Practice Manager

Upperline Health

$75K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of management experience in a clinic setting or similar environment.
  • Preferred background in healthcare management and operations.
  • Proven ability to lead and influence diverse stakeholders effectively.
  • Demonstrated success in achieving team goals and motivating others.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Proficiency with medical terminology and computer systems, including EMR systems, preferably athenahealth.

Responsibilities

  • Lead operational initiatives within 7 clinics, ensuring effective collaboration across teams.
  • Manage clinic profit and loss while tracking key performance indicators for service delivery.
  • Build, develop, and manage clinic staff teams to optimize performance and accountability.
  • Oversee recruitment, performance management, and retention strategies for non-provider roles.
  • Ensure appropriate daily clinic coverage and staff scheduling to meet patient needs.
  • Monitor referral conversion rates and manage physician schedules for optimal patient care.
  • Proactively address and resolve operational challenges while interacting with clinic staff and providers.
  • Enhance community outreach by forming relationships with primary care providers and generating referrals.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • 401K retirement plan with matching contributions.
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) policy and parental leave.
Full Job Description
About the Practice Manager Role:

Practice Managers are important leaders at Upperline Health. PMs manage the largest and busiest clinics in our markets and are directly responsible for operational excellence, provider relationships, and business success in their location. This is a fast-paced role with demands from multiple stakeholders including central teams, providers, and clinic roles. The PM will work collaboratively with Regional Managers, Regional Directors/Regional Vice Presidents, Clinic Leads and providers to solve various operational issues and implement organizational initiatives. We are looking for a new PM to support offices in our West Atlanta region, including Cartersville, Acworth, Powder Springs, Dallas, Douglasville, and Kennestone.

What You'll Do:
  • Lead the execution of in-clinic operational initiatives across 7 offices, including collaboration between clinics/doctors and central leadership, regional leadership, and broader care team.
  • Own clinic P&L, including responsibility for KPIs for both the fee-for-service and value-based care business including visits, charges, patient enrollment, patient engagement, admits per thousand, etc. as well as staffing, and supplies ordering.
  • Build effective teams through partnership with providers and clinic staff.
  • Key accountabilities include recruiting and hiring of non-provider clinical roles, performance management, employee, and doctor experience, and minimizing turnover.
  • Responsible for daily coverage in clinic and working to staff the clinic appropriately.
  • Responsible for clinic referral conversion, monitoring of physician schedule templates, and adherence to scheduling cadence for high-risk patients.
  • Solve operational problems in the moment and respond quickly to providers, clinic staff, and other care team members.
  • Lead outreach efforts in local markets, developing relationships with PCPs and other referring providers, and producing referrals for clinic.
  • Maintain a strong positive culture throughout the clinic; build trust and respect within a clinic environment.
  • Make timely and high-quality decisions.
  • Regular data reporting to operational leadership

Desired Attributes:
  • Connection: you build trust, influence, and motivate people at all levels across a variety of job functions. You appreciate and seek diverse and different perspectives, both on your direct team and with peers
  • Accountability: you crave responsibility and want to contribute to driving financial, operational, and cultural best practices for your region. You thrive in a fast-paced work environment
  • Service: you roll up your sleeves and tackle challenges with a positive attitude., compassion and dedication
  • Resilience: you demonstrate courage, adaptability and perseverance when tackling hard problems. You can independently translate high-level goals into actionable plans and enjoy implementing process.
  • Excellence: You set and hold a high bar. You demonstrate curiosity in looking for ways to learn, innovate, and improve.

Required Skills & Competencies:
  • Direct management experience over a clinic team.
  • Healthcare management experience is preferred.
  • Proven experience leading and influencing a diverse group of stakeholders.
  • Demonstrable success leading initiatives, establishing, and achieving goals, motivating a team.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent computer skills and strong knowledge of medical terminology.
  • Previous experience working in an EMR - athenahealth EMR is a plus.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
  • Day-to-day work includes desk computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff and physicians.
  • The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise level.

Benefits
Comprehensive benefit options include medical, dental and vision, 401K (matching), PTO and parental leave.

Compensation
Compensation is commensurate to compensation for similar positions in the region and based on prior training and experience.

Job Type: Full-time

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