American Health Imaging is seeking an experienced and dynamic Center Manager to lead our Lawrenceville, GA location.
Job Summary:
The Center Manager is accountable for delivering high-quality, efficient and effective services for our Imaging patients and families in a standard centre(s). Creates a positive and collaborative work environment while supervising the daily activities, patient flow, operations, clinical procedures, and performance of centre staff. Participates in short-term and long-range planning and business development.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Patient Care
- Greet patients, families, and visitors in a courteous and helpful manner
- Ensures accuracy of patient data entered in the RIS
- Ensures smooth daily operations by resolving performance issues and ensuring appropriate scheduling of centre staff
- Ensures patient throughput by completing pre-visit patient care and on-site patient preparation activities as needed
- Acts as point of escalation for concerns and challenges from patients and referring physicians
Staff and Centre Management
- Manages centre(s) within a single geographic area
- Develops and fosters referring physician relationships
- Maintains positive working relationships with joint venture partnerships, if applicable
- Acts as the owner of the P&L with responsibility for escalating issues and concerns
- Develops, reviews, and implements action plans based on financial reporting to enhance centre performance
- Manages contrast coverage and corresponding radiologist schedules
- Attends training to stay up to date on best practices and protocols
- Implements and manages the training and onboarding program for new associates
- Participates in the staff planning and hiring process for new associates
- Leads regular team and department meetings and employee one-on-ones
- Monitors and approves timecards on a daily or weekly basis
- Leads, initiates, and participates in annual performance evaluations, developmentand performance management of associates
- Establishes associate schedules to provide for planned time off, ensuring appropriate staffing levels and adequate coverage
- Evaluates, implements, and manages workflow and process improvements for the department
- Ensures the department has knowledge of company and department policies and corresponding procedures are in place
- Supports employees ensuring highest level of patient satisfaction
- Completes other tasks and projects as assigned
- Develops methods for measuring and monitoring team and department performance
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required; bachelor's degree preferred
- 2-5 years' experience working in healthcare environment
- 2-3 years of previous people management experience
- Experience with Microsoft Office; including excel
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of and adherence to company policies and protocols
- Knowledge of and adherence to HIPAA and safety guidelines
- Knowledge of basic level computer skills
- Skill in organising and prioritising work and following assignments through to completion
- Skill in written and verbal communication
- Ability to take initiative to improve processes, think strategically and identify trends
- Ability to provide open, honest feedback to improve decision making
- Ability to influence across the organisation and work effectively with all levels of management and staff
- Ability to maintain and build constructive relationships that produce results
- Ability to effectively supervise exempt and non-exempt staff
- Ability to lead in a manner consistent with USRS and the Departments values
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet established deadlines
- Ability to be flexible in schedule and adaptable to constant change
- Ability to effectively handle details with accuracy
- Ability to maintain regular attendance and on-time approval to work as scheduled
- Ability to deliver high quality customer service to internal and external customers by communicating with integrity and compassion
- Ability to resolve service recovery issues and understand when to elevate to the next level
- Ability to remain calm in difficult situations
Physical Requirements:
- Requires the use of office equipment, such as computers, fax machines, telephones and copiers
- Requires computer related activities for extended periods of time
- Requires the ability to see, hear, speak, write and key
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