Department Manager

Company: Ophthalmology
Location: Chico
Posted on: May 7, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description Responsibilities Helps ensure that a medical facility and its staff maintain a high level of ethical and professional standards. Looks for ways to streamline and enhance clinical and administrative operations. Counsels and trains clinical staff. Consults with and supports clinical staff in the efforts to serve patients. Assists clinical workers in obtaining more education, additional certifications and helps them find ways to enhance their skills and improve their chances of career advancement. Helps improve communication among employees in a clinical environment. Increases worker retention rates. Enhances quality of a healthcare facility---s service offerings. Develops and implements some of the policies and procedures for the medical facility. Design and implement business strategies to help the clinic meet organizational goals. Recruits, hire and coordinate the training of new staff members. Evaluates the job performances of clinical personnel. Schedules clinical staff according to workloads and available equipment and space. Stays up-to-date on a plethora of factors that affect the performance of a healthcare facility including advancements in diagnostic equipment, newly approved medications, upgraded computer technology, new and amended government regulations and changes in health insurance products. Attends interdepartmental meetings. Identifies quality assurance and risk management issues and brings them to the attention of the appropriate managers. Monitors the use of resources to determine when there is a need for additional staff. Ensures that all clinical staff is accurately notating patients--- electronic health records. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must have superior problem solving and decision making skills as well as strong analytical skills. Must be a talented team builder. Excellent management and leadership skills. Must be detail oriented with strong organizational skills. Must have strong computer skills. Must have good negotiation and persuasion skills. Must have the ability to exercise sound judgment. Ability to delegate tasks as needed Education and Experience Bachelor---s degree in Psychology or other behavior-related program. On-the-job training and supervisory experience. Certification and licensing for the specific state of employment. Work Environment Time is spent walking from area to area making sure everything is functioning properly. Time is spent in meetings for the purpose of discussing incidents and issues that need to be resolved to help the facility run more efficiently. Must be able to work normal weekday hours Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm plus some evenings and weekends when necessary. Must be able to sit for extended amounts of time at a desk. Company Description Ophthalmology Office

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