Psychiatric Services Practice Manager

Responsibilities: Coordinates recruitment and orientation process of clinical and non-clinical staff.

Manages the retention of staff.

Provides systems, processes, and structure to meet ongoing training needs.Develops effective and efficient staffing strategies.

Monitors time and attendance.Develops and maintains appropriate internal communication pathways for staff.

Ensures good communication between hospital and clinic staff.Communicate with the Business Office staff all credentialing updates.

Ensures appropriate staff has access to all payer portals.

Sets-up ERA/EFT with payers as needed.Reviews and addresses all reporting requirements.

This includes educating the physicians on the importance of how reporting affects reimbursement and avoids payment penalties.Assist in education, monitoring, and improving efforts of antibiotic usage.

Will participate in antibiotic stewardship committee as requested and needed.

Should always maintain a pulse on clinic AR.

Sets goals for staff and holds them accountable.

Reviews workload regularly to assess maximum productivity and even distribution.Establishes and updates policies and procedures for the clinics.Manages front office operations to maximize patient satisfaction, collection of payments and customer service efforts.

Establishes and monitors processes of back office to ensure effective and efficient clinical operations.

Develops and maintains budgets for all sites.

Maintains appropriate supply levels at clinics and budgets appropriately for new equipment.

Places orders for supplies and IT/Maintenance work orders timely and appropriately.

Position Requirements: Preferred Education Bachelors degree or higher in Healthcare Administration.

Minimum 3 years of leadership or management experience in a medical setting required.

Professionalism- - A commitment to achieving professional standards that enhance personal and organizational integrity and contribute to the profession.

Leadership- - Collaborating with and supporting the practices physician leadership to provide strategic direction to the organization.

Communication Skills- - The skills necessary to elicit multiple points of view from internal and external sources, facilitate constructive interaction and present information clearly and concisely.

Critical Thinking Skills- - A systematic, logical approach to problem-solving, decision-making and the development and administration of systems to address day-to-day issues and the long-term improvement needs of the practice.