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Hartford HealthCare Medical Group is one of the largest medical
practices in New England with over 100 locations throughout Connecticut and
Rhode Island and over 600 physicians and advanced practitioners. Our physician
led medical group enjoys an excellent reputation with patients and the medical
community, offering primary care, urgent care and more than 30 different
specialties.
Position Summary:
The Practice Director shall provide operational leadership, daily management
and assist in execution of the strategic vision that is necessary to ensure
consistency across a large cardiology and cardiac surgery practice composed of
over 36 providers, across multiple practice locations, having extensive
outreach services and integration with diagnostic testing services. The Practice Director oversees the Heart & Vascular Institute Practice
Managers in the Fairfield Region and participates in the execution of the Heart
& Vascular Institute’s strategic plan to appropriately integrate short-term
and long-term goals in accordance with policies and procedures of HHCMG and the
Heart & Vascular Institute.
Key Accountabilities:
Builds
a committed high performance team across multi-disciplinary roles for the
practices by acting as the key leader for the supported practices.
Incorporates evidence based practice - nurtures commitment to common
vision and shared values.
Provides
leadership, coaching and mentoring through the articulation of performance
enhancement accountabilities. Develops and communicates clear performance
expectations, monitors work, and challenges individuals to achieve their
potential. Hires and retains the highest quality staff. Achieves employee
engagement and provides individual and group recognition to cultivate high
morale and motivation of staff and ensuring demonstrating of Hartford
Healthcare leadership behaviors.
Ensures
superior customer service by providing senior level guidance and support
in development and management of customer and employee and physician
relationships within the practices. Continuously measures patient
satisfaction and makes improvements where appropriate and promotes great
patient experience. Assists the local managers in resolving patient
complaints that may be improved through an amended process. Assures
effective revenue cycle operations.
Participates
in development and implementation of policies and procedures that directly
impact patient care and achieve established operating metrics and increase
profitability. Structures business disciplines to facilitate quick and
informed decisions, and ensures accountability for execution. Facilitates
development of improvements through integration and standardization of
operations across the program(s). Ensures compliance with all internal
policies and external regulations.
Creates,
implements and drives improvement efforts through effective staff
involvement in the practices, project management and communication through
LEAN methodologies and H3W initiatives.
Drives
the development and execution of short and long term business plans and
corresponding budgets by collaborating with physician leaders and
administration in strategic planning and marketing for practices. Executes
business plans by assigning accountability to appropriate staff and/or
physicians, monitoring progress, making appropriate adjustments and
finding solutions to obstacles.
Maximizes
and leverages resources, collaboration and efficiency, and communicates in
a manner that fosters understanding, commitment and results. Serve as a
member of the various council/governance structures as deemed appropriate.
Qualifications
Bachelor's
Degree in business or healthcare administration or related field is
required. Additional advanced clinical or business credentials preferred.
Master's degree highly desirable
Ten
years plus practice management experience with expertise in operational
aspects of primary or specialty care
Five
years plus cardiology practice management experience is preferred
CMPE
certification is preferred
Strong
experience as a leader and developer of high performing teams and
employees
Strong
operational leadership skills, including experience providing business
leadership to physicians
Fiscal
understanding of physician practice revenue and reimbursement cycle
Exceptional
interpersonal and relationship-building skills
Experience
developing and using metrics to measure performance of teams, processes,
and services
Strong
financial analysis skills and strategic planning. Solid understanding of
operational impact on profit and loss and experience creating and managing
a budget
Knowledge
of regulatory compliance issues
Strong
human resource management skills
Strong
problem solving and decision making skills
Solid
change management skills
Proficiency
in computer software applications (MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint); experience
with IDX useful and experience with EPIC is preferred
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