Chief Executive Officer - ASC Operations SWOT

Position Summary

The Chief Executive Officer – ASC Operations SWOT is a high-impact executive leader responsible for rapid deployment to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) requiring urgent stabilization, optimization, or transformation. This role demands a dynamic operator capable of diagnosing systemic issues, implementing corrective strategies, and driving measurable improvements in clinical quality, financial health, operational efficiency, and cultural alignment. The SWOT CEO serves as a catalyst for change, ensuring each ASC is positioned for long-term success and compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.

Essential Functions

• Lead operational turnaround and performance optimization initiatives across clinical, administrative, and financial functions, with an expectation to achieve full operational readiness within 30 days of deployment, drive improvement in efficiency metrics within 90 days, and record measurable scorecard gains in at least three performance domains within 60 days.

• Diagnose root causes of operational inefficiencies and implement corrective action plans that restore stability and foster continuous improvement, completing comprehensive root-cause analyses within 10 business days, executing at least 80 percent of identified corrective actions within 30 days, and resolving 90 percent of critical issues within 60 days.

• Oversee day-to-day operations to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective surgical services aligned with company mission, vision, values, and patient care standards, targeting an operating room utilization rate of at least 75 percent, an on-time case start rate of 90 percent or higher, staff turnover below 10 percent annually, and patient satisfaction scores of 85 percent or greater.

• Implement best practices in operating room utilization, scheduling, supply chain management, and staffing to minimize waste and maximize throughput, maintaining a case cancellation rate at or below 2 percent, benchmarking supply cost per case in the top quartile of national peers, sustaining scheduling accuracy at 95 percent or higher, and aligning staffing ratios with specialty-specific benchmarks.

• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators for quality, financial, and operational performance; course-correct proactively to sustain momentum, ensuring 100 percent compliance with weekly KPI dashboard reporting, resolving KPI variances within seven days, and driving month-over-month improvement in at least three core metrics.

• Serve as an integration leader during new acquisitions or leadership transitions, ensuring smooth alignment to corporate standards and culture by executing integration plans within 60 days, attaining a cultural alignment score of 85 percent or above within 90 days, retaining 90 percent of key staff post-integration, and stabilizing operations within 45 days of acquisition.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in ASC operations or surgical services.
• Demonstrated success in operational turnaround, performance improvement, and cost containment.
• Strong knowledge of ASC regulations, payer dynamics (Medicare/Medicaid, commercial), and compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree (MBA, MHA, MPH).
• Experience in multi-specialty ASC or physician joint venture models.
• Expertise in value-based care, bundled payments, and digital health solutions.
• Clinical background (DON, RN, or similar) strongly preferred.