Interim Management

We often receive calls from hospital administrators who have just learned that their Director of Surgical Services, OR Manager, SPD Manager or ASC Administrator - the people they depend on to keep departments running - is leaving. This sort of change can threaten the stability of a department. Our team can place an interim, full-time clinical leader to provide day-to-day management and direction to your OR and SPD. If opportunities for operational improvement are apparent, the interim director/manager/administrator will work with you to implement change.

Interim Management

Interim Director of Surgical Services or OR Manager

The interim perioperative director that SHC places in your perioperative area can:

Manage the overall operations of your OR in accordance with hospital policies, standards of nursing practices, and governmental and regulatory agencies for the perioperative areas
Address management issues identified through hospital process improvement efforts
Provide administrative and financial accountability for planning, directing, staffing, coordinating, and controlling functions and activities of the OR
Monitor and propose improvement initiatives related to hospital customer satisfaction processes
Participate in preparing annual operations and capital expense budgets; direct necessary analysis, factoring financial need into budget projections, and present per hospital protocols
Provide monthly analysis and reporting of revenue and expenses per hospital processes
Administer data collection system for staffing utilization, room utilization, and preparation of periodic productivity reports used at the hospital
Maintain or propose revisions to programs for staff retention and recruitment, continuing education, and competency-based learning
Participate in perioperative standing committees and hospital-wide committees as assigned
Communicate with physicians and work closely with the Medical Director to maintain a high standard of medical care and development of client relationships with surgeons
Assist with recruitment and transfer of the OR to a new director
Perform duties as assigned by the Chief Nursing Officer or other designee

Interim SPD Manager

The SPD interim manager that SHC places in your SPD area can:

Manage the daily operations of the SPD, including practice standards, staffing, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement
Address management issues identified through hospital process improvement efforts
Develop and administer policies, procedures, and practices related to sterile processing
Establish and maintain customer satisfaction of serviced perioperative areas and physicians
Develop and implement action plans to improve staff development
Function as a resource and role model for clinical expertise
Hire, evaluate, manage, motivate, and counsel SPD personnel
Maintain all protocols for quality control, records, labor relations, fiscal assets, and federal/compliance guidelines, including the Joint Commission, the Association of perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Manage and control expenditures within budgets
Participate in hospital fire, safety, and disaster programs
Support and enforce infection control policies and procedures
Maintain a professional approach with confidentiality
Communicate effectively with medical, nursing, and interdepartmental staffs
Assist with recruitment and transfer of SPD to a new manager
Mentor a new manager as needed

Interim ASC Administrator

The Interim ASC Administrator that SHC places in your Ambulatory Surgery Center can:

The Interim ASC Administrator that SHC places in your Ambulatory Surgery Center will:
Be responsible for the daily operations of the Center
Develop business plan to ensure the fiscal goals of the Center are achieved
Monitor the performance of contracts and other financial matter
Develop annual budget based on the direction of the Board of Managers
Responsible for all facets of accounting , including bank accounts , cash flow, accounts payable and receivables, and managing AR days
Ensure compliance with all Federal, State, and Accreditation body regulations
Develop monthly Board meeting agenda, financial data packets and reports all pertinent clinical, and business information, i.e. equipment request, block request, payer contractor changes, etc.
Ensures adherence to all established policies and procedures
Manager third party payer relations
Responsible for all personnel management
Works with the DON to develop clinical goals, quality metrics, and benchmarking
Work closely with physician to provide efficient, quality care to all patients
Performs all duties assigned by the Board of Managers