Description
Summary: The President Ambulatory provides leadership and management for a health care center within a CHRISTUS region. The President is responsible for promoting the CHRISTUS Health mission, core values and vision and for operational effectiveness and quality of care and service for the health care center. In addition, the President is responsible for the Associate, medical staff, sister community, and community relations and ensures that the services provided are responsive to the community's health needs and integral to the achievement of the CHRISTUS Health mission and vision. Responsibilities:
- Overall operations of the acute-care facility; incorporates the mission, and vision of the facility into the culture of the facility.
- Working with system management to develop and implement policies and procedures, short- and long-range goals, objectives and plans.
- Develop and provide a strong leadership team of hospital managers, directors and officers that will enroll support, create ownership of goals, and encourage active participate in decisions that impact the hospital.
- Ensuring the hospital meets necessary regulatory and compliance approvals and quality accreditations in conjunction with the hospital's Chief Nursing Officer.
- Partnering with physicians who use, or will use, the hospital; taking a leadership role in the recruiting and retention of physicians.
- Assisting in planning new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue.
- Managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs in conjunction with the hospital's Controller and Chief Nursing Officer.
- Developing and maintaining positive relations with community that the hospital is located as well as the community leaders.
- Analyzing areas in planning, promoting and conducting organization-wide performance improvement activities.
- Representing the hospital at meetings including medical staff, hospital board of director meetings as well as relevant community meetings; participates with leaders in designing and providing patient care and services.
- Oversees overall standards, policies and objectives for the clinical and administrative functional areas in accordance with applicable regulatory and licensing requirements; ensures alignment and support with overall mission, goals and objectives.
- Support risk management and participate in programs directed to patient and employee safety.
- Objectively evaluate suggestions, grievances and processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and quality of care.
- Participate and support the Quality Management Program and review reports and recommendations for evaluation.
- Support the Chief Nursing Officer in enforcing the implementation of nursing practice standards to provide quality patient care.
- Serve as Sections 504/1557 Compliance Coordinator and is responsible for monitoring and implementing the facility's compliance with federal laws prohibiting discrimination.
- Reviews best practices and utilizes networking activities to identify and keep up-to-date on issues and advancements in the healthcare industry (maintain membership in professional organizations, attend and participate in professional meetings).
- Serves as the facility Compliance Officer. Ensures the facility meets necessary compliance with codes, standards, and regulations including but not limited to those of local, state, and federal authorities, DNV, OSHA , quality accreditations, fiscal requirements.
- Acts as the leader of the Medical Staff office of the facility. Identifies and oversees the process for credentialing all facility medical staff. Works collaboratively with the Chief Medical Officer.
- Comply with facility Standards of Behavior and complete all required education assignments within the designated timeline
- Identify and evaluate need for items relative to trends and physician requests. Present physician requests for equipment or instruments that have not been approved as part of the Center's capital asset budget. Adhere to purchasing policies for capital assets and excessive cost items.
Requirements:
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related healthcare field preferred, OR bachelor's degree in Nursing with ten plus years in healthcare management.
- Clinical degree a plus.
- Minimum 5 years in Senior Management position.
- Minimum 5 years healthcare management experience
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Christus Health
Jan 16, 2025