Vice President - ASC Operations

Position Summary

The Vice President is responsible for operational strategy, new center onboarding, orchestrating growth strategies and program development, management and renewal of business contracts, and effective governance of centers in their Regions. The role has oversight of administrative and clinical operations and performance improvement initiatives across their regional portfolio of centers. Engaging the center leadership, e.g., CEO, the VP plans, organizes, directs, and manages all center activities to achieve market performance targets and works toward continuous improvement.

Essential Functions

• Oversees a portfolio of ASCs across a geographic area, providing leadership support to center leadership, employees and physicians.

• Establishes and maintains effective communication and positive relationships with physicians.

• Develops programs to foster physician engagement and satisfaction and increase employee satisfaction and patient loyalty.

• Guides the implementation of these initiatives across their region.

• In partnership with the ASC CEO, collaborates with functional department leadership to operationalize the acquisition of new facilities and the expansion of service sites to include new building opportunities, lease agreements, and space and capacity management.

• Pairs with support departments such as business development, HR, facilities, and regulatory operations to ensure a successful transition and opening of new sites.

• Designs and implements such opportunities focused to prosper growth, access to care, and revenue opportunities for the organization.

• Independently leads teams of peers and associates to guide the execution of operational, IT, marketing, patient experience, patient access, revenue cycle, and process improvement projects across all Centers in the market.

• Assists in the development and implementation of the annual operating plan for the ASCs.

• Orchestrates in partnership with Centralized Services the revenue cycle functions, including front-end registration, POS collections, charge entry, and back-end denials.

• In partnership with Financial Planning & Analysis orchestrates the development of annual operating plans and capital budgets for the Centers in their portfolio.

• Maintains compliance with legal, regulatory, and quality requirements.

• Develops and implements a system to ensure that established policies, goals, and objectives are achieved and in compliance with practice, facility, and system policies and related local, state, and federal codes and regulations.

• Works with ASC leaders to ensure the smooth and efficient flow of patients through the facility and achievement of operational excellence metrics.

• Monitors room utilization to achieve maximum efficiency.

• Oversees staff productivity by ensuring appropriate staffing levels to match volumes and industry standards; partners with ASC Leadership to review staff productivity/Center volumes and recalibrate staffing and facility resources as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field or equivalent level of education and experience.
• Minimum of 8 – 10 years of progressive career history with a solid foundation of general management principles and strong financial acumen within the healthcare industry.
• Experience with strategic planning and business development across various markets.
• Experience growing and scaling an innovative service-oriented business model.
• Operational and strategic experience.
• Strong knowledge of fiscal management and responsibility, business finance, capital funding, contracts, partnerships, and corporate governance.
• Sound understanding of risk management.
• Experience with leadership skills, with a strong focus on mentoring and motivating an employee base of professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree preferred.
• Previous Medical Practices experience.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.