People · 3 of 6 services
Interim leadership
A named person, a defined handover.
A named person · A defined handover · No open-ended engagement
What you receive.
An empty leadership seat costs more than the salary. Decisions queue, deadlines slip and the permanent hire inherits a backlog instead of a laboratory. An interim engagement is worth having only if it ends with a handover someone can use.
- An experienced manager or director in the seat, not a coordinator
- A written scope for the interim period, with what will and will not be decided
- A stabilization plan for the first thirty days
- A documented handover package for the permanent hire
- Weekly reporting to your administrator or board
- A defined end date, with an extension only by agreement
What the interim covers
Hold the line, and leave a record.
Operations
Daily running, staffing, escalation.
Compliance
Open findings, deadlines, surveys in the window.
People
Schedules, competency, morale during a vacancy.
Finance
Spend control and the items that cannot slip.
Reporting
One weekly note that tells the truth.
Handover
A package the permanent hire can start from.
The engagement
Scope and authority agreed first, then stabilize, run and hand over.
Scope and authority
Week 1
Stabilize
Weeks 1 to 4
Run and report
Ongoing
Handover
Final two weeks
Before you engage
Price: monthly fee, by seat and time commitment.
Lead: the interim named in your agreement, with a partner as backup.
How it starts: a 20-minute call, then a written scope and fee before any work begins.
Questions
How fast can someone start?
It depends on the seat and the credentials it requires. We name a person and a date together, or we tell you we do not have the right match.
Will the interim apply for the permanent role?
Only if you invite it, and it is disclosed in writing on both sides.
What if we need longer?
Extensions are by agreement. We do not let an interim engagement drift into a permanent cost line by default.
Cited on this page
- 42 CFR Part 493 Subpart M, personnel requirements (ecfr.gov)
- CMS State Operations Manual, Appendix C (cms.gov)
Citations link to the official text. Nothing here replaces the current checklist issued by your accrediting body, and we read that checklist with you rather than in place of you.
Cover the seat, keep the record.
Twenty minutes, then a written scope. Nothing starts until you sign it.