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Quick Leonard Kieffer has been retained by Haxtun Health based in Haxtun, CO to recruit its next Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Reporting to the CEO, the CFO is responsible for the financial operations of the organization.  

Organization:

Haxtun Health promotes optimum wellness through compassionate and high-quality care.  The organization is a nonprofit hospital district governed by an elected five member board.  Haxtun Health provides care in it's 25-bed critical access hospital, primary care clinics, extended care, rehabilitation, and specialty care.  The organizaton employs four primary care, three emergency, one mental health, and nine specialty care providers to include one general surgeon.  Haxtun Health operates two certified rural health clinics, one in Haxtun the other in Fleming.  The organization officially opened the Haxtun Health Clinic on main street in 2025 - the new facility features a retail pharmacy, grab and go health meals station, outpatient rehabilitation, and a primary care clinic.  

The Community:

Haxtun, CO, is a community of 1000 located in Phillips County which has approximately 4500 residents.  From 2010 to 2020 the population grew by 3.7%.  Haxtun is located 32 miles from Sterling (pop. 13735), and approximately two hours from Denver, CO.  The communities backbone is agriculture and athletics.  The Haxtun School District has won the past two state football championships, won state track and field and finished state runner up in baseball last year.  In May 2026 the Haxtun School District broke ground on a $25 million dollar construction project which will bring major renovations and additions to the district's PK-12 school facilities over the next two years.  

The Role:

The CFO is an executive leader accountable for the financial integrity, strategic capital growth, revenue optimization, and long-term fiscal viability of Haxtun Health. Serving as a strategic partner to the CEO and Board of Directors, the CFO provides enterprise-level financial leadership with responsibility for governance, financial audits, reimbursement strategy, Revenue Cycle performance, enterprise risk management, and organizational sustainability. The CFO provides strategic and operational oversight of Revenue Cycle, Accounting/Finance, Purchasing, and Accounts Payable/Payroll functions, ensuring strong financial controls, reimbursement optimization, cash flow stability, and compliance with public-sector and healthcare regulatory requirements.

Ideal qualifications: 

Ideal candidates for this position will hold a bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or business administration with a minimum of five years of progressive financial leadership experience in healthcare.  The choice candidate will have executive presence, strategic financial leadership, revenue cycle expertise, delegation & systems leadership, ethical & public stewardship, and rural health acumen.  

How to apply:

Submit your application to this job posting or for more details (including requests for the full position specification) and/or to submit a nomination or application, please contact Derek J Castaneda at derek@qlksearch.com.  

*Haxtun Health and Quick Leonard Kieffer are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

About Haxtun Health

Quick Leonard Kieffer (QLK) is a retained executive search firm with unparalleled experience and expertise in finding leaders for hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers, healthcare associations and professional societies, life sciences and insurance companies, and non-profit organizations and foundations. QLK is led by Founder and Chairman, Roger Quick, and President and CEO, Steve Derks. In addition, the firm boasts a talented team of managing partners and principals — all supported by an excellent research and production team. To learn more about the consultants who could best align with your needs, please visit the Consultant tab at the top of the page, where their individual biographies may be accessed. QLK was founded in 1999 by a group of experienced executive search consultants committed to creating a niche firm that would help clients find and recruit top leadership for their critical healthcare and non-profit missions. From the beginning, QLK has focused on understanding client needs, remaining nimble and responsive, and ensuring the quality execution of searches; these are key reasons that our search consultants choose to be part of our team. As a priva...tely held firm, our only accountability is responsiveness to the needs of our clients; because of our choice to remain privately held, our clients and candidates receive our undivided attention. In fact, 81 percent of our assignments come from repeat clients, while 90 percent of our follow-up client surveys rate our work as “superior to” other firms they have used in the past. We attribute this success to the dogged determination, market knowledge, and depth of experience and networks our executive search professionals bring to the process. Our goal is to serve our clients beyond their immediate recruitment needs; we strive to be partners for long-term success, based on our ability to build trusting and lasting relationships. We view our clients and our candidates as partners in search…for exceptional leaders™.

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