Regional Director, Anesthesia Services
Job DetailsJob Location: GIA Cedar Ridge Admin - Southlake, TX 76092
Position Type: Full Time
Job Shift: Any
Description

Description

This position is to provide oversight and leadership within the anesthesia service line. Position is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the overall clinical and administrative anesthesia operations within the assigned region. Participation in the development and implementation of goals, policies and procedures for service line is required.


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Strategically develop and execute plans to enhance profitability, productivity, accuracy, and efficiency for the service line in the assigned division

Serve as a liaison between leadership team, local operations, and providers to enhance communication, resolve issues, and best practice to work towards company’s common goal.

Interact regularly with leadership team and hold routine manager check ins to ensure operational priorities are aligned

Personnel responsibilities to include interviewing, training, mentoring and developing managers into emerging leaders

Conduct staff performance evaluations and wage determinations for assigned division

Serve as a liaison promoting collaboration and communication between RCM and other GIA stakeholders (including but not limited to physician office staff, finance, operations, IT) to address strategic challenges

Develop and implement operational policy and procedure as it relates to the service line

Serve as key personnel to facility or practice operational complains and provide corrective action as needed

Support mergers and acquisitions of new physicians & physician practices within your division

Actively participate or chair ongoing or ad hoc committees, projects, or task forces to identify and resolve issues pertaining to anesthesia services.

Set and analyze Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data for key functions, quantify expected impact and other characteristics supporting prioritization decisions.

Understand and apply disciplined root-cause analysis and conduct detailed monthly operations reviews that are dependent on key metrics to ensure fast, steady progress in operations performance and improvements

Develop initiative to increase operational rigor, adopt industry best practices, and improve standardization of work processes

Meet regularly with organizational administrators to share and receive information

Perform other duties as assigned

Education Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required. Equivalent combination of education/experience will be considered.

Experience: Minimum five (5) years of healthcare management experience. Must have multi-site experience and working directly with physicians. Two (2) years of supervisory experience required.

Additional Qualifications:


Knowledge:

Possess knowledge of organizational policies and procedures to manage operations and ensure effective patient care

Thorough understanding of fiscal management, human resource management, government regulations, and compliance requirements

Understand standard processes of anesthesia practices, EMR workflows, medical terminology, and reimbursement policy

Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrated excellence in organizational and time management skills.

Perform effective communications skills both verbal and written. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities: delegating and achieving goals and objectives Develop and maintain relationships at all levels of the organization and can influence positive outcomes

Adapt, innovate, and lead in a fast-paced environment where change is constant

Capable of exercising high degree of initiative, judgment, and discretion

Proven ability to quickly identify, respond, and resolve patient/staff problems

Be able to identify, analyze, and interpret complex data and provide resolutions to operational problems

Demonstrate solid commitment to researching, evaluating and recommending continuous quality improvement plans

Possess calm demeanors to be able to lead and guide during emergency situations

Equipment Operated: This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Must have access to phone and or text messaging

Work Environment: This job operates in professional office environments.

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related discipline is required. A Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
Experience: A minimum of five years or progressive work experience in a multispecialty physician group model with proven management success. Practice management or health care operations experience required. Experience managing an Anesthesiology practice is highly preferred.
Additional Qualifications:

Extensive knowledge of EMR/PM system and workflows, including best practices

Extensive knowledge of regulatory program requirements

Ability to creatively problem solve for both work flows and business needs

Must be willing to travel, both for training and events

Must be able to support patients as well as GI Alliance and non-GI Alliance staff

Unrestricted Driver’s license required and automobile insurance.

Experience in budgeting and practice analysis.

Experience in effectively managing teams and facilitating teamwork.

Experience in managing physician practice revenue cycle

Performance Requirements:

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Proficient technical (computer) skills.

Ability to multi-task and prioritize.

Self-motivated with initiative.

Strong sense of ethics.

Ability to manage conflict and resolve problems.

Equipment Operated: This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Work Environment: This job operates in professional office environments.
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

GI Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming, and equitable work environment. Our company values and celebrates the diversity of our physicians, staff and patients. We firmly believe our service is greatly enriched by our diversity of thought, experience, perspective, culture, and background.

Please Note: All job offers are contingent on the successful completion of pre-employment criminal history check.

NOTE: ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL FOR CONSIDERATION.

No phone calls or agencies, please.

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