Executive Director

~ Practice Greenhealth is the nation's leading health care community that empowers its members to increase their efficiencies and environmental stewardship while improving patient safety and care through tools, best practices and knowledge. ~

As the nation's leading membership and networking organization for providers in the health care community that have made a commitment to sustainable, environmentally friendly practices, Practice Greenhealth members include hospitals, health care systems, businesses and other stakeholders engaged in the greening of health care to improve the health of patients, staff and the environment.

Position Overview

Practice Greenhealth is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to serve as Executive Director and lead the organization into its next phase of growth. This position will report to the President and Founder of HCWH and Practice Greenhealth and work closely with the Board of Directors and the senior staff of both organizations.

The Executive Director will learn and value the mission of HCWH, and work closely on a national and international basis to monetize various programs developed by HCWH. S/he will lead Practice Greenhealth in executing strategies to expand membership, revenue, program scope and effectiveness, sphere of influence and recognition for Practice Greenhealth within the health care community, recognizing close collaboration with HCWH.

The Executive Director will be responsible for strategic planning, membership growth and development, partnership-building and financial management along with management of an exceptionally committed staff. This position requires exceptional drive and passion for impacting the health care industry in America, desire to build bridges among members and the health care community, as well as significant capacity for management with the ability to direct the day-to-day operations of a fast-growing, dynamic organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall organizational leadership including network-wide strategy development and tactical implementation of developing organizational strategy, membership growth and retention, and programmatic offerings, while appropriately maximizing synergies and distinctions between HCWH and Practice Greenhealth. 
• Identify and solicit new partners and mutually-beneficial collaborations that advance the mission of HCWH and Practice Greenhealth.
• Direct and manage overall budgeting, financial planning and reporting for the organization. Must be able to effectively manage to budgets and lead initiatives to generate profitable growth.
• Work with the staff to establish programmatic benchmarks and data tracking systems to monitor the organization's progress against goals, as well as member satisfaction.
• Lead the human resource and supervisory management culture at the organization from both a strategic view and alongside staff.
• Work alongside the Board to develop and implement a sustainable growth strategy for the organization in new, creative and industry-leading ways. 
• Serve as the external face of the organization in the health care industry at large with regular interactions with leaders in politics, the healthcare industry, physicians and clinicians, and corporate executives.
• Facilitate team work and collaboration internally and externally to further the collective mission of sector-wide change.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in a leadership role in the for-profit or nonprofit sector; experience in a membership organization or high-growth organization a strong plus. 
• Knowledge and oversight experience of strategic planning, organizational development, financial oversight, and performance management processes. Ability to craft new programs in a collaborative fashion and implement them is vital.
• Experience significantly scaling a business, department, or program.
• Strong experience with financial management, with sensitivity to non-profit budgets. 
• Experience leading and inspiring a growing and highly effective team, and an ability to foster a culture of collaboration. Must be willing and capable to mentor and develop staff, working alongside them to develop goals and objectives individually and as a team.
• Excellent relationship-building skills and a customer-service orientation that leads to sustainable and mutually beneficial external partnerships.
• Flexible, adaptable and goal-oriented with a commitment to high standards of excellence.
• Demonstrated success developing programs which increased member value and/or organizational profit in an entrepreneurial environment, with the ability to think strategically while executing tactically. 
• Dynamic presenter with exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Superb communication skills to interact well with a variety of internal and external audiences. 
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; Master's degree preferred.
• Significant expertise in or familiarity with health care operations and environmental sustainability; an understanding of social responsibility frameworks and/or clinical background a strong plus. 
• Strong commitment to furthering the missions of Practice Green Health and Health Care Without Harm.

Additional Information 

Some programs of Practice Greenhealth include a yearly awards program for its members, the annual CleanMed conference, targeted programs such as Greening the Operating Room and Greening the Supply Chain, and toolkits and support for members to assist them in their sustainability initiatives. Practice Greenhealth is Health Care Without Harm's (HCWH) membership organization to provide implementation support to enterprises and practitioners.

HCWH and Practice Greenhealth work to transform the health sector worldwide so that it becomes ecologically sustainable and a leading advocate for environmental health and justice across the globe. Our vision is that healthcare leaders across the world (hospitals, clinics, providers) embrace a restorative health philosophy that makes continuous improvement of environmental health a strategic and moral priority.

We seek to use strategically targeted interventions in ways that change broader system behavior at scale over time by investing in research and innovation; providing implementation support to individual enterprises and networks; and creating large-scale change by aggregating the purchasing power and influence of leading edge practitioners. We work through three kinds of organizational designs to carry out our mission: research and advocacy organizations, membership organizations, and engagement networks.

The five core goals of the organizations relate to climate change, safer chemicals, healthy food, waste reduction, and clean and abundant water. HCWH and Practice Greenhealth share complementary missions but operate as two distinct nonprofit organizations, with two distinct boards that share some overlapping members. This position would work very closely with HCWH.

About Commongood Careers:

Practice Greenhealth has partnered with Commongood Careers to conduct the search for an Executive Director. Commongood Careers is a mission-driven search firm for the nonprofit sector. With robust networks, deep search expertise, and a range of service offerings, Commongood Careers is provides a smarter way for the nation's leading nonprofits to make high-impact hires. Since its founding in 2005, Commongood Careers has led over 700 searches for 250 organizations in 33 states, making us one of the most experienced nonprofit search firms in the country. 

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