Area
Manager
Training or Education and Experience:
Minimum of five years
of experience with Lincare or industry similar to Lincare. B.S. degree
or equivalent. Experience in dealing with regulatory agencies (FDA,
DOT, E\etc.). Requires more than a casual knowledge of computers,
accounting and finance. Sales background essential with respiratory
experience a plus. Human relations skills critical because position
requires dealing extensively with regulatory personnel, referral sources,
and corporate personnel. Position requires extensive travel and working
independently with minimum direction to obtain final results.
Job Duties:
Responsibilities include the following essential functions:
Has P&L responsibility
for several Lincare operating centers. This responsibility includes
the interviewing, hiring, training and supervision of quality center
managers.
Develops and submits
to a regional vice president a business plan that includes sales
forecasts, expense budgets, capital budgets, general business plans,
salary budget and manpower projections.
Responsible for asset
management, inventories, fixed investment and rolling stock.
Provides a safe working
environment for all employees in compliance with all federal, state,
and local laws.
Assures that area of
responsibility is in compliance with federal, state and local regulations
dealing with DOT, FDA, EEO, OSHA and other agencies.
Maintains a working knowledge
of Medicare regulations and reimbursement understanding including
government and private payor.
Maintains a knowledge
of the respiratory market and provides updated information to regional
vice president regarding activities of competition and availability
of potential acquisitions within their business area.
Administers an approved
salary budget in a timely and effective manner.
Job descriptions are written
in a general way and include a sufficient number of duties to determine
the level and degree of skill and responsibility required of the job.
|
