Clinical Assistant Practice Manager - LPN

Sono Bello; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 40,363 - 50,461; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

A top cosmetic surgery provider in Englewood, Colorado is seeking an Assistant Practice Manager (LPN). In this role, you will assist in overseeing daily operations, ensuring excellent patient experience, and compliance with regulations. Candidates must have current LPN licensure and experience in a fast-paced surgery center. The compensation ranges from $29.30 - $36.63 per hour, with benefits including medical, dental, and 401(k).

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) required with current licensure.
• Two or more years of experience in a fast-paced surgery center preferred.
• Experience in cosmetic practice or medical office management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support daily office activities for surgery center.
• Ensure compliance with AAAHC guidelines.
• Manage patient flow, addressing delays and patient comfort.
• Supervise center staff in accordance with policies.
• Complete payroll and ensure accuracy of timecards.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Customer service

Ability to manage time

Education

Current licensure as LPN

Experience in fast-paced surgery center

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Clinical Assistant Practice Manager - LPN

Sono Bello is America's top cosmetic surgery specialist, with 185+ board‑certified surgeons who have performed over 300,000 laser liposuction and body contouring procedures. A career at Sono Bello means being part of a dynamic and high‑energy work environment where every team member can make a difference. We love what we do, and it shows! We believe everyone deserves to have their best body today and pursue their best life now.

SUMMARY:

The Assistant Practice Manager assists the Practice Manager in overseeing the delivery of our trusted brand of service, the Sono Bello patient experience, and the efficient operations of daily business activities. The assistant places patients’ experience, safety and concerns above all else, and has responsibility for the performance of each center employee.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee and support day‑to‑day office activities in an accredited out‑patient surgical facility to include delivering the Sono Bello patient experience, efficiencies of office operations and resolving employee matters.
• Shares responsibility for the administration of all operations ensuring they follow AAAHC guidelines policies and procedures for operation.
• Works with the Risk Manager and medical staff to insure AAAHC compliance and managing the office’s QA/QI reporting processes.
• Model company values as specified in the Sono Bello mission statement and demonstrate a “does whatever it takes” approach.
• Responsible for tracking ADP errors and punches. Reporting and communicating to PM.
• Auditing logs daily for compliance and addressing concerns. Completing printed nurse and staffing schedules with oversight by the PM’s.
• Overseeing the INET and BI scheduling tool to insure 100% compliance.
• Ensuring tertiary sales growth working with clinical staff.
• Champion action plans for achieving company goals.
• Communicate with the governing body, executive management, physicians supporting functions and center employees through regular discussions, meetings and visual demonstrations.
• Resolve issues in a real‑time environment, such as employee relations, customer service, ordering or materials requisitions, financial issues, patient complaints, etc.
• The Assistant Practice Manager is responsible for insuring that all operational clinical requirements follow AAAHC guidelines including those that fall under the responsibility of medical staff such as all safety and surgical logs.
• Facilitate and assure top quality communication among patients, doctors, employees, and Corporate Administrative Staff.
• Assure that patients and physicians are treated with appropriate respect at all times as dictated by Sono Bello’s Rights and Responsibilities document and Sono Bello standards.
• Constantly assess patient flow, wait times, and schedules. Take action to resolve delays and maximize patient comfort.
• Must be fluent in all Sono Bello policies along with the policies and operational guidelines of the AAAHC processes with assistance from the Risk Manager.
• Work with human resources, the corporate risk manager, credentialing manager (for medically licensed staff members) to ensure that all new hire paperwork is completed and forwarded to corporate offices. Review clerical and personnel records to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Acquire approval of all performance reviews, verbal warnings, and written warnings from HR Manager prior to reviewing with staff member.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of all staff schedules (Physicians, Medical staff, Administrative). Create and maintain vacation and leave schedules for office employees.
• Provide coverage as needed for staff members (as applicable). Accountable for overtime hours and maintaining staffing levels necessary to maintain the mandated standard of care. It is specifically noted that the Assistant Manager will spend a considerable amount of time working in back up capacity at the front desk as it is the life blood position of the practice.
• Complete payroll functions including reviewing employee timecards and surgical tracking logs for accuracy.
• Ensure adherence to compliance with company policies and procedures at all times.
• Assure that the office’s physical facilities are properly maintained and in excellent condition at all times for patients. Build working relationship with Property Management to ensure Sono Bello’s facilities meet the standards of an accredited outpatient surgical facility.
• Audit office practices, documentation, and processes to assure adherence to AAAHC and company’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to: auditing patient charts, monitoring interactions with patients, quality‑control of various accounting reports, etc.
• Perform administrative tasks required by the business, e.g. bank deposits, process invoices, reports, etc.
• Act with integrity to maintain patient confidentiality and insure HIPAA compliance at all times while maintaining PHI logs.
• Staffing coverage at front desk for EOM.
• 100% INET scheduling and standards compliance by managing FDC’s.
• Monitoring incident reporting process is complete and accurate.
• Communicate with colleagues in roles of similar responsibility to exchanges ideas, troubleshoot and learn best practices.
• Maintain proper security of in‑house medications as dictated by policy.
• Ensure Center is in‑line with all medical regulations that are required of business model, i.e. OSHA, HIPAA, state and federal regulations.
• Share responsibility for the confidentiality, security, and physical safety of patient and clinical records.
• Responsible for the timely retrieval of individual records upon request.
• Supervise the collection, processing, maintenance, storage, and appropriate access to and usage of clinical records.
• Responsible for the security of the clinical record including a method of tracking who accesses the record in order to block unauthorized access.
• Greet patients, introduce them to the center, and make sure schedule reflects appointment status.
• Responsible for growing patient referrals through great customer service.
• Review clerical and billing records to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Oversee the maintenance and accountability of the schedule book.
• Enter payments on computer and credit card transactions.
• Log payments received throughout the day, and document as needed.
• Verify all invoices are accurate. Work with Practice Manager if there are any discrepancies so they can be corrected as needed.
• Ensure deposit slips are filled out for all received and cash and checks, and deposits are made in a timely manner.
• Special projects as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position assists in the supervision of employees including front desk, physicians, registered nurses, medical assistants, licensed practical nurses and consultants. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Current licensure as LPN (required)
• Two or more years of experience in a fast‑paced surgery center.
• Experience in Cosmetic Practice or previous Medical Office Management a plus.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Possess experience or ability to perform audits utilizing established standards and systems, with the ability to communicate results and deficiencies in a manner that will impact outcomes. Must be proficient with MS Office and have the ability to learn a variety of computer operating systems. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters in an appropriate way.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals, and technical journals. Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of customers or employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to conduct analysis of data from differing data sources with the ability to infer and summarize results. Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Requires using the telephone and computer while communicating with internal and external customers and vendors. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands or fingers to handle and type. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Employee will sit for several hours each day but will need mobility and ability to stand and walk for periods of time. Employee may need to lift up to 20 pounds on occasion.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position works in an office environment. The noise level in the environment usually quiet to moderate as compared to a private office with light traffic and computer printers. Must be able to travel 1‑2 week per quarter to other Sono Bello offices.

COMPENSATION

Compensation Range: $29.30 - $36.63 USD per hour. Pay may vary by location, and actual compensation depends on factors like qualifications, experience, skills, and business needs. Sono Bello may adjust this range in the future. Full‑time employees may also receive benefits such as incentives, equity, health coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

BENEFITS PACKAGE

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K, EAP, PTO, and Paid Holidays.

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