Practice Manager
Columbia University
- Job Type: Officer of Administration
- Bargaining Unit:
- Regular/Temporary: Regular
- End Date if Temporary:
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Standard Work Schedule:
- Building: 1111 Westchester Avenue
- Salary Range: $80,000-$120,000
Position Summary
The Practice Manager will report to the Site Administrator.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the day-day operation of the site related to patient care, quality assurance, policy and procedure, compliance, human resources, marketing outreach, referring physicians concerns, revenue cycle and operations.
-Implements strategic workflow to improve patient satisfaction and revenue cycle.
-Responsible for budget and daily volume benchmarks.
-Manages staff time and disciplinary actions.
- Takes measures to correct and/or resolve situations and ensures that appropriate personnel are involved.
- Orders and maintains supplies for the site, including POs and reimbursements.
- Communicates with vendors regarding orders and deliveries. Reviews and approves all invoices for processing.
- Troubleshoots and tracks Departmental productivity and HR Policy and Procedure.
- In the absence of the Site Administrator, directs the activities of the staff with authority to discipline and make decisions.
- Works with the radiologists on a daily basis as needed to facilitate workflow and patient care.
- Addresses patient concerns and implements Departmental goals to meet and exceed target patient satisfaction scores.
- Work with other key management leaders in overseeing scheduling as it relates to Radiology RIS/PACS system, EPIC and patient flow, including other CU referring physicians and Practice Administrator.
- Trains and ensure appropriate coverage for staff vacations for the front desk. Acts as the liaison between all other radiology facilities within the Columbia/NYP network.
- Works with the Site Administrator on departmental projects including but not limited to install/upgrade of equipment, IT upgrades, strategic initiatives to promote increase in practice volume and implementation of new programs/projects.
- Generates monthly key performance metrics for management's review and identifies areas of concern and proposed solutions.
- Performs other related duties as necessary.
The position will require approximately 10% local travel for meetings across multiple sites.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus four (4) years of relevant experience, which should include healthcare workflow operations and front end management.
Preferred Qualifications
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Must have strong strategic planning and implementation skills; ability to communicate effectively; superior communications, written and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of current technology including EPIC, preferred.
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Candidate must be a strategic thinker with strong proven leadership capabilities; and have a track record of partnership development (business to business and client to client).
Other Requirements
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Self-motivated and ability to effectively prioritize and implement multiple priorities in a cross functional team required.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.