Desert Sky Spine & Sports Medicine is a growing healthcare practice specializing in non-operative musculoskeletal medicine, including spine care, sports injuries, and work-related injuries. Our team is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care in a collaborative and professional environment.
Arizona Sky Surgical Center (ASC) is staffed and supported by Desert Sky Spine & Sports Medicine and provides ambulatory surgical services in coordination with our physicians and healthcare team.
The ASC is currently operational and actively growing its surgical volume as additional physicians and insurance payers become credentialed and contracted. We are building a strong operational foundation focused on quality, efficiency, physician collaboration, financial performance, and an exceptional patient experience.
We are seeking an experienced ASC Administrator to provide administrative and operational leadership for Arizona Sky Surgical Center and play a key role in the center's continued growth and development.
Position Summary
The ASC Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day administrative and operational management of the Ambulatory Surgery Center. This position works closely with the Clinical Director, Medical Director, physicians, employees, and executive leadership to ensure the ASC operates efficiently, remains compliant with applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements, supports high-quality patient care, and achieves its operational and financial goals.
The Administrator will play an important role in building surgical volume, expanding payer participation, strengthening physician relationships, managing labor and expenses, overseeing revenue-cycle performance, and developing efficient ASC processes as the center grows.
Key ResponsibilitiesASC Operations & Leadership
- Oversee the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the ASC.
- Partner closely with the Clinical Director, Medical Director, physicians, and executive leadership to ensure effective coordination of ASC operations.
- Develop, implement, and maintain operational processes, policies, and procedures.
- Monitor operational performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, patient experience, physician satisfaction, and overall performance.
- Support the continued development of the ASC as surgical volume grows.
- Ensure administrative operations support safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care.
- Identify operational issues and coordinate timely resolution or escalation.
Staffing & Workforce Management
- Oversee administrative aspects of ASC staffing and workforce planning in collaboration with clinical leadership and Human Resources.
- Monitor staffing levels, labor utilization, productivity, and overtime in relation to surgical volume and operational needs.
- Participate in recruitment, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, performance management, and employee development.
- Support employee retention and engagement initiatives.
- Promote a positive, professional, collaborative, and accountable workplace culture.
- Monitor labor expenses and staffing productivity in relation to budget.
Regulatory, CMS & Accreditation Compliance
- Maintain administrative oversight of compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, CMS requirements, and accreditation standards.
- Coordinate preparation for CMS, AAAHC, state, and other regulatory or accreditation surveys.
- Monitor regulatory requirements, deadlines, findings, recommendations, and corrective action plans.
- Maintain required administrative and regulatory documentation.
- Support ongoing compliance, risk management, patient safety, and organizational readiness.
- Work collaboratively with clinical leadership to address regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Governing Board & Reporting
- Coordinate Governing Board meetings and related administrative activities.
- Prepare operational, financial, quality, and other reports for executive leadership and the Governing Board.
- Track Governing Board action items and follow through on decisions and initiatives.
- Provide leadership with timely information regarding operational performance, challenges, risks, and opportunities.
- Monitor key performance indicators and communicate significant trends or concerns.
Physician & Medical Staff Relations
- Develop and maintain strong, professional relationships with physicians and their office staff.
- Serve as an administrative liaison between physicians, medical staff, clinical leadership, and ASC administration.
- Support physician recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and retention.
- Work with the Medical Director and Clinical Director to address physician and medical staff concerns.
- Support credentialing, privileging, reappointment, and related medical staff processes.
- Work with physician offices to identify and resolve operational barriers affecting scheduling, case volume, and physician utilization.
- Promote a positive physician experience and strong communication between the ASC and participating physician practices.
Financial & Budget Management
- Monitor ASC financial and operational performance, including revenue, expenses, labor, supplies, implants, and case volume.
- Participate in the development and management of the ASC operating and capital budgets.
- Monitor expenses and identify opportunities for cost control and operational efficiency.
- Review financial and operational reports and identify significant trends or variances.
- Provide leadership with recommendations regarding financial and operational performance.
- Monitor the relationship between case volume, payer mix, reimbursement, expenses, and overall ASC performance.
- Ensure operational spending remains consistent with established budgets and approval processes.
Revenue Cycle & Payer Development
- Provide administrative oversight of ASC revenue-cycle activities.
- Monitor accounts receivable, collections, denials, reimbursement, and other key revenue-cycle indicators.
- Coordinate with billing, finance, coding, authorization, credentialing, and revenue-cycle partners to resolve issues.
- Support payer credentialing, enrollment, contracting, and participation activities.
- Help identify and resolve barriers to scheduling and completing cases.
- Monitor payer participation and reimbursement trends as the ASC expands its insurance relationships.
- Support initiatives designed to increase appropriate surgical volume and strengthen the financial performance of the ASC.
- Collaborate with leadership and revenue-cycle partners to identify opportunities for improved reimbursement and collections.
Supply, Implant & Equipment Management
- Oversee administrative aspects of supply, inventory, equipment, and implant management.
- Monitor inventory levels, utilization, ordering, and related expenses.
- Coordinate with clinical leadership regarding supply and equipment needs.
- Work with vendors to ensure appropriate availability, pricing, service, and support.
- Monitor implant utilization and reconciliation processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve utilization, reduce waste, and control costs.
- Ensure supplies and equipment are appropriately available to support scheduled procedures.
Vendor & Contract Management
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with vendors and contracted service providers.
- Monitor vendor performance, pricing, service levels, and contractual obligations.
- Coordinate contract renewals and required documentation.
- Work with leadership to address vendor performance or contractual concerns.
- Ensure contracted services meet applicable operational, quality, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
- Assist with evaluation of vendors, products, services, and purchasing opportunities.
Quality & Performance Improvement
- Support the ASC's Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program in collaboration with clinical leadership.
- Monitor quality indicators, performance metrics, patient satisfaction, physician satisfaction, and staff satisfaction.
- Support quality reporting, audits, chart reviews, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate administrative aspects of CMS ASC Quality Reporting Program requirements.
- Support required quality and regulatory reporting, including QualityNet and NHSN activities as applicable.
- Assist with incident reporting, investigation, corrective action, and follow-up.
- Support patient complaint and grievance processes.
- Collaborate with the Clinical Director and Medical Director regarding quality, patient safety, infection prevention, and performance improvement.
Credentialing
- Coordinate physician and applicable healthcare practitioner credentialing and privileging activities.
- Maintain accurate credentialing files and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate initial credentialing, reappointment, renewals, and expiration tracking.
- Monitor licenses, certifications, malpractice coverage, privileges, and other required credentials.
- Coordinate with physicians, medical staff leadership, credentialing organizations, insurance entities, and other external parties.
- Support payer credentialing and enrollment activities as appropriate.
- Ensure credentialing requirements and deadlines are tracked and completed.
Growth & Business Development
- Support the continued growth and development of the ASC as surgical volume increases.
- Work with physicians, leadership, and physician offices to identify opportunities to increase appropriate case volume.
- Support expansion of payer participation and relationships.
- Monitor utilization, case volume, payer mix, and operational capacity.
- Identify opportunities to improve physician experience, patient access, efficiency, and financial performance.
- Assist leadership with strategic planning and initiatives related to growth and service development.
- Support initiatives that strengthen the ASC's position within the local healthcare community.
Administrative & Organizational Support
- Serve as a primary administrative resource for ASC operations.
- Coordinate with internal departments and external organizations to ensure timely completion of operational needs.
- Maintain appropriate organizational, financial, vendor, regulatory, and administrative records.
- Track important deadlines, renewals, contracts, licenses, and regulatory requirements.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and other information for executive leadership.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of patient, employee, physician, financial, and organizational information.
- Participate in meetings, special projects, and organizational initiatives as needed.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned to support the success and continued growth of the ASC.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, management, nursing, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of five years of healthcare management or administrative experience preferred.
- Previous ambulatory surgery center or hospital administrative experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with CMS and healthcare accreditation requirements preferred.
- Familiarity with AAAHC standards preferred.
- Experience with physician credentialing and privileging preferred.
- Experience with ASC revenue-cycle processes and payer relationships preferred.
- Experience with healthcare budgeting, financial reporting, and expense management preferred.
- Strong physician relationship and communication skills.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and maintain confidentiality.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships, lead through growth, and follow projects through to completion.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to join a growing ambulatory surgery center at an important stage of development. The ASC is already operational and is building momentum as additional physicians and payer relationships come online.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help shape the center's operational infrastructure, strengthen physician and payer relationships, improve efficiency, support quality initiatives, and contribute directly to the ASC's continued growth and success.
Join our team as ASC Administrator and help build a high-performing surgical center focused on operational excellence, strong physician partnerships, financial responsibility, and exceptional patient care.
Pay: From $115,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Education:
Experience:
Work Location: In person
