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Manager, Practice Operations - Orthopedics, Bethlehem
full-timeBethlehem, Bethlehem Township

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Location

Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township

Type

full-time

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About this role

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

  

 

 

 

The Manager, Practice Operations leads and manages the operations of assigned practices to ensure successful practice operations, effective execution of operational workflows, a patient experience consistent with SLPG standards, and a highly engaged practice operations team.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Performs all leadership and managerial functions across the employee life cycle for direct reports including hiring, onboarding/orientation, performance management, ongoing coaching and development, recognition, etc.).
  • Ensures operational readiness for clinical and administrative operations (e.g., developing employee schedules; maintaining supply inventory, office equipment and furnishings, cleanliness; facilitating daily huddles; updating time management systems; maintaining Point of Care licensing, etc.).
  • Manages practice operations, workflow execution, employee collaboration and overall patient experience.  
  • Partners with other organizational functions (e.g., Billing/Coding, Facilities/Property Management, Hospital Entity departments, Access Center, etc.) to coordinate and facilitate effective practice operations.
  • Maintains strong collaboration and connectivity with Access Center operations and centralized functions (e.g., POD, Capacity Management, etc.) to enable seamless operations and optimal patient/employee experiences (e.g., transfers, triage protocols, template changes, huddles, POD/practice connectivity, etc...).
  • Serves as point of escalation and addresses critical operational, technological, patient, and employee issues.  
  • Achieves expected practice financial performance through judicious expense management, efficient resource utilization, volume growth, and execution of expected financial management best practices.
  • Utilizes organizational tools to monitor practice performance (volume, patient satisfaction, productivity, quality, etc.), identifies opportunities for improvement, and develops/implements improvement strategies via a multidisciplinary, team-based approach.
  • As applicable, effectively utilizes practice leads (e.g., Practice Operations Coordinators, Clinical Coordinators, etc.) to support oversight of practice workflows/processes, etc.
  • Ensures adherence to policies, procedures, and SLPG Access Governance Principles.
  • Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sitting for up to three (3) hours per day; three (3) hours a t a time.  Standing for up to eight (8) hours per day; eight (8) hours at a time.  Walking for up to six (6) hours per day; one (1) hour at a time.  Frequent fingering, handling, grasping, twisting, and turning as it relates to therapeutic procedures.  Consistently lift, carry, and push objects up to 10 pounds.  Occasionally lift, carry, and push objects up to 75 pounds.  Rarely lifting with assistance, up to 100 pounds.  Rarely pushing and pulling patients weighing up to 300 pounds in a wheel chair or stretcher.  Occasionally stooping and bending.  Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch.  Seeing as it relates to normal near, far, color, and peripheral vision.  Hearing as it relates to normal conversation and high and low frequencies.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in health or business administration and three years of office management experience including one year in a health care organization required.

OR Master's Degree in health or business administration and one year of office management experience including one year in a health care organization required.

OR associate degree in health or business administration and eight years of office management experience including one year in a health care organization required.

OR High School Diploma and eight years of office management experience including one year in a health care organization required.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Competencies required for this job:

  • Strong business acumen
  • Skilled in all forms of communication
  • Effectively able to develop self and others
  • Leadership presence/EQ, presents as a composed and competent leader
  • Quality focused
  • Exudes patient and customer service focus
  • Shares a compelling strategy that inspires others

Medical practice management experience in across key areas:  business operations, financial management, human resource management, information management, organizational governance, patient care systems, risk management and quality management required.

Strong direct performance management, tact and financial acumen required.

Basic knowledge of CLIA, HIPAA, NCQA, and OSHA medical office regulations required.

Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address.  Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer.  Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable.  It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application.  Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Other facts

Tech stack
Leadership,Communication,Business Acumen,Patient Care Systems,Financial Management,Human Resource Management,Quality Management,Risk Management,Operational Readiness,Collaboration,Performance Management,Coaching,Development,Customer Service Focus,Medical Practice Management,Regulatory Knowledge

About St. Luke's University Health Network

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and over 50 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 500 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke’s, a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley’s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
Founding Year: 1872

What you'll do

  • The Manager, Practice Operations leads and manages the operations of assigned practices to ensure successful practice operations and a patient experience consistent with SLPG standards. This role includes overseeing employee life cycle functions, operational readiness, and collaboration with other organizational functions.

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