SCOPE: Responsible for clinical services activities in 12-14 ASCs; serve as a key member of the Operations Team; assume leadership for strategically planning and executing world-class operations and excellent patient care. RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Provide Clinical Services - Develop and implement corporate and clinical services policies and procedures at the center level.
- Maintain current knowledge of federal and state regulations and standards of accrediting organizations (Joint Commission) pertaining to ambulatory surgery centers.
- Monitor, audit and evaluate the quality of the clinical services provided at assigned ASCs by conducting on-site assessments.
- Responsible for all clinical aspects of assigned ASC's performance.
- Address physician partner concerns and problems relating to clinical services.
2. Continually add value to partners - Understand the partners, the practice and the market in sufficient depth to bring value to partners by participating in the centers' business planning processes.
- Provide leadership and direction to center directors
- Represent clinical services at Board Meetings with partnerships.
- Demonstrate an ability to consider alternatives.
3. Establish strong partner relationships - Actively work to maintain and improve relationships with the most challenging physician partners.
- Communicate often, meet in person outside Board meetings, query satisfaction levels and work closely with all partners (not just board members) exchanging ideas and planning for the future.
- Make our partners feel that we are an extension of their thinking.
- Be viewed by the partners as a business asset and resource (not only for the ASC but practice and other ventures).
- Get to the point where they respect your opinion.
4. Provide center with analysis of supply, drug, and variable expense cost. - Determining alternate vendors or products with potential center impact
- Provide comparison data for center benchmarking with other similar centers
- Provide Center Director training
- Provide assistance with Performance Improvement activities
- Provide additional resources for clinical issues
- Incident reporting
- Graphical analysis
- Benchmarking
5. Hire, train, develop and manage the performance of all center directors assigned to each ASC. Requirements: - 5 or more years experience in Operating Room required, preferably in an ambulatory surgery center setting.
- Must have an RN degree from an accredited school and hold current licensure as an RN.
- Orthopedic experience required.
- Must be able to travel up to 70%.
- Demonstrated ability to bring exceptional business acumen as well as creativity to the operations and management of healthcare facilities
- Demonstrated ability to function as a strong member of a highly motivated and integrated management team.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a successful operating infrastructure in a service oriented setting that sustains a company through growth
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a positive and energetic culture within the organization
- Strong written and oral communications skills
- Excellent computer skills
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