Manager Cath Lab and Cardiac Admit Recovery Unit

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Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Summary:

The Cath Lab / EP Manager supervises all Cath Lab / EP Department operations to ensure that all procedures and cases are performed efficiently and appropriately in accordance with established policies and procedures. He/she is responsible for performing a wide variety of management responsibilities relative to scheduling, staff coverages, budget development and compliance, physician and patient satisfaction, strategic planning, marketing, performance improvement, clinical trials oversight, charge master and computerized inventory management activities. The Manager can perform job functions utilizing independent judgement, ingenuity, and initiative, with ability to interact and direct successful operations within multidisciplinary specialty physician groups.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Financial Accountability * Maintains operational expenses in accordance with FY Budget projections. * Assists in Budget preparations for all vascular cost centers. * Monitors Budget variances and provides Responsibility Report responses to Business Manager and * Finance, and Chief Operating Officer. * Provides for appropriate productivity reporting and meets or exceeds benchmarks relative to staffing/labor, and expenses. * Ensures appropriate CPT and reimbursement practices in concert with Revenue Management * Department. * Active participant on the VI/CCL Value Analysis Committee to ensure best pricing * initiatives for supplies and equipment. * Control Inventory cost through utilization of par levels, standardization, and consignments of higher cost * products. * Interacts with Revenue Management Department and Compliance regarding charge master * maintenance, coding, and reimbursement activities. * Collaborates with Cardiology Director of Finance to review financial reports including monthly statistics, and budget variance responses. Manages Routine Operations * Adjusts staffing plans and scheduling practices to meet volume demands and fluctuations. * Maintains open line of communication between management team and physicians in facilitating daily * operations. * Identifies problems and addresses them promptly, alerting appropriate people, and/or analyzing * alternative measures and making reasonable decisions. * Maintains up-to-date knowledge of new trends, technology, and methods to ensure effective and * competitive services. * Ensures smooth workflow, timely completion of all services, prioritization of the work, and effective * interaction with other departments. * Assists scheduling personnel to ensure adequate time slots and appropriate block scheduling * parameters. * Monitors room utilization and capacity on an ongoing basis to ensure efficiencies of operation. Manages Human Resources * Provides for the interviewing, selecting, orientation/training and competency of staff. * Recruitment and retention of qualified staff. * Provides for effective employee orientation, mentoring process. * Creative staffing plans to provide adequate coverage and maintain cost at reasonable levels. * Coordinate employee survey results/outcomes with appropriate follow-up and action plans. * Provides and ensures appropriate development and training for staff. * Holds and oversees regularly scheduled staff meetings, and monthly management/physician meetings. Quality Initiatives * Meets performance and quality improvement standards, maintaining policies/procedures and ensuring * adherence. * Provides compliance for State, Federal, and JCAHO standards and regulations. * Oversees and coordinates performance improvement/education activities for all Kennestone Vascular Institute cost centers. * Oversees and provides for all Cardiac Cath Lab policies/procedures. * Implements and maintains Scope of Services for the Cardiac Cath Lab. * Interacts with Quality Review Staff to provide outcomes tracking data and analysis activities. * Ensures appropriate credentialing policies are followed during procedure criteria guidelines. * Maintains standard of care as outlined in the policies and procedures. * Ensures high quality, cost effective patient care. Manages Strategic Planning * Coordinates any new services and construction/renovation projects. * Provides leadership for the Procedural Cardiology Program growth. * Assists in marketing activities for new services, and techn