Physician Practice Manager / Healthcare Operations Leader

Barnes Healthcare Services; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes Healthcare Services is seeking a Physician Practice Manager / Healthcare Operations Leader to guide referral intake, partner relations, and clinical operations in our Georgia-based practice. The ideal candidate will build authentic partnerships, coach teams, solve workflows, and drive sustainable growth while maintaining our focus on serving patients and delivering exceptional care.

This role requires a strategic leader who can manage multiple partnerships, align with physician groups,

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading physician practices or healthcare ops.
• Strong ability to build referral networks and partnerships.
• Demonstrated skill in removing barriers and improving processes.

Responsibilities

• Builds authentic relationships with referral partners.
• Leads and coaches the team responsible for referral intake and partner success.
• Identifies and solves systemic operational issues across Barnes.
• Owns partner concerns from start to finish and communicates effectively.
• Onboards and integrates new partners to launch relationships smoothly.

Skills

Leadership

Relationship building

Healthcare operations

Team coaching

Job description

Physician Practice Manager / Healthcare Operations Leader - Barnes Healthcare Services

We are seeking a proven physician practice manager, medical office manager, or healthcare operations leader who wants their work to fulfill a greater purpose as part of a family united around serving others and making a lasting difference.

Barnes Healthcare Services is a 4th-generation family business with a vision to transform healthcare by transforming lives and a mission of putting people first, leading through relationships, and cultivating lasting health.

We are looking for someone who wants to bring their gifts and experience into a family that genuinely cares for one another and the people we serve, leading relationships, people, and processes that create exceptional service, stronger partnerships, and sustainable growth.

The leader we’re seeking:

• Builds authentic relationships -knows our referral partners, their people, their needs, and what matters most to them.
• Leads and coaches people - creates clear expectations, accountability, development, and ownership across the team responsible for referral intake and partner success.
• Solves systemic operational issues - identifies recurring internal barriers, works across Barnes to address root causes, and makes us easier to do business with.
• Owns partner concerns from beginning to end - coordinates solutions, communicates well, and turns problems into opportunities to strengthen trust.
• Exceeds partner expectations - understands what each referral source values and continually improves the Barnes experience around those needs.
• Understands the business - knows the revenue, profitability, and Margin of Freedom of their referral partners and uses financial truth to prioritize opportunities and decisions.
• Drives growth through relationships and execution - earns additional business by improving service, removing friction, and creating value for our partners and their patients.
• Onboards and integrates new partners - leads training, workflows, communication, expectations, and internal readiness so new relationships launch successfully.

Note:

We are looking beyond experience alone for someone with the character, alignment, adaptability, and leadership potential to grow with Barnes and help shape our future. We are especially interested in people who have demonstrated the ability to lead through complexity, take on increasing responsibility, and continue growing beyond where they are today.

We Believe

1. We believe the healthcare system is broken.

2. We believe personalized care is healthcare.

3. We believe in putting people over profits.

4. We believe our calling is to serve a higher purpose.

5. We believe every role is fulfilling this higher purpose.

6. We believe in leading with love and compassion.

7. We believe success flows from a heart of service.

8. We believe in serving with joy and purpose.

9. We believe in the healing power of authentic relationships.

10. We believe every team member is family.

11. We believe family fuels growth.

12. We believe in building each other up.

13. We believe unity is our strength.

14. We believe in lifting burdens together.

15. We believe in giving generously and selflessly.

16. We believe in enabling our team to become the best versions of themselves.

17. We believe everyone has a purpose, and when we find it, our purpose will have us.

18. We believe challenges refine us, like gold purified by fire.

19. We believe wisdom brings life.

20. We believe in seeking the good in everything and amplifying it.

21. We believe using our time to bear lasting fruit.

22. We believe in being a light in the world.

23. We believe in being at the forefront of change and growth.

24. We believe in solving big problems.

25. We believe in transforming lives through community involvement.

26. We believe in the power of prayer.