Employment Opportunities
Tribal Preference/Native American Preference /EEO
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Job Description

Division/Department: Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health Programs

Location: Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex
                 2025 South Gordon Cooper Drive
                 Shawnee, OK 74801

Job Title : Health Authority Board Member

Reports To : Appointed by the Executive Committee

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Health Authority Board Members are expected to serve the citizens of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe by ensuring that competent leadership and adequate resources are available to achieve the mission of Tribal Health Programs.

RESPONSIBILITES:

• Be prepared to contribute their time. In addition, directors should willingly contribute their expertise (e.g. marketing, advocacy, financial, legal, etc) to further the aims of the organization.
• Participate fully on board committees as assigned. This means attend the meetings, read the necessary documents ahead of time and be prepared to discuss the issues at hand. Committee meetings are the place where key issues are discussed, analyzed and resolved. Recommendations for board action are formulated at the committee level.
• Recruit, hire, monitor and evaluate annually the work of the executive director. The executive director is the employee of the board and as such is required to implement policy. It is not the job of the board to engage in the management of day to day operations.
• Advocate on behalf of the organization – directors must be prepared to promote the views of the organization in order to secure funding, legislation and other support for the organization. This requires an informed board member.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and accrediting bodies
• Approve the budget
• Individual agendas must be subordinate to the aims of the organization. Acting out of self interest is to be discouraged.
• Keep discussions and reports confidential.
• Provide input into the strategic plan and monitor the organization’s progress towards achieving established goals.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience with or serving on non-profit boards.
• Financial knowledge including experience with accounting and finance practices.
• Health care knowledge including experience in the health care arena such as middle to senior management of a hospital or comprehensive ambulatory care setting.
• Knowledge of healthcare organizational structures such as hospitals, clinics, hospices, etc.
• Experience with legal/business operational matters.
• Strong understanding of policies/procedures and fiduciary duties.
• Grant writing knowledge preferred. 
• Have no conflicts of interest.
• Must be willing to regulate under the auspices of  Absentee Shawnee Tribal Self-Governance.

EEO/Native American Preference/ Drug Free Workplace

CLOSING DATE:
Until Filled