Practice Manager

About the role

Provides administrative oversight, business management, and program development for one or more practices. Works effectively with providers and other staff to develop and implement common priorities and goals related to providing optimal service, maximizing operational efficiency, ensuring financial viability and rendering high quality health care services. Responsible for fostering a positive relationship with the patient population served (where applicable). Works in collaboration with the Medical Director(s) and other leadership in a matrix management team. Supervises all administrative and clinical support staff.

Responsibilities

• Works with the practices and the management team to develop and implement long and short-range business plans for practices.
• Meets regularly with the appropriate clinical and administrative leaders in each practice.
• Analyzes information, develops strategies to improve operations and enhance service delivery; implements changes in conjunction with the management team.
• Acts as the liaison with other hospital departments to resolve problems that interfere with the efficient operation of the practices.
• Ensures the success of employees through a full life cycle, providing support and set up of new clinical providers and staff.
• Develops practice performance standards in conjunction with the management team.
• Makes sure the practices perform against those standards and prepares and implements steps to bring the practice into conformance with those standards.
• Develops management reports to measure provider productivity, assesses patient demand for services, determines patient satisfaction and otherwise evaluates the effectiveness of the practices’ operations.
• Develops and implements cost-effective operational adjustments as appropriate to enhance practice efficiency.
• Responsible for practice related revenue cycle needs.
• Generates patient assignments as applicable.
• Controls purchase and distribution of supplies in the practices.
• Establishes and maintains inventory system of supplies.
• Works with providers and vendors to procure cost-effective purchases and provide inventory control.
• Attends management meetings and participates in other hospital committees as required.
• Calls, prepares agenda for, and participates in monthly meetings with all practice personnel, in consultation with the management team.
• Prepares follow-up work plans to items discussed at the practice meetings, and monitors completion of identified projects and tasks.
• Communicates BMC and/or practice priorities and essential information to staff on a regular basis.
• Maximizes the use of physical space by coordinating the use and assignment of practices’ office and examination space.
• Creates and maintains the Policy and Procedure Manuals.

  Qualifications

  • REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree and 5-7 years of experience in a healthcare business environment with at least 3 years management and budget experience. Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field strongly preferred.
  • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSAs): Ability to work collaboratively in medical matrix team, and the ability to adequately represent needs of medical services, and work with multiple physicians of numerous specialties. Comprehensive knowledge of clinical operations, hospital financial and human resources policies and procedures. Excellent understanding of hospital and physician reimbursement as well as applicable external regulations and legal requirements. Outstanding interpersonal relationship building skills; ability to mentor, guide and motivate direct reports through demonstration of best practices and leading by example. Able to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and produce expected results. Highly developed skills using personal computer tools including computerized healthcare information system, word processing, spreadsheets and presentation applications. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.