Chief Executive Officer - Baylor, Scott & White - Sunnyvale

FACILITY OVERVIEW:

Baylor Scott &White Medical Center, Sunnyvale is a 125,000-square-foot physician-owned hospital with 70 inpatient beds.  Serving the community since 2009, the hospital has an ADC of 58 with an ALOS of 5.7 days and admits 4,500 patients annually.  The hospital consists of 8 ICU beds, 9 Cardiac Step-down beds, and 53 Medical/Surgical beds. Roughly 420 employees work at Sunnyvale with a medical staff of 325 physicians. 

Specialty Services

The hospital has 2 Gastrointestinal (GI) Labs and 7 Operating Rooms (ORs) and performs 4,700 procedures annually. Surgical service lines include General Surgery, Vascular, Orthopedics, Spine, Podiatry, Urology, ENT, Pain Management, and Plastics.  The organization also has 2 Catheterization Labs in which 1,300 cardiac procedures are performed including catheterizations and interventional radiology procedures.  The organization also has an outpatient Physical Therapy department and a Wound Care Clinic.

Quality and Patient Experience

The hospital was awarded with an “A” from the Leapfrog Group based on the quality of care it provides.  The hospital has “0” Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) and Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) since 2015.  In addition, the hospital scores better than the national average for readmissions and is in the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for sepsis bundle compliance. 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The CEO is responsible for directing, coordinating, and controlling all aspects of the operating functions, processes, and staff of the Surgical Hospital while demonstrating the primary goal of efficiently providing surgical services that exceed customer expectations and improve clinical and financial operations.

• The daily operation of the facility.
• Serving, along with any committee appointed for the purpose, as a liaison between the Governing Board, the Medical Staff, and all departments of the facility.
• Reporting the pertinent activities concerning the facility to the Governing Board at regular intervals.
• Appointing a person responsible for the facility in the absence of the CEO.
• Planning for the services provided by the facility and the operation of the facility.
• Overall management of the Partnership as outlined in the Operating or Limited Partnership Agreement as applicable.
• Lead discussion/presentation during Monthly Operations Review call with USPI’s Home Office Business Operations team.
• Deploy, monitor, and ensure that USPI’s EDGETM is the foundation of the facility’s operational processes and appropriately integrated within the facility’s QPI program.
• Ensure compliance with USPI’s policies and procedures as related to internal controls.
• Develop, monitor, and control the staffing needs, operations budget, and capital budget.
• Develop, monitor, and control the purchasing plan to stay within the proposed budget and maintain compliance with group purchasing initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with government regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies.
• Negotiate and control all external contracts, such as those with physicians, ancillary services, plant maintenance, and purchasing agreements.
• Establish pricing for procedures based on cost analysis and local market standards.
• Foster positive work relationships among all departments of the facility and act as liaison between UPSI’s Home Office and all staff at the facility.
• Develop and ensure compliance with appropriate departmental policy and procedure manuals for use by the staff.
• Closely monitor variations in the financial performance of the facility to avoid cash flow problems.

 Personnel Administration:

• Hold monthly staff meetings outlining the goals and priorities of the facility.
• Manage exempt and non-exempt employees in accordance with the facility policies utilizing sound principles of practice and fairness.
• Review employee performance as evaluated by their respective managers, ensuring that reviews occur as scheduled or at least annually for each employee. 
• Review and approve the disciplinary action and/or discharge of employees.
• Evaluate management performance and other staff as designated.
• Approve the addition or deletion of positions as well as approve applicants for employment