Practice Manager - Emergency Department

Northwestern Medicine; DeKalb (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Practice Manager to lead operations across one or more practice sites, aligning with the organization’s mission, ethics, and compliance framework.

You will supervise clinical and administrative staff, recruit and train, manage scheduling and resources to maximize patient access and provider productivity, handle budgeting, purchasing, cash management, and data reporting, and partner with the Central Office and committees to drive efficiency and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2 years health care experience.
• Experience working within a clinical environment.
• Outpatient setting experience.
• Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage front-line non-exempt staff including interviewing, hiring, training, progressive discipline, dismissals, performance appraisals, and employee relations.
• Schedule staff and allocate resources across hours of operation to maximize patient access and satisfaction, provider productivity and efficiency.
• Conduct supply purchasing within budget using the Group’s online system.
• Report monthly productivity results to providers and staff.
• Ensure accuracy of data collection and data entry by site staff and coordinate with the Central Office.
• Oversee cash management duties including co-pays, balances and deposits to influence profitability.
• Participate in corporate committees and task forces.
• Provide financial analysis to facilitate planning and cash flow management and review variance explanations.
• Communicate budget and variance information to professional staff.
• Identify training opportunities by understanding job functions.
• Set priorities and timelines to ensure efficient resource use and a productive environment.
• Work with senior management to define performance goals and provide ongoing feedback.

Skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA or MHA preferred

Job description

Description

The Practice Manager reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

• The Practice Manager is responsible for managing operations of one or more practice sites and supervising both clinical and administrative support staff.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the office’s front-line non-exempt staff, requiring interviewing, hiring, training, progressive discipline, dismissals, performance appraisals, and employee relations.
• Schedule staff and allocate resources across hours of operation to maximize patient access and satisfaction, provider productivity and efficiency, staff productivity, cost-savings, and operational efficiencies.
• Conduct supply purchasing via the Group’s on-line ordering and shopping list system within specified budget.
• Report monthly productivity results to providers and staff.
• Ensure accuracy of all data collection and data entry by site staff through training and compliance monitoring and facilitate and oversee flow of information to and from NMG’s Central Office.
• Conduct timely and accurate cash management duties, including overseeing the collection of co-pays and patient balances and processing of clean super bill batches, in-house cash balances, and bank deposits in order to influence profitability.
• Serve as an active participant in corporate committees and task forces.
• Provide financial analysis to facilitate planning and cash flow management and review variance explanations.
• Communicate budget and variance information to professional staff.
• Gain comprehensive understanding of individual job functions for purposes of identifying training and developmental opportunities.
• Identify and communicate priorities, timelines and accountabilities to ensure efficient use of resources and to promote and open and productive work environment.
• Work with senior management to define performance goals for team and interface with staff to monitor progress, manage disciplinary issues and provide ongoing feedback.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors Degree
• 2 years health care experience
• Experience working within a clinical environment
• Outpatient setting experience
• Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills
• Excellent analytical skills.

Preferred:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Health Administration (MHA)
• Academic medical center health care experience

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.

Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings.

If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.