What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospitalist Practice Administrator position at Summit Medical Group, LLC?
Position Description
The Hospitalist (HM) Practice Administrator of Aligned Providers Wyoming (APW) will oversee the daily administrative processes and assist with management of APW's hospitalist providers. They will also serve as the liaison between APW and site Medical Staff Office(s). This role is accountable for providing direct support to the Medical Director and will be an integral part of our leadership team by acting as the main resource and contact in daily operations and activities in the department.
This role requires a proactive, resourceful, and discreet individual who can properly manage confidential information with the utmost professionalism.
Job Type: Exempt, full-time
Location: On-site - Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Reporting to: This position will report to the Practice Administrator Manager, or designee.
Essential Duties
The position is responsible to perform the following, but not limited to key items:
- Oversee the day-to-day activities; assist with scheduling, including shift coverage as needed, and review schedules
- Generate monthly schedule breakdowns
- Provide support to APW Regional Scheduling Coordinator and site Medical Directors as needed
- Reinforce policies and procedures to ensure that all providers follow and adopt site policies and procedures
- Manage the provider orientation process, to include education of new staff and working with MSO's to assist with orchestrating hospital specific orientation processes. This may include preparing travel arrangements for providers
- Work with payroll to ensure accurate input of hours and efficient deposit of funds semi-monthly
- Act as liaison to all third-party vendors
- Support with recruitment and credentialing processes with APMSO operations accordingly as needed
- Coordinate the daily work schedules of site leadership to efficiently make appointments and generate virtual meetings. This will require attendance to record meeting minutes
- Monthly data extraction. Collaborate with the leadership team to identify quality initiatives and manage quality metrics, including tracking, reporting, and posting
- Prepare provider evaluations. Schedule, prepare and document necessary data for all evaluations, i.e., areas of improvement, action plans, kudos and acknowledgment, YTD metric data
- Monitor provider schedules and keep track of additional time worked
- Promote effective working relationships with ancillary departments and hospital leadership to help facilitate meeting department goals and objectives
- Ability to effectively utilize EMR to review charts for completion, or missing items such as physical examinations, H&P's, provider signatures and co-signatures, etc.
- Monitor delinquent charts for submission and coordinate with medical records for timely billing
- Maintain close relationships with site department leadership at our client facility(ies)
- Promptly forward provider inquiries to the appropriate department(s) and/or contact(s)
- Effectively communicate essential information to and from providers and leadership regarding: client updates, HR information, leadership and operations, other information as requested
- Prioritize patient satisfaction by following up when needed, coordinating appointments/scheduling discharge follow-up appointments, assisting with placement of patients based on their proximity and needs
- Other site-specific responsibilities as assigned by site Medical Director and/or site administration
A successful site Hospitalist Practice Administrator will possess a set of prerequisite skills to qualify them for this position:
1. Leadership skills marked by a collaborative team orientation
2. Effective and clear verbal and written communication skills
3. Excellent interpersonal skills
4. Demonstrated ability to serve as a successful participant on the executive management level that provides company leadership and direction
5. Evidence of the practice of a high level of confidentiality
6. Deft organizational skills and project management
7. Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Education: Associate's degree in related field; bachelor's degree highly preferred
Experience
- 5 years of related experience in healthcare administration, with a focus on medical practice management
- Healthcare industry experience a plus
- Experience in practice administration and personnel management in a similar environment
- Experience with EMR
- Knowledge of provider credentialing and enrollment processes
- Physician management operations
- Proficient with Microsoft applications; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint
- Administrative experience
- Leadership and effectively collaborating with executives
Preferred Qualifications/Knowledge & Skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and complete required duties
- Exceptionally organized with the ability to manage multiple high priority tasks
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Resilient and flexible
- Ability to provide consistency in messaging and actions
- Ability to actively and purposefully seek out opportunities to listen to providers needs and engage in meaningful and solution-oriented dialogue. A transparent communicator that follows through until issues are resolved
- Basic medical knowledge
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Time management
- Ability to gain trust of management, peers & staff, and cultivate/maintain effective relations
We Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Supportive and collaborative work environment
- Paid time off