Manager Surgical Services

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$50.05/hr - $75.10/hr

• Responsible for organizing, planning, and directing the clinical and administrative operations within Surgical Services in accordance with Advocate vision and mission.
• Directs the establishment of initiatives and strategies consistent in support of the overall Advocate, Hospital and Operations goals and objectives.
• Responsible for the continued quality improvement of existing patient and supportive health care services to provide quality patient care.
• Monitors productivity levels to ensure proper utilization of staff and resources. Ensures appropriate allocation of equipment, inventory, supplies, etc.
• Collaborates with other members of the health care team to ensure that an environment of minimal risk to the patient exists.
• Communicates issues and concerns directly with Director and other department leaders in order to resolve safety concerns in a timely manner.
• Assures that new clinical and operational knowledge and research in the health care field is incorporated into the delivery of patient care.
• Serves the on‑call administrative function for the department 24/7.
• Initiates all Apparent Cause Analysis meetings and facilitates multi‑disciplinary review for patient safety and evidence based practice guidelines.
• Responsible for budget management and performance and fiscal oversight of all areas of responsibility.
• Develops annual operating budgets (revenue, expense, activity and FTEs).
• Develops capital budgets (maintenance and strategic capital).
• Monitors budgets, investigates and reports on any reasons for variances.
• Achieves established performance within organizational expectations.
• Ensures that all departmental expenses are processed appropriately, timely, and according to Advocate’s financial control policy and corporate compliance guidelines.
• Appropriately manages budgeted vs. actual FTEs, open requisitions and profile processing, performance reviews within policy guidelines of 30 days or less.
• Plans, develops and implements the operational, capital and space planning process by meeting established Advocate Condell goals.
• Monitors and assesses progress toward budgetary goals and guides the coordinators and team leaders through this process.
• Provides first level of approval for use of funds based on cost studies or review of department budget performance and projections. Selects, directs and develops staff that will ensure the effective utilization of human resources maintaining quality of care in the attainment of hospital objectives.
• Develops and implements policies, procedures and standards which follow quality management, Accrediting Organization, DNV, IDPH, CDC, OSHA and other guidelines.
• Monitors changes in accrediting and governmental standards and makes changes in policies and procedures as appropriate.
• Participates on various operating and planning committees to ensure compliance with accrediting and regulatory bodies.
• Assures AORN Standards are adhered to within the operating rooms.
• Assures the ASPAN standards are adhered to within post‑anesthesia care units.
• Assures appropriate corrective action plan is adhered to for associate performance.
• Provide vision, metrics, and operational results to senior leadership for the purpose of organizational improvement and growth.
• Create physician alignment tools and growth potentials with regional Advocate business development leaders.
• Participate in community and regional political forums in support of organizational and health care related issues.
• Serves on Advocate's OR Director's Council when the director is unavailable.
• Co‑Chair of Advocate Condell OR/Surgical Steering Committee.
• Cultivate relationships with key constituencies within the internal and external communities to determine health care needs and develops partnerships to address those needs.
• Monitors and assesses the needs of the medical staff as customers of the institution as it relates to patient care.
• Analyzes information and develops and implements…