Front Office Supervisor

Adelante Healthcare; Surprise (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Adelante Healthcare in Surprise, AZ, is seeking a Front Office Supervisor to oversee day-to-day site operations, staff supervision, and patient flow. The role requires strong leadership, healthcare experience, and a focus on quality and safety in a community health setting.

The position emphasizes teamwork, efficiency, safety, and excellent patient service, with responsibility for coordinating scheduling, billing, and records management across the site.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required with additional training.
• CPR and AED certification through AHA/Red Cross guidelines.
• Valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card for behavioral health locations.
• 4+ years healthcare experience including leadership of a team with multiple providers.
• Clinical competency with Medical Assistant or nursing background if applicable.
• Strong problem solving and time management capabilities.
• Proven leadership, diplomacy and customer service skills.
• Experience with continuous quality improvement in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evaluate staff performance, maintain documentation.
• Manage scheduling, appointments, and patient flow at the site.
• Oversee billing, timekeeping, and records scanning processes.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Coach staff and address performance issues in partnership with management.
• Maintain supply inventory and monitor center expenditures.
• Coordinate with providers and departments for smooth operations.
• Promote teamwork and high levels of patient satisfaction.
• Support organizational goals, policies, and quality initiatives.
• Ensure a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for patients and staff.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Time management

Problem solving

Staff coaching

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

MS Excel

MS Word

EHR systems

Technology aptitude

Education

High school diploma or GED

CPR/AED certification

Fingerprint clearance card

Tools

Excel

Word

EHR software

Email/Web tools

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Adelante Healthcare Surprise - Surprise, AZ 85374, Position Type: Full Time, Job Category: Health Care

The Front Office Supervisor is responsible for the efficient, profitable day-to-day operation of a small site or reporting to a manager for a larger clinical site. Responds to the needs of patients, family members, community, as well as other departments. The position directly or indirectly supervises the non-clinical and clinical support staff. Coordinates activities with providers and other departments to schedule appointments, manage patient flow, and manage related systems and processes to provide quality services to patients in a safe and positive environment. Must be able to perform all functions of the roles supervised.

Expectations

Every Adelante Leader will strive to maximize the performance and contribution of each team member to Adelante Healthcare and the community that we serve every day. Leaders will set clear performance expectations, provide on-going feedback and coaching to improve results and outcomes and provide regular performance evaluations. Leaders are also expected to work in a manner that demonstrates a commitment to quality, patient safety, employee engagement, innovation, and model for all other employees the highest standards of personal integrity, professionalism, and competence.

Our Core Values

• Inclusion
• Nurture
• Service
• Purposeful
• Integrity
• Resilient
• Engaged

Qualifications: ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution plus advanced training
• Certification to perform cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for the Health Care Professional (CPR) and AED through courses that follow the guidelines from the American Heart Association and Red Cross (cognitive and skills evaluations)
• Valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety for all specialty behavioral health locations
• Minimum four (4) years healthcare experience, which includes three years’ healthcare leadership experience leading a team with multiple providers, or two (2) years in a Coordinator role with a development plan
• Clinical competency with background as Medical Assistant, nursing if applicable
• Ability to solve problems using a logical, systematic approach
• Demonstrated management, leadership, diplomacy, and customer service skills
• Experience in applying continuous quality improvement techniques in delivery of care to improve patient health outcomes
• Proven ability with productive and efficient time management; and fulfilling commitments
• Demonstrated understanding in the use of technology infrastructure (email, web-based tools, internet, etc.) and applications (Excel, Word, etc.,) appropriate for the performance of his/her job
• Ability to help others increase their knowledge, skills, and abilities to enable them to perform at a higher level
• Ability to provide effective personnel performance management
• Demonstrated ability to promote teamwork within work unit and across departmental/organizational lines
• Ability to measure and report departmental cost performance
• Ability to accept and promote change as positive; taking into account other’s concerns
• Experience with management information systems and electronic health records (EHR) software
• Ability to work effectively with staff, clients, associates, and the community
• Must have reliable transportation that can meet any operational reassignments of the organization during the workday.
• If employee is driving during work hours, the employee is required to possess a valid driver’s license and must be in compliance with Arizona vehicle insurance requirements

Position Responsibilities / Essential

Team Leadership

• Monitor and evaluate staff performance for quality purposes and maintain appropriate documentation
• Maintain accurate time and attendance records
• Assure compliance with applicable federal state and local legislation, e.g. FMLA, Workers Compensation, ADA, etc.
• Recruit, interview, orient, train, and mentor staff
• Organize staff’s daily work activities and schedules and cover if needed to meet staffing needs
• Identify financial status of patients regarding fee scale, insurance or discounts. Refers to eligibility as needed
• Conduct monthly staff meetings including agendas and minutes
• Oversight of scheduling, billing, and scanning of records
• Monitor appointments, patient flow and waiting areas to improve daily productivity
• Ensure that patients and visitors are treated courteously by all staff
• Document and resolve patient complaints
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communication with internal and external customers
• Anticipate the needs of staff and patients and proactively seek solutions or interventions
• Initiate coaching and work with manager for corrective action issues
• Manages quality improvement and safety initiatives
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• Support and implement organization’s goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and systems
• Monitor and control health center expenditures, review and approve all orders and maintain supply inventory
• Step in to support staff with day to day tasks as needed to ensure proper coverage to meet business and patient care needs
• Educates patients regarding services such as the Integrated care model, Patient Portal, and other specialty service lines within our organization and helps them navigate access to these services

Finance

• May assist with monitoring of procedures for attaining clinic productivity and financial standards and goals
• Assure daily deposits are made and completion of day sheet reconciliation
• Oversee and review patient receivables
• Ordering of supplies and minor equipment while maintaining budget
• Assist in preparing and approving budget; monitoring and allocating expenditures
• Monitor and assist with managing and adjusting the strategic plan related to budget, profitability and production matrices

Administrative / Management

• Review correspondence and answer written inquiries relating to the status of site functions. Answer routine telephone inquiries concerning operation of the department
• Maintains documentation of credentialing and competency for providers and staff
• Prepare reports and correspondence as required
• Coordinate the maintenance a clean, neat, and functional facility
• Coordinate inventory control, facilities management, and maintenance of equipment
• Oversight of or performs daily, monthly and quarterly safety checks and drills and logs
• Oversee maintenance of appropriate logs
• Maintain high level of customer satisfaction as reflected on patient satisfaction surveys and other measurement tools
• Participate in maintaining Joint Commission and other regulatory compliance
• Recommend any new or revisions to policies and/or procedures
• Ongoing monitoring of data collection and reporting
• Assist with investigation and resolution of incident reports

Nonessential Skills and Experience

• Ability to communicate in more than one language is a plus (English/Spanish preferred)

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Other duties as requested or assigned
• Perform duties cross functionally across all departments and with all medical providers
• Travel to other health centers to meet operational needs for provider and patient care coverage

Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and Integrated Care Team (ICT)

All employees are responsible for promoting and participating in interdisciplinary communication and collaboration to enhance the delivery of quality across the health care system. Employees should maintain an environment which supports and engages patients and co-workers in a caring team-based model to promote wellness and improve health outcomes.

Adherence to Compliance and Code of Conduct

All employees are required to comply with Adelante Healthcare's written standards, including its Compliance Program and Code of Conduct, policies and procedures and reporting of any conduct that potentially violates Adelante's legal or compliance requirements. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit for long periods of time, is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb steps/stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; smell; manage stress as it relates to essential job functions. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds without assistance and may occasionally be required to lift or move up to 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time when traveling to various clinic sites. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be subject to health hazards (contagious diseases, blood borne pathogens, etc.) when working in the clinic area.

In any organization or job, changes take place over time. Although an effort will be made to keep job-related information current, this is not an all-inclusive list of job responsibilities. Adelante Healthcare, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the business need arises. In compliance with EEOC 29 CFR part 1630, if the essential functions of this position cannot be performed in a satisfactory manner by the employee, further accommodations shall be made if it does not constitute undue hardships upon this organization.