Practice Manager

45900 Intermountain Medical Group Grand Junction LLC; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

PEAK tuition coverage

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Grand Junction, Colorado, seeks a Practice Manager to lead inpatient operations across multiple service lines, including Hospital Medicine, Critical Care, and NICU. You will coach staff, manage budgets, and partner with physicians and executives to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.

The role emphasizes a culture of accountability, workforce development, and strategic project execution in a complex clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience and ability to inspire accountability.
• Develops vision for practice and executes plans.
• Experience in matrixed organization and influencing non-direct reports.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Direct, supervise, and coach front office staff.
• Proficient in word processing, spreadsheets, and advanced computer applications.
• Experience managing a department budget.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership and create a culture of accountability for acute care operations and safety.
• Make employment decisions including hiring, evaluations, coaching, and corrective actions.
• Support ancillary services such as HR and IS to enable efficient operations.
• Collaborate with physician leaders, nursing leadership, and executives to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.
• Serve as strategic partner in day-to-day operations, onboarding, workforce planning, and productivity monitoring.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives and operational performance across inpatient service lines.
• Plan and monitor budgets and ensure financial stewardship and cost control.

Skills

Leadership

Vision development

Matrixed org experience

Communication

Staff coaching

Computers proficiency

Problem solving

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description: The Practice Manager provides effective leadership and creates a culture of accountability for Acute care operations including excellence in patient and caregiver safety, quality assurance of care, patient experience, equity, patient access to care, financial stewardship including budget management, caregiver engagement, and growth. The Practice Manager makes employment decisions including hiring, performance evaluations, coaching, and corrective action decisions. This role also supports ancillary services such as human resources and information systems. Complexity of Scope – Primary Determinant The Inpatient (IP) Practice Manager provides operational leadership and oversight for multiple hospital-based specialties and service lines, including Hospital Medicine, Critical Care/Intensivists, Palliative Care, Inpatient Psychiatry, and Neonatology (NICU). This role supports a large and complex clinical enterprise consisting of physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and nursing professionals. The position requires close collaboration with physician leaders, nursing leadership, hospital executives, and operational partners to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient patient care. Given the breadth of responsibility, the Practice Manager serves as a key operational liaison across numerous departments and clinical programs, coordinating efforts to align strategic initiatives, operational priorities, regulatory requirements, and patient care objectives. The Practice Manager is responsible for fostering a highly engaged and effective workforce through coaching, mentoring, performance management, succession planning, and leadership development. The role also serves as a strategic partner in day-to-day operations, provider onboarding, workforce planning, budget management, productivity monitoring, quality improvement initiatives, and operational performance optimization. Through collaboration with interdisciplinary leaders, the Practice Manager helps drive organizational goals, support clinical excellence, and ensure the successful operation of multiple inpatient service lines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Leadership experience and a demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate others to create a culture of accountability and teaming
• Develops vision for practice and executes plans to achieve vision.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization and demonstrated ability to influence non-direct reports to meet department goals
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal relations skills.
• Demonstrated ability to direct, supervise, and coach front office staff.
• Demonstrated strong computer skills, including proficiency in word-processing, spreadsheet, and advanced computer applications (i.e. database or presentations).
• Ability to problem solve and address issues raised by physicians, employees, and patients.
• Experience managing a department budget

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in a related field
• 2 years leadership experience in a healthcare setting

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Location: St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City: Grand Junction

Work State: Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $34.01 - $52.51

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more.

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