Regional Practice Administrator- Central Region Jobs in Edison at Hackensack Meridian Health

Overview

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At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Under the direction of Director of Operations, the Regional Practice Administrator responsible for planning, directing, implementing, evaluating, supervising and coordinating the overall operations of assigned physician practices and managing assigned projects related to physician practice management.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Regional Practice Administrator at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Effective Leadership: Evaluates effectiveness of assigned practices and ensures manager accountability for operations. Assists in the recruitment of physicians and staff and develops new office sites. Plans effective, efficient use of physical, financial, and human resources in assigned areas. Establishes clear objectives tied to department and/or organizations strategic goals.
• Strategic Planning: Contributes to the strategic and long range planning activities to ensure success of the department. Contributes effective ideas to promote growth, profitability, improve team member and patient satisfaction, and quality initiatives.
• Finance Management: Develops, implements, and monitors annual budgets for assigned practices. Monitors variances regularly and operations are modified to ensure that financial targets are met. Conducts practice reviews including detailed review of profit and loss statement, incentive programs, and physician productivity. Works with the Director of Revenue Cycle Services to coordinate billing activities and ensure that billing policies are implemented in each practice.
• Practice Operations: Develops, updates and implements policies and procedures for the management of practices. Ensures policies and procedures are in place that maximizes ability to meet objectives and provide consistency in practice operations. Directs and manages the day-to-day operational activities of assigned group practices and ensures practices run effectively and efficiently according to policies and protocols.
• Human Resources Management: Manages and assists in the recruitment, development and supervision of practice leaders and team members. Coaches, counsels, evaluates practice managers performance, and manages disciplinary actions of direct reports. Maintains effective relationship with providers and works with them to ensure their contractual obligations are being met. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with key constituents, including physician leaders, chairmen, team members, hospital and care transformation leadership, through open collaboration and consistent communication.
• Process Improvement: Exhibits leadership and fosters commitment to continuous quality improvement of quality, safety and the human experience.
• Patient Satisfaction and Team Member Engagement: Manages team member interactions with patients, visitors and other team members. Resolves potential patient satisfaction issues. Manages an active, on-going process of improving patient satisfaction that is specific and measurable and submits regular progress reports to the director of operations. Creates and sustains an environment that fosters trust and team member engagement; works with managers to improve engagement.
• Works with the EMR project manager to coordinate practice conversions to EMR and assist with implementation.
• Professional Development: Develops personal career growth through active participation in professional groups, networking with peers locally and nationally. Maintains active membership in MGMA, ACHE, AMGA and/or other related associations and maintains current industry knowledge. Provides opportunities for and assistance with personal growth and career development of practice managers.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• 4 year/Bachelor's Degree (preferably in Business Management or related health field) and 5 + years practice management experience of multiple practice locations in a larger healthcare system.
• 5+ years Prior experience with billing, revenue cycle management and budget management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
• Ability to travel to any Hackensack Meridian Health practice location.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Master's Degree in Business Management or related health field

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!     

Compensation
Starting at $124,571.20 Annually

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.