Assistant Area Operations Director - Dialysis

Location

Shreveport, LA | United States

Job description

Founded in 1971, Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI) remains the nation’s largest non-profit dialysis provider. With a team of approximately 5,000 talented and caring employees serving across the United States, DCI provides care to nearly 15,000 patients on dialysis and 3,500 patients with chronic kidney disease. We offer a variety of services including in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis (PD). Each position within DCI, from our Area Operations Leaders to our Talented Nursing Staff, contributes toward the goal of providing excellent patient care. Our staff has helped DCI achieve the lowest mortality and hospitalization rates among large dialysis providers for the past 13 years in a row.

The Assistant Area Operations Director works directly with the Area Operations Director and is responsible for the management of assigned outpatient dialysis facilities and any associated home and hospital dialysis programs in accordance with written polices established by the Board of Trustee and the Medical Directors.

• Provide leadership and direction to all management and staff in assigned region, and upholds a formal means of accountability for all employees.
• Oversees operational and financial activities and management of multiple dialysis facilities and programs.
• Ensures a safe and clean environment is provided for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Reviews and oversees patient care and assists Administrator in medical record documentation for compliance with ESRD Network, HCFA, CQI Program, and policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements nursing policies and procedures in compliance with ESRD Network, HCFA, CQI Program, and other regulatory requirements, and reviews nursing manual annually.
• Actively develop managers, leaders, and teams. Promotes teamwork and trust amongst all staff and management.
• Assures facility compliance with all regulatory bodies and ESRD Networks. Furnish Federal and State agencies all data required for certification (or re-certification).
• Oversees that Care Planning, QAPI, and Governing Body meetings are held on a routine basis, as required.
• Attend technical, social worker and Clinical staff, Patient Representative Meetings as required.
• Develops, executes, and enforces policies and operational standards relative to the general operation of the facility and to the protection of patients, personal, and property rights. Participates in annual review of facility policies and procedures.
• Oversees the financial operation of the facility, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger, and inventory. Participates in the development of fiscal budgets for assigned clinics, as requested. Responsible for and accountable for overall cost controls.
• Works cooperatively with all departments of DCI Corporate Office and provides required reporting in a timely manner.
• Oversees the clinical and technical operation of the facility, and in coordination with the local clinical team, works to achieve clinical outcomes and benchmark goals as established by the local clinical team and DCI Corporate leadership.
• Initiates and ensures adequate communication (upward and downward) and timely execution of DCI programs and directives.
• Assures that formal means of accountability are established by the Medical Director for those involved in patient care.
• Encourages and facilitates open and free communication between staff, administration, physicians, and patients.
• Stay informed of changes, trends, and studies in management, nursing and dialysis practices through reading, in-services, networking, and attendance of workshops and conferences.
• Participates in negotiating agreements into which the facility may enter with vendors, consultants, and providers of services not furnished directly by the facility.

• A Bachelor’s degree is required. An MBA, MHA or similar degree is preferred.
• One year experience in an ESRD dialysis unit or a similar healthcare setting is required. 
• Must be accustomed to working in a diverse population.

DCI is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer-Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. If you are having difficulty using the online application system or would like to request other accommodations or application methods, please contact Doug Patterson at  [email protected] or 615-327-3061. Once a request has been made, DCI will initiate a discussion with you about your needs and whether an accommodation can be provided. DCI is committed to providing such accommodations where possible.

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