What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Associate - Atlanta Outpatient Surgery Center position at SCA Health?
Overview
At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people - the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000 professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.
As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.
What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values:
At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.
Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will.
Responsibilities
At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people - the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000 professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.
As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.
What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values:
- Clinical quality
- Integrity
- Service excellence
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Continuous improvement
- Inclusion
At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.
Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will.
Responsibilities
- Materials Management
- Facilitation of Surgical Cases
- In conjunction with Surgery Scheduler and Nurse Manager, facilitate the surgery schedule based on available resources, such as staffing, supplies and equipment, OR availability, the efficient use of the OR, anesthesia availability, etc.
- Responsible for communicating accurate and comprehensive information to ensure the efficient coordination of cases; this information may include: correct start times. necessary equipment, staffing needs, necessary Implants
- Determine profitability of cases
- Human Resource Management
- Effectively build and manage a team of high-performing staff to deliver excellent patient care (Surgical Tech’s and SPD staff)
- Evaluate surgical team performance
- Maintain required competencies
- Provide guidance, support, and constructive feedback to surgical teams
- Establish staff schedules for OR coverage based on case volume, available staff and case types
- Provide breaks and lunch relief, as needed.
- Participate in Core Leadership Team (CLT)
- Attend and participate in Weekly CLT Update Meetings
- Disseminate information to staff
- Participate in Policy discussions, review and revisions
- Attend and participate in Quality Assurance Committee
- Attend MEC and Board Meetings
- Operational
- Drive standardization and implement best practices to achieve high reliability
- Promote a collaborative environment to ensure teammates recognize how processes and systems affect the facility and the patients
- Accountability and follow-through on commitment and performance goals for self and teammates
- Coordinate, facilitate and manage change within the Center
- Empower teammates to anticipate and exceed patient and physician expectations
- Continuously improve quality through education, research, effective leadership and responsible stewardship of resources
- Act as patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information
- Maintain facility operations in accordance with all SCA facility policies and procedures, regulatory and accreditation standards and professional guidelines
- Demonstrate fiscal responsibility
- High school graduate
- 2 years in ASC environment
Salary : $120,000 - $145,000