This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions that align with your experience and goals.
By joining the Rural Staffing Services Talent Network, you are helping us build a more thoughtful and connected approach to rural recruitment, one that allows experienced financial leaders and California healthcare organizations to find one another more quickly when the right need arises.
Every application helps strengthen a growing network of people who are willing to bring their experience, leadership, judgment, and heart to rural communities.
This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions throughout California that align with your experience and goals.
Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare opportunities and communities.
Rural Staffing Services partners with rural hospitals, clinics, public hospital districts, community health centers, tribal healthcare organizations, regional health systems, long-term care providers, and community healthcare organizations throughout California to identify experienced financial leaders who understand the unique responsibilities of rural healthcare.
We are currently connecting with healthcare finance executives who may be interested in active and upcoming Chief Financial Officer and senior financial leadership opportunities across California.
These opportunities may include leadership within:
In rural California, the Chief Financial Officer is not simply responsible for financial reports and budgets.
The CFO helps protect the long-term stability of an organization that may be one of the most essential employers, economic anchors, emergency resources, and community institutions in the region.
Healthcare finance in rural California requires strong technical knowledge, sound judgment, adaptability, and the ability to communicate clearly with executive leaders, department managers, boards, employees, public agencies, tribal partners, and community stakeholders.
The strongest rural CFOs understand that every financial decision connects directly to patient access, workforce stability, housing, transportation, infrastructure, community trust, and the organization's ability to continue serving its region.
They also understand the financial realities of delivering care across large geographic areas, supporting services in smaller communities, maintaining essential facilities and equipment, recruiting hard-to-fill positions, and operating in areas where wildfire, weather, distance, housing shortages, and limited transportation may affect staffing, supplies, and patient access.
Responsibilities will vary by organization and may include:
Qualifications will vary by opportunity, but organizations may seek:
Specific qualifications, reporting relationships, travel expectations, and credential requirements will depend on the organization and position.
Opportunities may include:
The schedule, compensation, relocation assistance, travel requirements, organizational priorities, reporting structure, governance structure, and employment arrangement will be explained before you decide whether to move forward with a specific opportunity.
California's rural healthcare organizations serve communities across mountain regions, agricultural valleys, forests, high desert areas, tribal lands, remote coastal communities, and small towns located far from major healthcare centers.
Some communities are connected by major highways and regional corridors. Others may be hours from larger medical centers, airports, specialty services, and additional healthcare resources.
These distances create financial and operational challenges that require thoughtful leadership.
The cost of staffing, transportation, housing, facilities, equipment, medical supplies, and maintaining access across geographically isolated regions can be significant. At the same time, rural healthcare organizations carry an enormous responsibility to the people and communities they serve.
Strong financial leadership helps protect emergency care, outpatient services, long-term care, behavioral health, primary care access, tribal healthcare services, and other essential services that patients may otherwise have to travel significant distances to receive.
Serving as a CFO in rural California offers the opportunity to see the direct impact of your work, build meaningful relationships, support thoughtful growth, and help protect healthcare access for entire communities and regions.
You may help stabilize an organization, improve reimbursement, strengthen internal controls, secure funding, support workforce housing, guide capital investments, or create a financial strategy that allows essential services to remain available.
The work requires resilience, adaptability, creativity, sound judgment, and a genuine commitment to the organization's mission.
By applying through this page, you are joining the confidential Rural Staffing Services Talent Network.
You may be considered for current or upcoming CFO and senior financial leadership opportunities throughout California that align with your experience, goals, preferred region, and availability.
Please submit your resume and let us know:
Our team personally reviews each application. When we identify an opportunity that may be a strong match, we will contact you directly to share more about the organization, community, financial priorities, relocation considerations, and next steps.
Your information will be handled professionally and confidentially.
Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare positions, leadership opportunities, and communities throughout California.
Work Where It Matters.
Built for Rural.
Welcome to Rural Staffing Services, where we specialize in connecting Critical Access Hospitals with top-tier healthcare professionals. At the heart of our mission is a commitment to enhancing healthcare access in rural communities across the United States. Founded by Stephanie Senger, who brings over five years of dedicated experience in healthcare staffing solutions, RSS stands as a beacon of reliability and expertise in the industry.
We understand the unique challenges faced by rural hospitals and aim to bridge the gap by providing tailored staffing solutions that meet their specific needs. Our rigorous vetting process ensures that our candidates not only have the necessary skills but also a deep understanding of Critical Access environments. This approach allows us to foster meaningful connections between healthcare providers and the communities they serve.
At RSS, we believe in authenticity and transparency, values that guide every aspect of our operations. Whether you're a hospital seeking skilled professionals or a healthcare professional looking for rewarding opportunities in rural settings, RSS is here to support you. Join us in making a difference in rural healthcare—where quality staffing meets compassionate care.
