Planned Parenthood Northern California (PPNorCal) is currently seeking a full-time Center Directort o serve our clients at the Eureka Health Center. The Center Director has direct oversight for the overall development, management, and supervision of center staff and services at the designated health center site. The Center Director is responsible for the internal systems and personnel management of the health center while assuring compliance with regional and state regulations and standards, and cost-effective functioning while providing excellent, responsive, client-centered services.
This is an exempt, full-time position, working 40 hours per week including evenings and Saturdays as needed. Salary is DOE + benefits package including Medical, Dental & Vision, ETO and 403B!
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Monitor client volume, capacity and productivity for assigned health center. Create and maintain staffing levels and appointment schedule templates that meet or exceed PPFA productivity goals for visits/hour and RVU, and meet or exceed annual estimated visits proposed in organization annual budget.
- May directly supervise 1-4 subordinate supervisors such as Program Managers and Lead Clinicians and between 4-12 center employees such as RHS IV-Program Coordinators and Clinicians. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Achieve health center’s annual goals regarding number of patients served, patient waiting time, appointment show rate, and customer satisfaction.
- Ensure processes are in place and followed for excellent clinical quality, and patient and staff safety, including successful completion, and remediation of audits. Coordinate Quality Assurance program along with Lead Clinician/Physician.
- Oversee maintenance of facility and manage inventory of equipment and supplies.
- Provide direct patient care approximately 10-20% of the time.
- Plan and implement new programs and services as needed.
- Assist in managing specific grants and grant personnel as indicated by the VP of Clinical Operations and Compliance.
- Cultivate collaborative working relationships with community agencies and organizations to meet the community and PPNorCal needs in the region. Represents the organization at meetings, community events, and conferences.
- Foster a positive communication environment including eliciting staff creativity, ideas, and suggestions. Maintain positive employee relations including proactively addressing potential employee concerns/problems and appropriately respond.
- Document performance concerns and actions when necessary. Alert human resources of potentially serious issues or situations, as they occur to minimize inappropriate, disruptive or unlawful behavior.
- Lead, motivate, coach and perform on-the-job training for all team members: program managers, non-licensed staff and clinicians. Participate in a team approach to patient care, being cognizant of and responsive to the needs of patients and all health center team members.
- Participate in affiliate Center Management meetings.
- Collaborate with other organizational departments to provide an array of community services.
- Ensure that business and clinical processes are “patient friendly”. Encourage innovation and creative thinking in finding opportunities to serve the customer better. Handle any patient complaints.
- Develop, motivate, coach and train health center staff in building customer service-oriented center teams. Coach clinic supervision in day-to-day health center processes and encourage the development of skills relating to workflow processes.
- Develop an effective leadership style with team members. Provide timely feedback and performance evaluation reviews with staff.
- Knowledge of spreadsheet software and word processing software. Knowledge and experience with EHR & EPM systems preferred.
- Reliable automobile transportation and a valid California Driver's License and insurance required.
- Leadership skills including vision, enthusiasm, common sense, proven management skills, and a commitment to excellent customer service and the mission of Planned Parenthood.
- Two or more years experience in health care supervision/management including personnel management, program management and fiscal management.
- Direct patient care experience, preferably in women’s health/reproductive health care. Experience in family practice or community health preferred.
- Commitment to working with low-income and culturally-diverse clients with an emphasis on prevention and empowerment.
- Community Development experience preferred.
- Knowledge of the assigned county preferred.
- Flexibility, creativity, ability to tolerate ambiguity and change, and analyze and adapt to new or changing situations while exhibiting effective leadership skills.
- Ability to set priorities and maintain composure under stress and provide leadership in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to influence and secure cooperation from others, and works collaboratively toward “win-win” solutions.
- Ability to communicate effectively, make decisions, solve problems and function as a team leader.
- Excellent organizational skills, a sense of responsibility and a high level of motivation.
- Ability to think and act strategically.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
- Commitment to quality healthcare.