Center Administrator

About the role

The Center Administrator is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all activities of the facility according to its policies, procedures, philosophy, and objectives. Participate in financial and cost-containment decisions and implement recommendations. Ensure that the facility meets all related local, state, federal, and accrediting-body rules and regulations.

Responsible for management of all aspects of the environment of care, personnel, materials/equipment, education of personnel, and administrative duties. Promote a favorable image of the facility to physicians, patients, insurance companies, and the general public. May delegate duties as deemed necessary. Work in cooperation with Regent Surgical leadership for all aspects of center operations.

Duties/responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate the center's mission, vision and values, as well as center goals, to all staff.
• Provide leadership and guidance to other leaders and staff in goal setting, problem solving, resource management, and outcome achievement.
• Define performance objectives and metrics for the center.
• Assess the level of competence of staff in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate focused, organized and ongoing efforts to recruit and retain physician utilization through marketing and public relations efforts.
• Demonstrate a commitment to a healthy work environment by modeling the desired behaviors and encouraging those in others.
• Demonstrate the ability to cope with and manage change, as well as help others do the same.
• Collaborate with other centers to create systems and problem solve ongoing issues that impact center/organizational goals and/or patient care delivery.
• Demonstrate fiscal accountability for center resources and the ability to achieve outcomes within allocated resources.
• Incorporate quality improvement data and/or patient satisfaction data into center goals.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of regulations applicable to patient care and/or other center functions.
• Demonstrate responsibility for the center assets through appropriate asset management, protection, and coverage of all inventory, financial accounts, corporate documents, employee and credentialing files, financial records, and the like.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required.

Education/experience

• Completion of minimum of two years' advanced education (college level) in business, nursing, or healthcare administration
• Evidence of leadership abilities
• Business-management experience
• Financial-management experience
• Healthcare-management experience
• High school graduate or GED certificate recipient
• BLS certification (as required by individual ASC policy)

Preferred

• RN with active license in appropriate state
• ACLS certification
• Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing or healthcare administration
• ASC experience
• Strong knowledge of computers, word processing, and spreadsheets and email
• Strongly recommend CASC certification and/or AORN Ambulatory Surgery Administrator Certificate