Vice President, Physician Practice Management

Woman's Hospital; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mission-driven environment

Growth opportunities

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge seeks a Vice President, Physician Practice Management to provide executive leadership for all employed physician practices, advanced providers, and clinic operations. You will align strategy with mission, lead a high-performing team, and drive growth and operational excellence across multispecialty settings.

The role requires advanced healthcare administration credentials, extensive leadership experience in physician practices, and a track record in revenue cycle,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, nursing, public health, or related field; master's strongly preferred.
• Eight years of progressive leadership experience in physician practice, ambulatory, or medical group operations, including oversight of multispecialty or multi-location practices, hospital-owned or integrated physician enterprise preferred.
• Expertise in physician practice operations, provider productivity, revenue cycle, financial management, regulatory compliance, and operational improvement.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, relationship-building, and change management skills to drive performance and support organizational growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and strategic oversight for operational, financial, and service performance of Woman's employed physician practices, advanced practice providers, and assigned clinic operations.
• Develop and execute physician practice strategies that align with Woman's mission, vision, strategic priorities, and organizational growth objectives.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing physician practice management team while fostering accountability, engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with physicians, advanced practice providers, clinical leaders, and hospital departments to strengthen relationships and support patient care and operational excellence.
• Optimize practice operations through staffing, scheduling, clinic flow, patient access, provider productivity, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Achieve financial objectives by monitoring budgets, improving revenue cycle performance, analyzing operational metrics, and implementing performance improvement strategies.
• Oversee physician and provider contracting, ensuring compliance, consistency, and effective administration of employment and professional service agreements.
• Lead physician practice growth initiatives, including market expansion, practice acquisitions, new program development, and onboarding and integration of acquired practices.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, contractual, and organizational policies governing physician practice operations.
• Champion quality improvement, patient safety, value-based care, and alternative payment models to improve outcomes.
• Monitor operational, financial, quality, and patient experience metrics; identify opportunities and implement sustainable solutions.
• Mentor physicians, advanced practice providers, and leaders in quality assurance, utilization management, and performance improvement.
• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration to resolve operational challenges and support a patient-centered experience.
• Represent Woman's Hospital through administrative calls, committees, community engagement, and professional events.
• Perform additional leadership responsibilities in support of hospital policies and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Change management

Relationship building

Operational improvement

Financial acumen

Regulatory compliance

Provider productivity

Revenue cycle

Team development

Healthcare administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, nursing, public health, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Lead with Purpose at Woman’s Hospital

At Woman’s Hospital, leadership is more than a position — it’s a commitment to excellence, innovation, compassion, and respect. We are seeking dynamic leaders who live our mission and values, and who are passionate about creating a culture where people feel seen, heard, and valued.

As a Leader At Woman’s, You Will

• Foster a culture of trust, inclusion, and psychological safety
• Inspire, develop, and align teams to achieve organizational goals
• Communicate clearly, credibly, and with compassion
• Champion service excellence, innovation, and operational improvement
• Apply business and financial insights to guide strategic decisions
• Drive change and continuous improvement initiatives

Position Title: Vice President, Physician Practice Management

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, nursing, public health, or a related field, with a master's degree strongly preferred. They will have at least eight years of progressive leadership experience in physician practice, ambulatory, or medical group operations, including oversight of multispecialty or multi-location practices, with experience in a hospital-owned or integrated physician enterprise preferred. This leader will demonstrate expertise in physician practice operations, provider productivity, revenue cycle, financial management, regulatory compliance, and operational improvement, along with exceptional analytical, communication, relationship-building, and change management skills to drive performance and support organizational growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and strategic oversight for the operational, financial, and service performance of Woman's employed physician practices, advanced practice providers, and assigned clinic operations.
• Develop and execute physician practice strategies that align with Woman's mission, vision, strategic priorities, and organizational growth objectives.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing physician practice management team while fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with physicians, advanced practice providers, clinical leaders, and hospital departments to strengthen relationships and support exceptional patient care and operational excellence.
• Optimize practice operations through effective staffing, scheduling, clinic flow, patient access, provider productivity, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Achieve established financial objectives by monitoring budgets, improving revenue cycle performance, analyzing operational metrics, and implementing performance improvement strategies.
• Oversee physician and provider contracting, ensuring compliance, consistency, and effective administration of employment and professional service agreements.
• Lead physician practice growth initiatives, including market expansion, practice acquisitions, new program development, and successful onboarding and integration of acquired practices.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory, accreditation, contractual, and organizational policies governing physician practice operations.
• Champion quality improvement initiatives, patient safety, value-based care, and alternative payment models to improve clinical and operational outcomes.
• Monitor key operational, financial, quality, and patient experience metrics, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Mentor and engage physicians, advanced practice providers, and operational leaders in quality assurance, utilization management, performance improvement, and organizational initiatives.
• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration to resolve complex operational challenges, improve care delivery, and support a consistent, patient-centered experience.
• Represent Woman's Hospital through administrative call responsibilities, organizational committees, community engagement, and professional events.
• Perform additional leadership responsibilities as assigned in support of Woman's Hospital policies, strategic initiatives, and organizational mission.

What We Offer

• A mission-driven environment dedicated to women’s and infant health
• Opportunities for growth, innovation, and career fulfillment
• A collaborative culture where your contributions create real impact

Join us in transforming care, empowering teams, and making a lasting difference.

Woman’s Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.