Surgical Services Business Manager Saint Peter, MN

Position: Surgical Services Business Manager at Rivers Edge Hospital Saint Peter, MN

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title: Surgical Services Business Manager

Location: 1900 N SUNRISE DR, USA, Saint Peter, MN, 56082

Base Pay: 34.18 - 52.31 / Hour

Description:

Key Leadership & Operational Responsibilities 1. Non-Clinical Operations Oversight

• Provide direct management and leadership for:
• Sterile Processing Department personnel
• Health Unit Coordinators / Surgery Schedulers
• Develop and manage productivity benchmarks.

2. Sterile Processing & Instrument Readiness (Administrative Oversight)

• Provide administrative oversight for:
  • Instrument reprocessing
  • High-level disinfection
  • Case cart readiness
  • Surgical instrument inventory and availability
  • Patient charges
  • Reptrax
• Collaborate with Infection Prevention, Quality, Surgery, and Materials Management to ensure compliance with:
  • AAMI
  • DNV
  • OSHA
  • CMS
• Ensure adequate inventory levels, future equipment planning, and vendor coordination.

3. Financial Operations, Budgeting & Revenue Integrity

• Maintain accountability for:
  • Department budgets in collaboration with Surgical Manager
    • Cost-reduction initiatives
    • Revenue cycle performance
    • Expense management in collaboration with Surgical Manager
  • Responsible for:
    • Daily charge capture, remediation, and posting
    • Monitoring revenue leakage
    • Supporting audit readiness
    • Sterile Processing
  • Partner with Finance, HIM, and Revenue Cycle on:
    • Charge accuracy
    • Coding alignment
    • Reimbursement optimization
  • Utilize operational and financial reporting tools to drive data-driven performance decisions.
  • Manage Instrument Tracking System. Utilize all capabilities of this system.

4. EMR & Clinical Systems Oversight (Non-Clinical Authority)

• Provide oversight including:
  • Surgical documentation workflows
  • Scheduling functionality
  • Super User for EMR system
  • Data reporting
• Serve as the primary business liaison between Surgical Services and EMR vendors/IT teams.
• Lead:
  • EMR upgrade testing, deployment, and optimization
  • Downtime preparedness
  • Change control and workflow redesign
• Ensure clinical documentation supports accurate billing and regulatory compliance in collaboration with the Surgical Services Manager.
• Develop training tools and education for physicians and staff related to EMR workflows.

5. Supply Chain, Inventory & Vendor Management

• Oversee:
  • Supply procurement, in collaboration with Materials Manager
  • Inventory controls
  • Instrument tracking technologies
  • Biological monitoring programs
• Serve as primary vendor liaison:
  • Contract coordination
  • Price negotiations
  • Lawson purchasing oversight
  • Vendor regulatory compliance
• Collaborate with the Surgical Value Analysis Team to evaluate:
  • Product utilization
  • Cost-benefit comparisons
  • Supply standardization initiatives

6. Business Analytics, Growth Strategy & Performance Reporting

• Lead creation and presentation of:
  • Monthly perioperative dashboards
  • Physician utilization reports
  • Case volume forecasts
  • Operating margin analysis
• Support:
  • Service line expansion planning
  • Equipment justification
  • Site-of-service optimization
• Produce detailed cost analysis to support leadership decision-making.

7. Process Improvement & Regulatory Compliance

• Lead LEAN, standard work, and efficiency initiatives across:
  • Scheduling
  • Instrument flow
  • Charge capture
• Maintain compliance with:
  • CMS
  • DNV
  • OSHA
  • CDC
  • State regulatory agencies
• Participate in committees addressing:
  • Revenue integrity
  • Documentation standards
  • Systems optimization

8. Leadership, Coaching & Workforce Development

• Recruit, mentor, develop, and evaluate Sterile Processing Technicians and HUC.
• Ensure:
  • Annual competencies
  • Regulatory training
  • Performance accountability
• Foster a culture of:
  • Collaboration
  • Service excellence
  • Continuous improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or related healthcare field
• Minimum 5 years experience in Surgical Services or perioperative operations
• Minimum 2 years project management experience
• Minimum 2 years experience managing direct reports

Preferred

• Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, or related field
• Experience in:
  • Surgical finance
  • Revenue cycle
  • EMR optimization
  • Sterile processing oversight

Licenses & Certifications

• American Heart Association BLS within 30 days of hire
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) with in 6 months of employment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Advanced understanding of:
• Surgical workflows
• EMR systems
• Supply chain logistics
• Strong financial acumen:
• Budget management
• Expert-level proficiency in:
• Excel
• Power Point
• Data visualization tools
• EMR reporting platforms
• High-level communication and executive presentation skills
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives

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