Senior Director of Physician and Provider Administration

Core Responsibilities

• Formulate long-term strategic plans to drive service line development and practice growth across the region.
• Design provider alignment strategies that enhance provider engagement, reduce burnout, and optimize the utilization of clinical staff.
• Lead clinical transformation initiatives, directing organizational change management efforts to adopt modern care delivery models.
• Cultivate high-touch provider relationships, aligning the distinct operational needs of specialized pediatric physicians and providers with hospital business objectives.
• Manage provider workforce planning, leading recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies for pediatric specialists and APPs.
• Oversee medical staff governance, ensuring tight adherence to hospital bylaws and specialized credentials.
• Manage credentialing and medical staff services, ensuring seamless onboarding and compliance with medical staff bylaws.
• Manage GME/UME programs/contracts and clinical integration of those students within all departments.
• Maintain and remain compliant with ACGME and POSNA program accreditation for the orthopedic fellowship.
• Serve as the department liaison for former, current and future fellows, visiting professors, summer interns and international visitors.
• Initiate, manage and reconcile external contracts for provider services with partner organizations.
• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration, building productive working relationships between independent physicians, employed providers, and nursing and operational teams.
• Maximize revenue cycle performance, partnering with billing teams to ensure precise orthopedic charge capture, coding accuracy, and clean claim submissions.
• Manage productivity models, analyzing Relative Value Units (wRVUs) and financial trends to advise practice leadership on resource allocation.
• Oversee planning and implementation of scientific sessions including the CME accreditation and hosting of programs.
• Manage departmental support staff, budgets and other work as assigned.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or a related field is required.
• Master’s degree (MHA, MBA, or MPH) is highly preferred.
• Professional Certifications such as Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) or Certified Ambulatory Surgery Center Administrator (CASC) are heavily favored.

Experience, Skills & Competencies

• Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive operational leadership experience within a hospital outpatient department, large surgical group, or ASC setting.
• At least 3–5 years of experience managing orthopedic, pediatric, or surgical specialty practice lines.
• Demonstrated success operating within an Epic-based environment, with a proven ability to leverage the EHR for operational efficiency.
• Pediatric Healthcare Fluency: Understanding of family-centered care principles, pediatric patient safety, and unique sub-specialty referral pathways.
• Advanced Financial & Analytic Skills: Mastery of wRVU tracking, orthopedic charge capture, and surgical utilization metrics.