System Director, Physician Practice Management Consultant

Memorial Hermann Health System; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Hermann Health System is seeking a Director to serve as an internal consultant to the MHMG senior leadership team, leading multi-disciplinary teams to identify and implement process improvements, improve workflows, and increase revenue while reducing costs. The role collaborates with executive and regional leadership across MHHS.

The Director will drive development of new service lines and provide internal consulting for MHMG operations, ensuring compliance with federal and state

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health care administration, business administration, or related service management area preferred.
• 10+ years physician practice management experience; with degree.
• Without a degree, equivalent experience in physician practice management is required.
• 15 years practice management experience and 5 years healthcare consulting and leading process improvement project teams.
• Proven organizational skills with ability to prioritize, present publicly, and communicate clearly.
• Extensive research capability to assure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Normal office environment with frequent travel and occasional evening/weekend work hours.
• Requires lifting up to 50 pounds; good hearing and dexterity.

Responsibilities

• Advises executive and senior leadership regarding MHMG business operations.
• Lead workflow improvements and cost/revenue optimization initiatives.
• Provide internal consulting to operations of new lines of business within MHMG.
• Oversee onboarding of acquired practices, new clinics, and new providers.
• Manage Provider Solutions, Consumer Solutions, Employer Solutions, and Academic Solutions initiatives.
• Oversee revenue cycle management and practice management education for staff.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and other regulations; liaison across departments.

Skills

Process improvement

Project leadership

Healthcare administration

Communication skills

Research capability

Regulatory compliance

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in health care administration or related field

Job description

At Memorial Hermann, we pursue a common goal of delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for every member of our community. When we say every member of our community, that includes our employees. We know that when our employees feel cared for, heard and valued, they are inspired to create moments that exceed expectations, while prioritizing safety, compassion, personalization and efficiency. If you want to advance your career and contribute to our vision of creating healthier communities, now and for generations to come, we want you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary

The Director will serve as an internal consultant to the Memorial Hermann Medical Group (MHMG) senior leadership team. The Director will lead multi-disciplinary teams of directors, managers, professionals, technical personnel, and other department staff in researching, identifying, and implementing process improvement opportunities. The Director’s goal is to remove non-value added activities by improving workflows and process cycle times, identifying opportunities to increase revenue while decreasing cost, and successfully lead the implementation of new projects and product service lines. The Director will work collaboratively with executive and regional leadership and various other departments across the Memorial Hermann Health System.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree in health care administration, business administration, or a related service management area preferred
• Licenses/Certifications: (None)
• Experience / Knowledge / Skills: With a degree, minimum of 10 years physician practice management experience
• If without a degree, equivalent experience in physician practice management is required
• 15 years practice management experience and five (5) years of health care consulting and leading process improvement project teams
• Must have proven organizational skills with an ability to prioritize effectively, present information publicly, and communicate in writing clearly, concisely, thoroughly, and accurately
• Must have effective computer and communication skills; detailed-oriented, creative, and able to interface with other external and internal departments
• Must have extensive research capability to assure compliance with all federal and state regulations
• Normal office environment with frequent travel and occasional evening and weekend work hours
• Requires prolonged sitting, frequent standing, bending, stooping and occasional lifting up to 50 pounds
• Requires normal range of hearing and manual dexterity sufficient to operate keyboard, telephone, calculator and other office equipment as needed

Principal Accountabilities

• Advises executive and senior leadership regarding matters related to MHMG business operations
• Workflow improvements
• Cost reduction opportunities
• Revenue opportunities
• Network management policy decisions
• Provides internal consulting to the operations of new lines of business within MHMG
• Provider Solutions
• Consumer Solutions
• Employer Solutions
• Academic Solutions
• Leads the development and service offering of the Advanced Practice Management Services to aligned independent providers to include Comprehensive practice assessments
• Revenue cycle management
• Practice management: staff education and training, policy and procedure development, other services

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manages assigned staff within the (Physician Practice Management Consultant) PPMC Team
• Assists in advising MHMG Regional Directors and Practice Managers
• Management, training and education of independent practice managers and staff as assigned through consulting agreements
• Leads the coordination of the onboarding of acquired practices, new clinic developments, and new providers joining existing practices into MHMG
• And ensures new managers, providers, and associates understand MHMG goals, objectives and operations for a seamless transition
• Provides internal operational practice management start-up support for new clinics
• Provides provider E&M compliance audit training for new MHMG providers and quarterly incident-to audits for behavioral health and surgical providers
• Participates in recommending content for monthly Practice Manager Meetings
• Organizes and facilitates week long quarterly Practice Management Orientations
• Leads the enhancement of the efficiency and effectiveness of network provider enrollment and credentialing
• Serves as a liaison to other associates and departments in the development and review of policies, procedures, forms, exit reports, training/pilot summaries, operational reviews and other reports generated by the PPM team
• Monitor the progress of projects, advice on outstanding issues, and preparing reports for COO and CEO
• Works with Memorial Hermann Physician Organization’s Project Management Office (PMO) to secure PMO staff when and where needed to ensure that projects are completed within established time frames and budgetary parameters
• Oversee activities to ensure compliance with applicable government regulations
• Demonstrates respect for customer needs by developing and maintaining an active willingness to demonstrate value-based leadership and to participate as a team member
• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff
• Follows the Memorial Hermann guidelines related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), designed to prevent or detect unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Maintains strict confidentiality
• Maintains established Memorial Hermann and MHMG policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control
• Performs other related work as required
• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service
• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff
• Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences
• Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues
• Other duties as assigned
• Together, we’re creating an environment where exceptional care can flourish. It starts with you.