Practice Manager I

Posted:
10/7/2024, 10:17:12 AM

Location(s):
Dallas, Texas, United States ⋅ Texas, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

Hours of Work :

40

Days Of Week :

5

Work Shift :

Job Description :

Your Job:
The Office Manger will supervise the daily operations of the facility to ensure a smooth,efficient operations process is carried out daily. You will work closely with Physicians to ensure that quality patient care is maintained.

Your Job Requirements:

• Associates degree in health or business administration or at least 5 years experience in a similar position within a physician’s office, hospital, clinic or other healthcare facility preferred.
• Affiliation with American Association of Professional Coders and completion of Professional Association Healthcare Office Manager training preferred
• Strong positive interpersonal skills; high degree of initiative, sense of organization and ability to identify and resolve problems.

 Your Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinates physician office operations in conjunction with the physicians and practice management administrator, hires, supervises and evaluates staff per policy. 
• Orients and trains new staff. 
• Maintains all personnel records for the facility in cooperation with Human Resources. 
• Prepares work schedules and ensures adequate staff coverage, monitors time off requests and resolves workload distribution issues. 
• Totals all employee hours for submission to Human Resources, in a timely and accurate manner.
• Facilitates communications to address operational issues on a timely basis. 
• Conducts regular periodic staff meetings to inform staff of changes in policies, discuss areas of concern, and to provide necessary inservice training. 
• Records results of meetings. 
• Identifies areas of conflict to physicians and/or Administrator and suggests resolutions.
•  Implements and monitors compliance with office policies and procedures. 
• Ensures OSHA and/or CLIA environmental control plan is maintained in the office; trains employees on the standards. 
• Ensures all equipment is maintained per appropriate regulations.
• Assesses outside service and equipment needs with involved staff and physician; makes recommendations to Administrator. 
• Responsible for ensuring all necessary office and medical supplies are maintained at a level adequate for efficient operations. 
• Maintains inventory maintenance procedures and ensures orders are prepared as appropriate. 
• Reviews monthly supply expenditures against budget and reports to Administrator.
•  In cooperation with the Administrator, implements financial policies and monitors cash collections to ensure adherence to policy. 
• Maintains strict cash control. 
• Regularly reviews Explanation of Benefits (EOB) comparing billed charges to reimbursement to monitor pricing/coding activity.
• Ensures patient’s insurance benefits are verified to determine of coverage meets the standards as stated in the organization policy.
• Establishes payment arrangement procedures, per facility policy, when required by patient financial circumstances.
• Other duties as assigned

Methodist Medical Group is the North Texas physician organization affiliated with Methodist Health System. Our fast-growing network of providers includes more than 60 healthcare clinics, an urgent care clinic, and a virtual care service known as MethodistNOW. Our employees enjoy not only competitive salaries but also the outstanding benefits package of Methodist Health System, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; a matched retirement plan; an employee wellness program; and more. The opportunities for career growth are equally generous. Our affiliation means being part of an award-winning workplace:

  • 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review, 2023
  • Top 10 Military Friendly® Employer, Gold Designation, 2023
  • Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly® Employer, 2023