Department Manager (Clinic)

Bridgeview Eye Partners•Kearney, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinic Department Manager supports the primary functions within the clinic area of the practice. This position requires a strong leader with the ability to lead, develop, and motivate staff to ensure optimal efficiency and deliver the highest quality of patient care.

Requirements

High school graduate, or equivalent
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
Decisive leadership with above average judgment
Detail oriented, self-starter, with strong organizational skills
Able to effectively sustain multiple, simultaneous tasks
Ability to lead, motivate, and promote a team environment
Ability to build and maintain good rapport with the doctors, staff and patients, and handle situations with confidence, tact, and resourcefulness
Proactive, adaptable, with the ability to work under pressure to accomplish projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Standing for sustained periods of time.
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
Physical requirements: Light work. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform each activity.
Staff members are required to meet training expectations within the initial 90-day probationary period.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in fields of ophthalmology or optometry is preferred
Previous experience in leadership/management is preferred
Obtaining certification in optometric field is encouraged.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate and uphold the mission statement, values, and core programs of the company
Develop and guide staff to ensure consistency in performance and improve clinic efficiencies
Develop and monitor the coordination of patient scheduling and patient flow throughout the office
Maintain inventory of all medications and supplies
Assist Practice Manager in evaluating staff performance and clinical assessments in order to provide additional training as necessary
Develop staff in their essential responsibilities, as necessary
Provide a safe, clean, organized and inviting environment for both patients and staff
Perform other duties and assume various responsibilities as determined by the office manager and doctor(s)