Acute Care Surgery Network Manager - Atrium Health - Charlotte

• Full time, M-F, 8a-5p
• MHA, MPH, or related preferred
• 2 years' experience required

The Atrium Health Acute Care Surgery Network (ACSN) is recruiting a Program Manager to support and facilitate the integration and advancement of care for acutely ill and injured patients with general surgical conditions managed within the Atrium Health facilities of the greater Charlotte area (GCA). 

The ACSN supports both the expansion and integration of facility capabilities to optimize the care of patients with urgent and critical conditions including emergency general surgery, surgically critically ill, and trauma patients in more than ten Atrium Health GCA facilities.  The ACSN Program Manager will work with the network leadership to provide strategic, operational, and tactical support for the network and its mission.

Since its initiation in the third quarter of 2020, ACSN has supported the advancement of care models for the urgent population to improve access, throughput, and clinical outcomes. Ongoing and developmental activities supported by the ACSN Manager will include but are not limited to:

• Advancement of EGS quality structures and integration and advancement of the American College of Surgeons EGS-Verification Program certification within the GCA.
• Expansion of surgical intensivist engagement in multidisciplinary critical care support for critically ill surgical patients
• Expansion and integration of regional trauma facilities
• Evidence-based guideline development, access, and utilization compliance monitoring
• ACS – DataMart development to support quality assessment and improvement programs
• ACSN – Quality Assessment and Process Improvement Structure with the development of risk-adjusted condition-specific metrics
• ACSN Provider Education Structure to enable post-operative management of higher-acuity patients across facilities of the GCA
• ACSN collaborative programs with anesthesia & perioperative medicine, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, radiology, and transfusion medicine.

The program manager will be responsible for strategic development and implementation, operational support for expansion and integration, and tactical management of documents, meetings and ongoing initiatives. 

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field.

• Typically requires 5 years of experience in a leadership role within health care, that includes developing financial budgets.

• Prior experience managing multiple projects and developing financial budgets for multi-department and multi-site locations.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal communication (both oral and written), decision-making, and problem-solving skills essential.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with all levels of management and administration.
• Must possess strong analytical and computer skills including presentation and training in a large group setting.

• This position requires travel, so the incumbent will be exposed to weather and road conditions.
• May be exposed to human blood and body fluids on an infrequent basis and must therefore wear protective apparel as needed.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job
• Generally exposed to normal office environment.

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Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.