UChicago Medicine · 1 day ago
Director, Clinical Perioperative and Procedural Operations
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$177K/yr - $246K/yr
10+ years expUChicago Medicine is a world-class academic healthcare system seeking a Director of Clinical Perioperative and Procedural Operations. This role involves overseeing clinical and support operations, providing leadership in process improvement, budgeting, and compliance to enhance operational efficiency in perioperative services.
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Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a sound department management structure, operating policies and procedures, and staffing to meet the operational needs of the department
Provide direction to administrators and other departmental leadership
Develop, implement and monitor improvements to internal departmental operations including supply utilization, labor utilization, patient flow, and ancillary department support
Assure compliance with regulatory bodies
Identify benchmarked operating standards where efficiencies can be obtained, studies, and implements such operational changes
Influence external departments to implement work flow changes that result in service improvements and cost reductions
Develop, interpret and achieve departmental goals through active participation in committee work and task force assignments as needed
Identify issues, presents strategies, and acts as a change agent
Plan for capital acquisition and facility planning, participates in economic payback and supports operational efficacy evaluation
Develop, implement, and monitor budget within established guidelines
Establish and monitor labor productivity indicators and metrics
Plan for long and short-term provision of human talent and supplies and equipment to meet the needs of the patient care and administrative activities
Insure accuracy of financial and other program data
Collaborate with medical staff to determine appropriateness of equipment and supplies
Demonstrate cost-conscious decision-making in collaboration with medical staff on selection, use and control of equipment and supplies
Audit staffing patterns based on financial constraints, workload needs, qualifications of staff and other resources available to ensure quality patient care
Assure that staff are scheduled in accordance with workload needs and union contracts. Recruits, interview, selects, and retains staff
Evaluate staff performance on a formal and informal basis and implements corrective action process as needed
Create a work climate that encourages positive staff morale, motivation, and commitment
Apply interpersonal communication skills to maintain an open network of communication among staff members, other health care professionals and hospital departments
Conduct regularly scheduled staff meetings which provide opportunities for discussion of staff and departmental concerns
Establish systems that assure open communication with patients, families and members of the health care team concerning the individual patient's plan of care which includes patient teaching and discharge planning
Participate in planning and evaluation of educational programs to meet department needs and promotes the development of staff at all levels
Manage by planning, setting priorities, and re-deploying staff as appropriate
Participate in Quality Improvement activities if requested; arranges for staff participation as needed
Qualification
Required
BSN required
Minimum 10 years of clinical experience with 5 years of hospital management experience required
Strong knowledge of expense reduction strategies, financial performance measurement, forecasting and budgeting required
Knowledge of capital acquisition process and skilled in decision making for strategic investments & ROI analysis required
Preferred
Masters preferred
Academic medical center experience preferred
Knowledge of Operating Room billing procedures preferred
Sterile processing and logistics knowledge highly desirable
Knowledge of purchasing and supply distribution procedures preferred
Benefits
Full complement of benefit options for eligible roles
Company
UChicago Medicine
The University of Chicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medicine since 1927, when we cared for our first patients.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$112.4MKey Investors
National Institutes of Health
2019-04-10Grant· $9M
2018-10-14Grant· $3.4M
2017-05-24Grant· $100M
Leadership Team
Ivan Samstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of Chicago Medicine
Jason Keeler
Executive Vice President and COO
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