Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Our Mission is to provide quality, compassionate care in the communities we serve. Creating an ethos of good health, wellness and responsibility is central to our mission and an everyday commitment to our neighbors and families.
Our Vision is to consistently deliver the right care, in the right place, at the right time and to be a premier organization to work, where patient care and saving lives remain our focus. Our vision reflects our aspirations for the future and the goals we work toward together. It provides hope of what’s to come, including how we have the opportunity to participate in some of the most important moments in our patients’ lives and continue to improve the way care is delivered.
Our Values define who we are, what we stand for and what we CARE about:
- Compassion and respect for others and each other, supporting our communities and advocating for our patients
- Acting with integrity and the highest ethical standards – always
- Results delivered through accountability and transparency
- Embracing inclusiveness for all people in our workplace and in the communities we serve
A Unique Value Proposition
Through its innovative partnership model and operational framework, USPI creates long-term financial and growth opportunities for physicians while maintaining a commitment to sustainable, high-quality patient care. By integrating best-in-class management with physician leadership, USPI continues to be the preferred partner for health systems and surgeons across the country.
Benefits of a USPI Surgical Center
USPI’s facilities offer a unique combination of clinical expertise, financial opportunity, and operational support, making them an ideal choice for physicians, health system partners, and patients.
- Expertise in Quality and Safety – USPI prioritizes patient safety and high clinical standards, ensuring best-in-class outcomes across its surgical centers.
- Significant Ownership and Financial Opportunity – Through joint ownership models, physicians can benefit from equity participation and long-term financial growth.
- Strong Governance and Compliance – USPI maintains a highly structured governance model with rigorous compliance programs to ensure operational integrity and adherence to healthcare regulations.
- Specialized Business Development Team – A dedicated team provides strategic support to expand market presence, enhance service offerings, and drive facility growth.
- Comprehensive Administrative Support – USPI alleviates the administrative burdens of operating a surgical facility, assisting with staffing, compliance, revenue cycle management, and supply chain optimization.
Key Responsibilities
The CEO is responsible for directing, coordinating, and controlling all aspects of the operating functions, processes, and staff of the Surgical Hospital while demonstrating the primary goal of efficiently providing surgical services that exceed customer expectations and improve clinical and financial operations.
- The daily operation of the facility.
- Serving, along with any committee appointed for the purpose, as a liaison between the Governing Board, the Medical Staff, and all departments of the facility.
- Reporting the pertinent activities concerning the facility to the Governing Board at regular intervals.
- Appointing a person responsible for the facility in the absence of the CEO.
- Planning for the services provided by the facility and the operation of the facility.
- Overall management of the Partnership as outlined in the Operating or Limited Partnership Agreement as applicable.
- Lead discussion/presentation during Monthly Operations Review call and Governing Board meetings with USPI’s Home Office Business Operations team.
- Deploy, monitor, and ensure that USPI’s EDGE™ is the foundation of the facility’s operational processes and appropriately integrated within the facility’s QPI program.
- Ensure compliance with USPI’s policies and procedures as related to internal controls.
- Develop, monitor, and control the staffing needs, operations budget, and capital budget.
- Develop, monitor, and control the purchasing plan to stay within the proposed budget and maintain compliance with group purchasing initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with government regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies.
- Negotiate and control all external contracts, such as those with physicians, ancillary services, plant maintenance, and purchasing agreements.
- Establish pricing for procedures based on cost analysis and local market standards.
- Foster positive work relationships among all departments of the facility and act as liaison between UPSI’s Home Office and all staff at the facility.
- Develop and ensure compliance with appropriate departmental policy and procedure manuals for use by the staff.
- Closely monitor variations in the financial performance of the facility to avoid cash flow problems.
