Business Coordinator - Periop

Perioperative Admin

Full Time

AM Shift

am

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Assists the AVP, Perioperative services by coordinating business support functions across the Perioperative services division. Collaborates with perioperative leaders to coordinate the capital budget planning processes. Supports the growth and development of Perioperative departments by ensuring we have the supplies and equipment needed to provide quality patient care. Behaves in a trustful manner by communicating openly and honestly; follows through with assignments to meet established deadlines. Serves as a liaison between leadership, key departments, and outside companies.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Associate's Degree in Business Administration or related field

Minimum Years of Experience: 3 Years experience in a surgical or procedural setting

Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): An Associate's Degree and 3 years experience can be substituted for a High School Diploma with 5 Years experience in a surgical or procedural setting OR A Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field with 2 Years experience in a surgical or procedural setting

Required Certifications/Licensure: None

Required Training: None

Essential Functions

• Supports the development of annual capital budget requests and facilitate the purchase of approved capital budget items.
• Supports ongoing operational and quality improvement initiatives by serving as a project manager.
• Assists with the growth and development of Perioperative Services by supporting the onboarding of new surgeons and launch of new procedures.
• Supports the adoption of new product requests by attending Products Committee and ensures required information is prepared for committee review. When items are approved, follows up with OR leaders and Service Coordinators to ensure required tasks are completed to begin using the new product.
• Serves as a liaison and key point of contact between medical device company representatives and internal stakeholders.
  
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinates the resolution of system process and performance issues in collaboration with department managers and Perioperative leadership.
• Acts as a liaison with BioMed to ensure clinical equipment and associated service contracts support identified clinical needs throughout Perioperative Services.
• Coordinates the contract review and approval process for supplies, equipment and projects by collaborating with leadership and other key departments including Engineering, Legal, BioMed and Information Security.
• Ensures contract related disparities and conflicts are elevated to the AVP/VP for appropriate resolution.
  
  

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.

Nearest Major Market: Columbia

Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina