Vice President of Operations

Guthrie Broome Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Center (GBOSS) is hiring for a full-time Vice President of Operations. Position Summary: The Vice President of Operations is responsible for the efficient planning, execution, financial, and operational management of the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC). The VP of Operations plans and manages Surgery Center activities to achieve the company’s goals and objectives. The VP of Operations directs all functions and activities associated with business or financial affairs of the center including but not limited to staff management, full oversight of daily operations, strategic planning, maintaining and enhancing the environment of care, ensuring regulatory compliance, purchasing and inventory control, physician relations and scheduling, telecommunications, information systems, medical records. The VP of Operations interfaces closely with physician and hospital leadership and is able to operate within the hospital organizational structure. Operational Management: Oversee day-to-day surgery center operations and ensure that policies and procedures are followed, disseminated to staff, edited, and ratified as appropriate to reflect best practices and evolving standards of care. Supervise all surgery center personnel and provide leadership, direction, and guidance. Develop and implement annual company goals and objectives. Ensure effective relationships with members of the Governing Board, the Medical Director, the Medical Staff, and company personnel in planning and improving health services. Foster the participation of staff, the Medical Director, and other physicians in planning, implementing, and evaluating services to ensure safe and high-quality care. Direct all Quality Assessment Performance Improvement activities, including problem recognition, gathering and analyzing data, identifying and implementing solutions, remeasuring data to ensure success, and ensuring the Surgery Center’s continuous process improvement. Identify opportunities for growth, analyze the local market, and recruit new physicians to the ambulatory surgery center. Reviews all insurance proposals and submits contracts for approval to the Governing Board. Maintain, interpret, and control the annual budget, ensuring that the Surgery Center operates within allocated funds and issue reports as required. With input from Governing Board, Medical Director, Medical Staff, and staff, develop annual capital budget, prioritize capital budget items, and follow through to acquisition and implementation. Monitor monthly financial statements, financial indicators, and census statistics. Identify and evaluate variances in coordination with corporate accounting. Oversee the preparation of weekly/monthly summary reports to Governing Board. Staff Management:Provide leadership and direction for the Surgery Center’s administrative and clinical supervisors and other staff members. Establish and monitor staff’s adherence to policies and procedures, which ensure compliance with state, federal, and other applicable regulations. Develop/coordinate the quality improvement plan: infection control, risk management, patient reported outcomes, clinical and operational benchmarking etc. Oversee and help Clinical Director develop annual clinical in-service education programs, which incorporates required annual staff in-services (i.e., Mock Code/CPR, Safety, and Infection Control). Demonstrate conflict management skills and resolve staff-related problems. In conjunction with the Clinical Director, monitor and evaluate staff performance and conduct timely annual performance evaluations. Assist the Clinical Director and staff in developing personal goals that are consistent with health care trends at the time of annual performance review. Position Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Business or related field. At least five (5) years demonstrated experience in administration/management of an Ambulatory Surgery Center or hospital perioperative department. Previous experience in an ORTHOPEDIC (Total Joint) surgical environment strongly preferred. Fundamental management skills of planning, organizing, facilitating, coordinating, collaborating and the ability to interact and communicate effectively with organizational subordinates, peers and superiors. Demonstrated experience in long range planning, financial and operations management. Demonstrated leadership and strategic thinking skills required Experience or working knowledge of health care industry including but not limited to federal and state regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, patient care, revenue cycle, reimbursement methodologies, budgeting, public relations, physician relations, policy and procedure development, contract maintenance, inventory management, human resources Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with patients, physicians, hospital partners, management, and staff throughout the Surgery Center. Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze and effectively resolve problems. Able to bring together internal and external resources to achieve effective and timely solutions. Demonstrated ability to build teams and mentor others. Ability to develop and promote a strong culture of Safety and High Reliability Strong computer skills including electronic medical record (EPIC/AMKAI/SIS) MS Office package, email and time management software. Familiarity with accounting principles and an ability to access and understand accounting and billing systems. Knowledge of medical office procedures, general knowledge of procedural coding, insurance contracting provisions, managed care contracts and claims processing workflows. Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information. Eligibility: All employees must be able to provide proof of their identity and their right to work in the United States. This job posting is not meant to be all inclusive but to provide an overview of the job responsibilities.We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class. #J-18808-Ljbffr