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SCA Health

Outpatient surgical center delivering safe care

CEO – Surgery Center of Des Moines

Full-TimeDeadline 9/1/27
$115k - $165k/yr
Mid
Bachelor's
West Des Moines, IA, USA
In Person
Business & Strategy

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor’s degree is preferred, or equivalent work experience will be considered.
  • At least 1–3 years of experience in healthcare and 2 or more years of leadership experience.
Responsibilities
  • Execute the growth strategy, hold direct profit-and-loss responsibility, and achieve the facility’s overall goals.
  • Champion the high-reliability organization journey and ensure leaders, teams, and physicians achieve clinical excellence and drive zero harm through adoption and standardization of clinical quality standards.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing facility team of clinical and operational professionals focused on clinical quality outcomes, volume growth, labor efficiency, and operational excellence.
  • Drive and sustain a zero-patient-harm culture.
  • Collaborate proactively with physicians to meet patient needs and exceed patient expectations.
  • Build and manage a high-performing team of clinicians to deliver excellent patient care.
  • Lead or partner with the Medical Executive Committee, Governing Body, and Board of Managers to develop clinical guidelines and implement the center’s response to changing community healthcare needs.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop clinical and business professionals focused on clinical quality outcomes, volume growth, labor efficiency, supply chain management, and revenue cycle optimization consistent with the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
  • Use effective hiring and development processes and sound judgment to ensure a high-performing team is in place.
  • Give teammates the authority, accountability, training, information, and resources to reach their potential and improve center performance.
  • Communicate clear expectations and develop team confidence and broader organizational engagement.
  • Create a vision, momentum, and process that lead others to embrace change.
  • Build a highly committed and capable center management team.
  • Assess, attract, retain, and develop personnel to meet performance expectations and future infrastructure expansion needs.
  • Serve as the on-site personnel director and ensure fair and prompt resolution of teammate complaints, grievances, and operating problems.
  • Drive top-line growth and cultivate strong physician relationships.
  • Own organic top-line growth through increased volume, strategic service-line growth, new physician recruitment, and increased volume from existing physicians.
  • Design and execute physician recruitment and marketing programs to drive case volume growth through partnerships with physicians, medical groups, health system partners, local employers, and third-party payers.
  • Initiate, develop, and maintain physician relationships that support growth, governance, board and partnership interests, and confidence in the organization.
  • Recommend, develop, and execute short- and long-term strategic plans that drive clinical, financial, and operational results.
  • Partner with regional and other organizational leaders to design and implement growth initiatives and operational-effectiveness opportunities.
  • Lead operational excellence and manage the center’s profit and loss, including financial controls and reporting.
  • Implement and maintain annual strategic business plans suited to the partnership and local market dynamics.
  • Collaborate with corporate departments to identify and implement best practices in clinical quality, volume growth, and operational excellence.
  • Safeguard center assets and ensure buildings, tenant improvements, and equipment are maintained in working order and comply with local, state, and federal regulations.
  • Oversee facility management, life-safety codes, and environment-of-care requirements, and proactively manage facility operations.
  • Maintain center operations in compliance with regulatory requirements and accrediting-body standards.
  • Provide support as needed for medical records, credentialing, admissions and intake, accounts payable, billing, collections, insurance verification, transactions, posting, and clinical logs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient care, surgical sites, and multi-site healthcare settings.

About the company

Arcadia Outpatient Surgery Center, operated by SCA Health, provides outpatient surgical care for procedures that don’t require overnight hospital stays. It uses specialized services and state-of-the-art equipment to perform operations in an ambulatory setting with a family-friendly environment, emphasizing patient safety and high-quality care. Revenue comes from patient fees, insurance reimbursements, and partnerships with other healthcare providers, supported by accreditation from The Joint Commission. The center aims to deliver safe, efficient, and accessible surgical care by operating outside traditional inpatient hospital models and maintaining strong payer and provider partnerships.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$40K

Headquarters

Homewood, Alabama

Founded

2007

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What believers are saying

  • CMS added 560 ASC codes for 2026, expanding eligible outpatient procedure volume.
  • Englewood Cliffs opened June 2026 with SCA Health, adding higher-acuity orthopedic and cardiovascular cases.
  • OrthoAlliance joined SCA Health in 2024, strengthening Midwest orthopedic scale and physician relationships.

What critics are saying

  • Optum plans 572 New Jersey layoffs starting February 2026, signaling ongoing cost pressure.
  • FTC antitrust scrutiny around AMSURG shows regulators view outpatient consolidation as competition-threatening.
  • UnitedHealth-owned SCA faces reputational risk if Optum price increases keep drawing payer backlash.

What makes SCA Health unique

  • Optum-backed SCA Health spans 370 clinical locations and 250 physician practice clinics.
  • SCA Health partners with 60-plus health systems, with roughly half facilities jointly owned.
  • Its 2026 FTC-mandated purchase of six AMSURG centers expands market density and referral control.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

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