While 59% of our ASC
respondents and 47% of our
hospital respondents told us
they are satisfied with their
compensation given the
demands of their position,
many of our 365 survey
respondents told us they feel stretched thin because they wear too
many hats and work too many hours.
"Yes, I get paid enough, but I would rather have fewer responsibili-
ties than more money," says Flori Gonzalez, administrator of the
Kinetix Surgery Center in Sherman Oaks in Van Nuys, Calif.
A Massachusetts ASC administrator shared her take on being over-
worked and underpaid. "I am one person doing AP, AR, HR. No, I'm
not paid enough because I do everything, saving the cost of a book-
keeper, office manager and some of the clinical coordinator jobs."
A 6-figure salary is great, but at what cost? As one respondent put it:
"The position requires a 24/7 commitment and is often very over-
whelming, so I am not sure they could pay me enough for the work."
A hospital leader added: "I make good money, but to be honest, there
isn't enough money to deal with the daily stress I handle from
patients, physicians and staff."
Be it at a hospital or an ASC, managing a surgical facility is a pres-
sure-cooker job that heaps a load of clinical and business responsibili-
ties onto the shoulders of those in charge.
"For the multiple hats we wear as leaders in the ASC, the compensa-
tion is not adequate," says a 48-year-old ASC administrator whose
salary was $100,000 last year with a $1,200 bonus.
Adds a hospital respondent: "I take on a big responsibility as a
supervisor: surgery coordinator, employee evaluations, counseling,
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"Yes, I get paid enough, but I would
rather have less responsibilities
than more money."
