What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Department Manager (Orthopedics, Sports Med, ENT, Podiatry) - Tacoma / Olympia WA, position at Kaiser Permanente?
Supervises assigned operations for multiple or more complex departments providing ambulatory patient care services; ensuring that staff provide high quality, accessible, cost effective care and patient-focused services to members across the continuum which comply with local, state, and federal requirements; implementing and maintaining clinical practice standards, budgets, and staff development; delivering nursing/patient care services that add value, are integrated with business plans and meet or exceed cost, quality, clinical and utilization standards/performance measures. The Senior Department Manager role is distinct from Department Manager role based on a number of operational factors including the number, complexity, and geographic span of departments managed as well as the complexity of care delivered, and level of cross-departmental integration required for operations.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Supervises daily operations and ensures staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nurse Practice Act, NCQA, and federal, state and local requirements.
- Implements and maintains patient care and quality service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations.
- Acts as patient advocate resolving patient care issues.
- Recommends and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care.
- Assists in developing and monitoring budgets and resource allocations.
- Monitors financial performance and identifies and recommends strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.
- Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff.
- Assists in providing on going staff development.
- Implements and monitors departmental policies and procedures which support the organizations goals and business objectives and ensures they are met.
- Collaborates with physicians, department chief and nursing manager in developing the appropriate level of patient services and the day-to-day operations of the department.
- Assists in managing and resolving human resource, labor relations, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.
Qualifications:
- Minimum three (3) years of management experience.
- Bachelors degree in health care, public or business administration, or related field OR four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.
- High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
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- Broad knowledge and understanding of health care delivery in an ambulatory setting and quality assurance issues related to all areas of health care.
- Experience developing and implementing effective programs and change initiatives.
- Ability to make decisions and set priorities based on customer need and organizational priorities.
- Highly effective interpersonal and influence skills required to develop and maintain medical staff, administrative and community relationships.
- Demonstrates ability to develop and lead a team.
- Healthcare management experience.
- License in the state of CO/WA as a Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or other health care area related license.
- Masters Degree (MPH, MPA, MBA) or related healthcare field preferred.
