Center Manager

Position manages the overall operations of a Lifeline Vascular Access Center including but not limited to quality assurance and patient care, financial management, physician relations, safety, risk management, teammate management, equipment maintenance and inventory and other required duties that may arise during the general operations of the center. Manager ensures compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, standards established by the Joint Commission (JCAHO) and compliance with other regulatory agency standards.

Note: IF ACM is also functioning in a clinical position, the ACM must also meet the qualifications of that position.

Quality Assurance and Patient Care

Support Interventionist and clinical team to deliver high-quality outcomes, ensure compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations, comply with all Lifeline clinical and business policies and procedures

Communication and Relationship Management

Facilitate communications from Lifeline to practice and practice to Lifeline in a professional and tactful manner, be the first line relationship manager of Lifeline to physicians and practice, coordinate communication with dialysis facilities in the community on a monthly basis to monitor outcomes and to schedule community educational outreach activities

Teammate Management

Manage all teammate employment activity such as hiring, promoting, job performance, evaluations, retention, and disciplinary actions with appropriate approvals as required

Center/Equipment Management

Ensure that all supplies are ordered, inventory maintained, stored and used, maintain a working knowledge of the Lifeline Product Formulary and monitor the operational status of all medical equipment

Financial Management

Manage center budget and inventory, present and explain monthly financial information supplied by Lifeline to practice physicians and collaborate with reimbursement department to facilitate billing of access centers services