Administrator ASC

Description

Excellent opportunity for an experienced ASC Administrator to contribute to the construction planning, operational development, and opening of a new, 2 O.R. surgery center. If you’ve ever envisioned what you’d do if you shared responsibility for building an ASC, this is your chance!

This individual will organize and oversee all operations of the facility. You will create a collaborative and efficient workplace with attention to quality standards and policies.

Well Qualified Applicants

• Capable of cultivating a positive work environment, encouraging healthy culture habits, and leads in a way that ensures employees and patients feel valued and heard
• Developed leadership skills for clinical and nonclinical employees
• Excellent interpersonal communication abilities
• Comfortable managing practice finances, budgets, and providing regular and ad hoc financial reports with key KPIs to shareholders
• Structured self starter capable of changing gears, quickly
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Flexible to the needs of the staff and organization

General Responsibilities Shared with the Director of Nursing

• Advances the continued growth of the facility through identification and implementation of improvement initiatives
• Promotes a culture of continuous improvement focused on operational efficiency, patient safety, case volume, surgeon and staff satisfaction, and patient experience.
• Oversees day-to-day and future scheduling and case coordination activities
• Responsible for ongoing accreditation programs in areas of Quality Improvement, Risk Management, Infection Control, facility, and fire safety.
• Advance and maintaining the facility Safety Program
• Demonstrates complete understanding and ability to educate others on the established emergency procedures for facility
• Represents the facility during interactions with all patients, families, and visitors ensuring a positive and professional environment
• Engages as the lead point of contact and communication for vendors engaging the facility including, medical device, equipment, and supply
• Actively participates in creating, communicating, and upholding policies as required by the facility, governing and accrediting bodies.
• Responsible for the planning, preparation, ongoing maintenance, and day-of activities for accreditation
• Actively participates in the preparation and execution of Medical Executive Committee activities and meetings
• Demonstrates an understanding of the requirements and functionally of all elements of life safety within the facility
• Participates in the development of budgeting and planning including staffing, equipment, and inventory
• Demonstrates and oversees sound cost containment techniques.
• Demonstrates an understanding of Ambulatory Surgery Center revenue cycle process, reimbursement, and case costing

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the planning, development, and opening of the new surgery center.
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations, as well as accreditation requirements.
• Develop operational policies and procedures to promote efficiency and patient safety.
• Manage day-to-day operations, including staffing, scheduling, and inventory management.
• Collaborate with medical staff to establish protocols for specialty-specific procedures
• Implement quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with physicians, staff, and vendors.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as an ASC Administrator, particularly in opening new centers.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with state regulations and accreditation standards in Pennsylvania.
• Licensed RN, Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration or related field; advanced degree preferred.

Major Functions and Responsibilities:

The main function of the Administrator is that of leadership and promotion of cooperative staff effort.

The Administrator is responsible for the allocation and completion of assigned functions in daily operations. She/He interprets departmental philosophy, objectives, policy and procedure.

The Administrator will be accountable for:

• Assist surgeons through provisions of adequately prepared service team members.
• Delegation of responsibilities and duties to professional, technical, and ancillary personnel.
• Responsibility for performance evaluation of all department personnel.
• Coordination of administrative duties to ensure proper functioning of the staff.
• Coordination of the provision and control of materials, supplies, and equipment with inventory/ supply management
• Coordination of activity within the O.R. suite.
• Risk Manager Designee
• Other responsibilities or activities as determined by leadership
• Fiscal Management including budget compliance in daily assessment of services activity.
• Monitors compliance of staff members in the daily practice of nursing care.
• Communicates compliance of nursing standards to organizational leadership
• Policies and Procedures development and revision as needed
• Assigns services personnel based on levels of competency and the needs of the patient.
• Staff Development
• Actively participates in staff meetings.
• Evaluates orientation program of all new personnel.
• Monitors staff compliance with annual re-certification

Environment of Care

• Monitors service environment daily and assures surveillance of safety issues and infection control program.
• Assures staff participation and knowledge of fire and disaster safety.
• Reviews electrical safety and assures all equipment is inspected every six months.
• Reviews temperature and humidity controls and takes corrective action as necessary.
• Performance Improvement Program
• Reviews results of monthly Improvement activity and reports to staff at regular meetings.
• Communicates with and provides input to the Chief Executive Officer regarding corrective action for performance improvement deficiencies.

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demand:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and reach and stretch with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; sit, climb or balance stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust the focus. Occasionally excessive strength to restrain confused or combative patients during and after anesthesia induction.

Pay and Benefits:

Competitive pay, bonus, health benefits, and 401k offered.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $115,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Outpatient Surgery Center/ ASC: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Villanova, PA 19085 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $115,000 - $130,000