Overview
UnityPoint Clinic Supervisor
OBGYN Clinics (Waterloo, Cedar Falls)
FT, Monday-Friday - Daytime hours
The Clinic Supervisor is responsible for the coordination of day-to-day clinic operations in a medical office practice and monitors the activities of all office operations components to ensure the clinic meets its objectives.
The Clinic Supervisor reports directly to Clinic Administrators / Senior Clinic Administrators and advises and seeks consent from the organizations leadership team to coordinate and manage the activities in the clinic.
Responsibilities
- General Responsibilities
- Coordinate day-to-day clinic operations and provide day-to-day support to providers.
- Possess in depth knowledge of and provide operational support for tasks and job functions performed in areas of responsibility, including protocols, processes, policies, and procedures.
- Supervise assigned patient service representatives.
- Provide leadership within the clinic setting in order to ensure effective, efficient office operations, optimizing performance and continually improving quality of care in a vastly changing health care environment.
- Operational / Clinical Results
- Responsible for delegated accountability of department metrics.
- Perform other duties as requested by the organization’s management team and the providers to facilitate the smooth and effective operations of the office.
- Financial Results / Budget Responsibility
- Manage controllable expenses as assigned.
- Provide information to support budgeting process as requested.
- Strategy
- Be aware of what is happening in the clinic / department and the organization by attending clinic / department meetings, reading emails and regularly checking information on the organization’s intranet site.
- Demonstrate initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.
- Support UnityPoint Clinic strategic initiatives as requested.
- Employee / Physician Relations / Performance and Talent Management
- Establish effective mechanisms of communication with staff, providers and patients to foster an environment of openness, trust, team work and staff development.
Schedule, conduct, and complete follow-up for monthly staff and provider meetings.
- Act as a liaison between physicians / providers and the organization’s leadership team to achieve effective communication and optimal operational processes.
- Balance team and individual responsibilities; be open and objective to other’s views; give and welcome feedback; contribute to positive team goals;
and put the success of the team above own interests.
- First line decision maker with respect to employee relations situations; informing appropriate clinic administrator / senior clinic administrator of all employee situations and partnering with appropriate clinic administrator / senior clinic administrator on high level employee situations.
- Take the leadership role in times of disaster to secure the safety of staff, patients, visitors, the facility and protected health information when possible.
- Problem Solving / Decision Making
- Follow protocols and policies in decision making.
- Identify and resolve day-to-day issues related to position of oversight.
- Seek guidance from clinic manager as needed.
- Culture
- Create a culture of innovation, learning, teamwork and professional practice, consistent with the mission, vision and values of the organization.
- Compliance
- Maintain compliance with CLIA, OSHA, Safety and Risk Management guidelines.
- Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work.
- Maintain compliance with Personnel policies and procedures.
- Monitor all environmental conditions in order to secure protected health information.
- Behave in a manner consistent with all Corporate Compliance and HIPAA policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree RN / LPN / AAMA or combination of education and experience required business and / or health care management degree preferred.
- Mandatory Reporter certification.
- CPR certification.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong computer skills.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to take initiative and exercise independent judgment, decision-making and problem-solving expertise.
- Knowledge of personnel administration and patient relation principles.
- Preferred knowledge and experience with process improvement.
16 days ago