Description
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Surgery Ventures Regional Director of Workforce Health and Safety ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall function, staffing, planning, and budget of the Occupational and Employee Health programs. The Director fosters a culture of accountability and collaboration and supports the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures in support of facility and market/region objectives.
What you will do in this role:
Provide matrixed oversight to facility Employee Health and Occupational Health colleagues. Oversees facilitation of large initiatives such as technology implementation, respiratory protection program, influenza vaccination, COVID response and others.
Develops goals, objectives, marketing, and action plans in accordance with Workforce Health and Safety’s mission and strategic initiatives.
Develops and implements systems and program plans to provide integrated services that are compatible with and satisfy the occupational needs of participating facilities across the division and patients served. This includes, but is not limited to the organization and content compliance of EH files, serve as a resource to ASC EH RN’s and act as an EH liaison for other departments such as Quality, HR, IT&S, Pharmacy and Materials.
Provides administrative direction and leadership in emergency preparedness related to Occupational and Employee Health, including emerging and reemerging diseases, bioterrorism, natural disasters, and other issues.
Leverages various feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction.
Builds a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent. Ensures people with the right skills and motivations are in the right role, at the right time, to meet business needs.
Ensures effective labor management, including position control, productivity management, and premium pay utilization. Maintains staffing to ensure appropriate patient care.
Stays abreast of legal and regulatory standards and ensures compliance.
Manages operating expenses, including the utilization of supplies and equipment. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and implements actions to achieve savings.
Maintains accountability to division and facility Workforce Health and Safety performance metrics including vaccination compliance, injury rates, pre-hire processes and others.
Oversees operations, account management, and billing functions for externally provided occupational medicine services as applicable.
Qualifications for this role:
Bachelor’s Degree (RN, APN, MD, or other clinical) is required
Master’s Degree (RN, APN, MD, or other clinical) is preferred
3+ years of experience in a clinical setting is required– Preferably in the Ambulatory Surgery setting
1+ years of experience in applicable healthcare management is preferred
