Senior Practice Manager

Intermountain Health; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 62,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Grand Junction, Colorado, is seeking a Senior Practice Manager to lead ambulatory operations at Patterson Primary Care Clinic. This role demands accountability for patient safety, care quality, equity, access, and financial stewardship, with direct hiring and performance decisions and leadership across multiple clinics.

The position oversees 3–7 clinics and 10–30 physicians/APPs, providing guidance to 23–60 caregivers, and may involve moderate travel.

Qualifications

• Experience leading in a healthcare setting and driving accountability.
• Ability to develop vision for practice and execute plans.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization and influencing non-direct reports.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience supervising front office staff.
• Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Ability to solve problems raised by physicians, employees, and patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership and culture of accountability for ambulatory care operations.
• Make employment decisions including hiring, performance evaluations, coaching, and corrective action decisions.
• Oversee 3–7 clinics and 10–30 Physicians/APPs and 23–60 caregivers.
• Support ancillary services such as human resources and information systems.
• Ensure patient and caregiver safety and quality of care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team coaching

Budget management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Description:

Location: Patterson Primary Care

The Senior Practice Manager provides effective leadership and creates a culture of accountability for ambulatory 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 Senior 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

This position is typically responsible for and collaborates with 10-30 Physicians and/or APPs and 23-60 Caregivers and oversees approximately 3-7 clinics. They could potentially manage multiple specialties across a market which may require some to moderate travel. The Senior Practice Manager role may have oversight of up to 1-4 direct leader reports of which they will be required to lead and foster their development.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in a related field
• 5 years leadership experience in a healthcare setting
• 2 years leadership experience over multiple departments, budgets, and leaders

Location:

Patterson Primary Care Clinic

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.

$44.99 – $69.44

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.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

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