Brian A. Johnston

About Brian A. Johnston

B••••@JohnstonHealthcareSearch.com (61••••••55Brian is a retained executive search professional with a magnetic, amiable style & over 25 years’ experience securing executive talent with his dossier of hospital & healthcare clients for their key leadership needs. If you are seeking the right CEO, CFO, CXO, CMO, VP or Business Unit Leaders, let\'s chat.Brian’s experience providing healthcare leadership search includes: • Hospitals, Healthcare Systems (For-Profit and Non-Profit) & IDN\'s• Managed Care• Healthcare IT solutions providers• Revenue Cycle & Operations Improvement Consulting• Private Equity & Venture Capital Start-Ups & Portfolio companiesSpecialties include:Retained Search consulting for Hospital leadership; CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, VP’s, Board and Executive Directors, Physician Practice Management leaders, Confidential Executive Replacement, Sr. System Strategy leaders & Key Leadership Succession Planning.Brian has developed a rich & deep understanding of the healthcare industry throughout his career of executive leadership searches. He works closely with his team of experienced healthcare consultants around the country committed to our unique and rigorous process with our focus on meeting the rapidly emerging leadership needs of today’s ever changing healthcare industry and assisting our clients thrive and build enterprise value.Brian is a native of North Carolina & graduate of North Carolina State University where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Residing in Nashville, TN, he is involved in ACHE, HFMA, HIMSS, MGMA, & Leadership Health Care of the renowned Nashville Healthcare Council.

Experience

1. Senior Managing Partner - Johnston Healthcare Search

   Johnston Healthcare Search

   Jul 1996 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

   Based in Nashville TN, Brian and the Johnston Healthcare Search (JHS) team consult with our clients in their strategies for evaluating, defining, and building high performance teams worldwide. With over 25 years personally in executive search, Brian and the JHS team provide proven senior leadership that runs the gamut of the healthcare industry; hospitals, health systems (both for-profit and not-for-profit), ambulatory and large physician practices, payers/insurers, consulting firms, private equity and venture capital start-up, portfolio companies, and healthcare technology service organizations across North America and select International clients. We are trusted advisors to private equity and investor firms, board members, CEO’s and senior leaders of companies small and large, public and private, domestic and international. We view every retained search, leadership advisory and board service engagement as an opportunity to add significant value to the organizations and individuals we serve.

Education

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor's degree, Business/Corporate Communications

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Leadership
• Account Management
• Change Management
• Healthcare Management
• Hospitals
• Human Resources
• Executive Management
• Revenue Cycle Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Recruiting
• Healthcare Industry
• Contract Negotiation
• Consulting
• Executive Search
• Health Information Exchange
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Healthcare Consulting
• Healthcare Information Technology (Hit)
• Marketing
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Management Consulting
• Physician Practice Management
• Process Improvement
• Revenue Cycle
• Outsourcing
• Talent Acquisition
• Practice Management
• Emr
• Physician Relations
• Working with Physicians
• Managed Care
• Team Management
• Performance Improvement
• Physicians
• Management
• Team Building