Physician Services Director

LifePoint Health

$125K — $150K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred, or applicable work experience may substitute.
  • Demonstrated business mathematics skills for managing budgets and financial data.
  • Moderate computer proficiency in business applications, including spreadsheets and data entry.
  • Ability to communicate complex information effectively across all management levels.
  • Skilled in analyzing and resolving complex business problems.
  • Strong independent judgment for decision making related to departmental operations.
  • Experience in project planning and managing multiple concurrent projects.

Responsibilities

  • Direct departmental activities and resources to meet objectives.
  • Develop and implement departmental goals and standards to meet organizational requirements.
  • Evaluate and manage patient care delivery and operational performance.
  • Oversee staff management including hiring, evaluations, and disciplinary actions.
  • Prepare and monitor Departmental budgets, ensuring compliance with funding limits.
  • Coordinate audits and ensure operational adherence to healthcare regulations.
  • Foster professional growth within the department while maintaining a focus on the continuum of care.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees.
  • Diverse financial protection options including life insurance and disability benefits.
  • Tuition assistance for higher education and professional certifications.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match and loan assistance.
  • Employee wellness programs including gym memberships and mental health services.
  • Opportunities for ongoing learning and career advancement.
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION

Your experience matters 

As a Physician Services Director, joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. 

How you'll contribute
A Physician Services Director who excels in this role:

  • Directs departmental activities and resources to achieve departmental and organizational objectives.
  • Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the organization's clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements and objectives.
  • Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technology, service-level management, and complaint resolution, to achieve performance and quality objectives.
  • Manages the work of others by planning, assigning, scheduling, and reviewing work while ensuring quality standards are met.
  • Plans and monitors staffing activities, including hiring, orientation, performance evaluation, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
  • Prepares, monitors, and evaluates departmental budgets and ensures the department operates within allocated funding.
  • Coordinates and directs internal and external audits.
  • Creates and fosters an environment that encourages professional growth and development.
  • Ensures the department remains focused on its important role within the continuum of care.
  • Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
  • Serves internal colleagues and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors.
  • Accesses and works with sensitive and confidential information.
  • Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulations and compliance requirements, including HIPAA, and applies policies and procedures effectively.
  • Maintains knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


What we’re looking for
Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred. Applicable work experience may be used in lieu of education.


Skills & Experience:

  • Business Mathematics Skills — Demonstrates the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Computes rates, ratios, percentages and interprets graphs.
  • Moderate Computer Skills — Demonstrates proficiency with email, word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, graphics, and other business applications. Creates, maintains, and incorporates basic functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations to support business objectives.
  • Complex Communication — Effectively communicates complex information and interacts with all levels of management. Presents information clearly, resolves and addresses sensitive situations, and motivates and persuades others.
  • Varied Business Problems — Analyzes and resolves varied and complex problems requiring interpretation of situations and the application of knowledge, skills, established practices, and general precedents.
  • Department-Specific Decision-Making — Makes decisions that impact the management and operations of the department and may contribute to broader business and operational decisions affecting the department.
  • Functional Independent Judgment — Establishes goals and priorities for the functional area. Makes recommendations regarding departmental policies, practices, and programs and independently makes decisions and resolves problems for others.
  • Project Planning and Organization — Manages multiple projects simultaneously, including task delegation, project oversight, and resource allocation.


Why join us 

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:   

  • Comprehensive Benefits:Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees. 
  • Financial Protection & PTO:Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off. 
  • Financial & Career Growth:Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match. 
  • Employee Well-being:Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs). 
  • Professional Development:Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities. 


More about Memorial Medical Center

Memorial Medical Center is a 199-bed acute medical/surgical teaching hospital located in Las Cruces, NM, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

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