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AtInsight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now!
Position Summary
Responsible and accountable for the delivery of safe, effective, direct and indirect, patient-family centered care through the continuum of perioperative care to include outpatient surgery unit; preoperative unit; operating room; post-anesthesia care unit; sterile processing department; and anesthesia services.
Responsible and accountable for the delivery of safe, effective, direct and indirect, patient-family centered care through the continuum of perioperative care to include outpatient surgery unit; preoperative unit; operating room; post-anesthesia care unit; sterile processing department; and anesthesia services.
Essential Functions:
- Provides work direction and supervision of all department personnel (hospital and satellites):
- Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
- Creates and conveys the mission and vision of perioperative services with the assistance of the management team.
- Oversees management of perioperative services operationally and fiscally.
- Verifies that perioperative personnel provide safe and effective patient-centered care in perioperative services.
- Assists perioperative personnel in evaluating practice and creating strategies for further improvement.
- Verifies that educational resources are available for perioperative services personnel and holds personnel accountable for compliance with established standards.
- Coordinates, facilitates, and manages change within perioperative services and the health care institution.
- Demonstrates effective communication, consultation, negotiation, and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team and other stakeholders.
- Collects and analyzes data related to quality or performance improvement projects that apply to perioperative services.
- Facilitates or serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning perioperative patient care.
- Assesses and conveys to perioperative personnel the political climate within the organization.
- Assists perioperative personnel in verifying that appropriate personnel, equipment, and supplies are available.
- Verifies departmental compliance with organizational policies and procedures and regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Provides guidance, support, and constructive feedback to perioperative personnel team members and other team members as appropriate.
- Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information for program development.
Knowledge:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area such as Clinical or Business Administration.
- Preferred- Masters in Business Administration
- Preferred- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree
- Minimum Seven (7) years of relevant healthcare management experience with at least two (2) years being in Perioperative Services.
- Knowledge of principles and techniques used in negotiation as applied to service contracts and equipment purchasing.
- Broad knowledge of modern health care administration practices and principles within a managed care environment and/or an academic medical center.
- Experience in financial and programmatic presentations.
Skills:
- Excellent communication (verbal, non-verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Effective organizational and time management skills.
- Effective analytical ability in order to develop and analyze options, recommend solutions to and solve complex problems and issues.
- Demonstrates attention to details (through, accurate)
- Basic Computer skills (Word, Excel)
Abilities:
- Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations
- Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail, and maintain a positive attitude
- Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information
- Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians, or others in a professional manner
- Ability to creatively problem-solve; anticipate patient, staff and visitor’s needs.
- Ability to adapt to change in a timely, positive and responsible manner.
- Ability to foster collaborative and trustworthy teamwork amongst personnel.
- Ability to effectively delegate and ensure timely follow-up/follow-through with projects and assignments.
These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, following the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests.
Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!
