Tribal Health Systems. This position must focus on strong community engagement and cultural sensitivity to serve our Native American communities effectively.
Position Outcomes:

• Builds the organizational culture and image by collaborating with the White Earth Tribal Health Systems Board of Directors leadership, employees, clients, vendors, contractors, government, and community organizations.
• Directs the management of all activities at assigned Health System services.
• Charged with the responsibility to identify the unique health care needs of the community in which it is served and plans and develops a comprehensive health care delivery system to meet the needs identified.
• Plans, develop, manages, directs, implements, evaluates, monitors, and forecasts budgets and cost of services in each department to achieve financial objectives with a strong focus on patient care and experience.
• Develop and monitor revenue streams, grant management, management of billing and insurance claims, and oversee financial operations to ensure the health systems economic health.
• Oversee the organization’s financial management and structure, ensuring adequate and sound funding and resources to support the vision, mission, and goals of the health system.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies, procedures and all applicable laws and regulations.
• Ensures optimal advanced initiatives to perpetuate positive patient care & experience outcomes.
• Coordinate patient care services, address patient concerns, and implement policies to enhance the quality of care and overall patient experience and satisfaction.
• Ensures the Regulatory Compliance is followed to ensure positive organizational outcomes and goals are enacted and carried out.
• Oversee long term strategic growth and planning efforts. Oversee capital projects, upkeep, and maintenance of all facilities, including exterior property and ongoing.
  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge of White Earth Nation's demographics, culture, history, and mino-bimaadiziwin (ultimate wellness).
• Understand the unique tribal needs of the White Earth Nation’s people to exhibit cultural competence in care deliverables.
• Understanding of the unique cultural and administrative contexts of tribal health systems and relevant federal regulations.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, procedures, techniques, laws, and regulations pertaining to strategic planning, legislative affairs, government affairs, public affairs, tribal affairs, and public policy.
• Knowledge of budgeting, financial analysis, and managing fiscal operations within a healthcare setting.
• Skills to plan, develop, manage, coordinate and promote tribal public health policy.
• Skilled in public relations and stakeholder engagement activities as related to high level executives and managers.
• Skilled in the design and implementation of programs to stimulate continued growth and prosperity.
• Strong ability to lead and motivate staff, manage resources, and foster a productive, patient-centric environment.
• Ability to interpret, apply, and explain applicable laws, codes, policies, and regulations.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple partners that benefit the health center and overall tribal government's interests.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with the Board of Directors, tribal, federal, state, and local officials, business and industry representatives, other individuals from diverse backgrounds, and internal community organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams and foster knowledge of and the ability to create, follow, and apply the policies and procedures established by the Board of Directors.
  Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree level or higher in Health Care Administration, Business, Public Health, or related field (required).
• Seven (7) + years of successful progressive senior/executive level leadership experience in a multi-site clinical organization required supervising medical personnel. (Prefer I.H.S., Tribal Health, and/or ambulatory care experience.) This includes demonstrated ability to successfully manage; day-to-day service deliveries, adequate staffing and workflows for optimal patient care, compliance integrated processes, and manage performance improvement in a clinical and/or behavioral health setting.
• Must possess executive level experience with system-level finance and significant budget oversight responsibility required for a health care organization. This also includes P&L oversight, forecasting, cash-flow management, capital planning and board reporting, with a proven track record of improving the revenue cycle, controlling costs and aligning financial strategy with access, quality and growth.
• Demonstrated experience working with a Board of Directors is required.
• Demonstrated experience partnering effectively with Tribal Leadership and governance bodies to advance access, quality and sustainability, building strong leadership teams, leading change and aligning systems of care with community priorities, cultural values and supporting the organization’s mission is preferred.

Mail Applications to: White Earth Tribal Council
Attention: Melinda Iverson
HR Divisional Director
P.O. Box 418
White Earth, MN 56591
Download Applications at: www.whiteearth.com
EEO with Native Preference
A Drug Free Workplace – Tests for alcohol and illegal drug use may be required prior to and during employment
Background Checks performed

P.O. Box 418 | White Earth, Minnesota 56591 | Tel. (218) 983-3285 | Fax (833) 786-0724