USPI CEO

USPI CEO - Various Locations in CA/AZ

The CEO is responsible for directing, coordinating, and controlling all aspects of the operating functions, processes, and staff of the Surgical Hospital while demonstrating the primary goal of efficiently providing surgical services that exceed customer expectations and improve clinical and financial operations.

The CEO is responsible for:

• The daily operation of the facility.
• Serving, along with any committee appointed for the purpose, as a liaison between the Governing Board, the Medical Staff, and all departments of the facility.
• Reporting the pertinent activities concerning the facility to the Governing Board at regular intervals.
• Appointing a person responsible for the facility in the absence of the CEO.
• Planning for the services provided by the facility and the operation of the facility.
• Overall management of the Partnership as outlined in the Operating or Limited Partnership Agreement as applicable.
• Leading discussion/presentation during Monthly Operations Review call with USPI's Home Office Business Operations team.
• Deploying, monitoring, and ensuring that USPI's EDGETM is the foundation of the facility's operational processes and appropriately integrated within the facility's QPI program.
• Ensuring compliance with USPI's policies and procedures as related to internal controls.
• Developing, monitoring, and controlling the staffing needs, operations budget, and capital budget.
• Developing, monitoring, and controlling the purchasing plan to stay within the proposed budget and maintain compliance with group purchasing initiatives.
• Ensuring compliance with government regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies.
• Negotiating and controlling all external contracts, such as those with physicians, ancillary services, plant maintenance, and purchasing agreements.
• Establishing pricing for procedures based on cost analysis and local market standards.
• Fostering positive work relationships among all departments of the facility and acting as a liaison between USPI's Home Office and all staff at the facility.
• Developing and ensuring compliance with appropriate departmental policy and procedure manuals for use by the staff.
• Closely monitoring variations in the financial performance of the facility to avoid cash flow problems.

Personnel Administration:

• Hold monthly staff meetings outlining the goals and priorities of the facility.
• Manage exempt and non-exempt employees in accordance with the facility policies utilizing sound principles of practice and fairness.
• Review employee performance as evaluated by their respective managers, ensuring that reviews occur as scheduled or at least annually for each employee.
• Review and approve the disciplinary action and/or discharge of employees.
• Evaluate management performance and other staff as designated.
• Approve the addition or deletion of positions as well as approve applicants for employment in new or vacant positions.
• Develop employee productivity analysis, utilizing USPI's Staff Tracker, and assure the efficiency of staff levels through increases or reductions in the workforce as necessitated by changes in surgical case volume.
• Implement a program for job-based orientation, training, and ongoing evaluation for all employees.
• Manage all employee files and records.
• Provide educational opportunities for professional staff development.
• Promote the implementation of positive customer relations by the employees and physicians.

Clinical Services:

• Ensure that the surgical programs and clinical services are in compliance with the respective components of regulatory body and accrediting body standards.
• Work in conjunction with the Medical Director and Medical Executive Committee in the evaluation and development of existing and new surgical services at the facility.
• Manage the clinical departments of nursing, central supply, medical records, and housekeeping, and supervise the contracted services of laboratory, radiology, pharmaceuticals, laundry, and biomedical engineering.
• Monitor the adequate function of surgical equipment and patient care equipment through contracted services and follow-up on repairs.

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