Chief Executive Officer
Company: United Surgical Partners International
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: October 17, 2024
Job Description:
United Surgical Partners International, the country's largest
ASC platform, is currently seeking a Chief Executive Officer for
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth. The hospital provides a
wide spectrum of medical services including an Emergency
Department, a 30-bed inpatient unit, a 4-bed intensive care unit, a
diagnostic imaging unit, and 14 operating rooms, including the da
Vinci, ExcelsiusGPS, and Mako Surgical Systems. With a medical
staff of over 130 physicians, Baylor Scott & White Surgical
Hospital Fort Worth provides a number of specialty surgical
services. In 2020, the Average Daily census was 13.22. The surgical
services provided include, but are not limited to, Ear, Nose,
Throat (ENT), Bariatric, General, Pulmonary, Gynecology, Oral,
Orthopedics, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Pain Management, Plastics,
Podiatry, Spine, and Urology. The hospital employs a total of 163
Registered Nurse full-time equivalents with at minimum an
Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN). Job Summary: 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. Reports
to: Regional Vice President, Operations or Regional Director,
Operations, and Governing Board of the facility. Jobs Reporting to
this position: All facility employees and contract staff. The
following description of the job responsibilities and performance
expectations are intended to reflect the major responsibilities of
the job but are not intended to describe the minor duties or other
responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to perform the essential functions.
- 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.
- Lead discussion/presentation during Monthly Operations Review
call with USPI's Home Office Business Operations team.
- Deploy, monitor, and ensure that USPI's EDGETM is the
foundation of the facility's operational processes and
appropriately integrated within the facility's QPI program.
- Ensure compliance with USPI's policies and procedures as
related to internal controls.
- Develop, monitor, and control the staffing needs, operations
budget, and capital budget.
- Develop, monitor, and control the purchasing plan to stay
within the proposed budget and maintain compliance with group
purchasing initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with government regulatory agencies and
accrediting bodies.
- Negotiate and control all external contracts, such as those
with physicians, ancillary services, plant maintenance, and
purchasing agreements.
- Establish pricing for procedures based on cost analysis and
local market standards.
- Foster positive work relationships among all departments of the
facility and act as liaison between USPI's Home Office and all
staff at the facility.
- Develop and ensure compliance with appropriate departmental
policy and procedure manuals for use by the staff.
- Closely monitor variations in the financial performance of the
facility to avoid cash flow problems. Personnel Administration:
- Hold monthly staff meetings outlining 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 efficiency of staff levels through increases or
reductions in the work force 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. Marketing and Planning:
- Develop and implement a sales/marketing plan and lead the
facility's sales team in accordance with USPI's Sales Plan and the
business plan for the facility.
- Identify and develop new services defined as appropriate for
ambulatory surgery centers.
- Foster positive public relations. Quality Improvement:
- Develop, evaluate, and promote implementation of a continuous
quality improvement program.
- Administer the infection control program and medical staff
review of the quality improvement program.
- Identify and correct quality care issues.
- Develop statistical indicators to use in evaluating the overall
operations and quality of care provided.
- Serve as a member of the Quality Improvement Committee. Medical
Staff Relationships:
- Process the credentialing of practitioners of the
facility.
- Collaborate with the Medical Director in the review and
revision of the Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules and Regulations on a
biannual basis.
- Collaborate with the Medical Director and serve as a liaison in
problem areas with the medical staff.
- Promote positive relationships between employees and
practitioners.
- Develop a system whereby physicians' needs and their patients'
needs are defined in order to determine the proper mix of services
and efficiencies. Physical Facility:
- In general, ensure that the facility is clean, neat,
professional, well maintained and conveys a feeling of confidence
to our patients, their families, and our physician customers.
- Identify and approve plant improvements and repairs.
- Promote a physical plant that is safe and aesthetically
appealing.
- Ensure appropriate record keeping is maintained and incidents
reported relative to the emergency generator, utilities, security,
environment, and emergency preparedness drills. Administrative
Representative:
- Attend corporate administrative meetings representing the
facility.
- Act in accordance with the vision, mission, and business
philosophy of the facility.
- Maintain membership in professional associations relevant to
ambulatory surgery facilities and healthcare administration.
- Stay current in changes in the healthcare environment, such as
reimbursement, legislative issues and business law, and act
accordingly in the best interest of the corporation. Personal
Development and Professionalism:
- Identify areas that require additional reinforcement through
education, consultation, or practicum.
- Attend all mandatory in-services and meetings.
- Follow the facility's professional conduct and dress code
policy.
- Maintain patient, physician, and employee privacy and
confidentiality per policy.
- Communicate effectively and courteously with visitors,
physicians and their office staff, patients, and employees.
Required Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
- Applicant must have Hospital (with emphasis on Surgical
Division) or Surgical Hospital experience.
- Minimum three years' experience in a top administrative or
management position in the health field.
- Good command of the English language, both verbal and
written.
- Ability to work well with physicians, employees, patients, and
others.
- The Governing Board may determine other qualifications as seen
fit. USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding
mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this
position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will
be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval
of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If
you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will
be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the
law.
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