Practice Director

Job Description:

Under the direction of a Medical Group Executive Director or Market VP, the Practice Director provides effective leadership and creates a culture of accountability for Medical Group operations including excellence in patient and caregiver safety, quality assurance of care, patient experience, equity, patient access to care, financial stewardship, caregiver engagement, and growth.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for leading medical group operations for assigned a moderate to a significant portfolio of clinics within designated market.
• Develops and manages budgets for areas of responsibility, reviews and analyzes budget and other management reports.
• Supports the development of proposals and business cases that deliver on strategic imperatives.  Partners with other leaders to understand and respond to competitive threats in the market.
• Provides guidance, support, and opportunities for growth and development to help individuals reach their full potential as leaders and other employees. This includes fostering a culture of mentorship, providing resources and training to enhance leadership skills, and actively supporting the professional growth and development of team members.
• Maintains an operational knowledge of all organizational policies and procedures and ensures compliance with these. Participates in relevant learning activities to keep abreast of current issues, trends, and research.
• Inspires managers and staff to high standards of care while maintaining productivity ratios.
• Demonstrates ability to influence direct and non-direct reports to meet Medical Group goals.
• Accountable for KPI performance for portfolio using Intermountain model. Demonstrates ability to influence direct and non-direct reports to meet Medical Group goals.
• May partner to support physician, APP performance management.  Responsible for employee performance management.
• Partners with physician, APP leadership and service lines to build and strengthen collaborative practices that meet community needs.  
• Partners with other leaders in physician and APP recruitment.
• May have regional service line accountabilities in addition to operational accountabilities. 

Skills

• Leadership
• Financial Management
• Patient Care
• Accountability
• Recruitment
• Quality Improvement
• Communication
• Long-term planning
• Group problem-solving
• Project planning
• Coaching / Leader Development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or another relevant field is required.
• Three years progressive healthcare leadership or practice management experience.
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal relations skills.
• Demonstrated strong computer skills, including proficiency in word-processing, spreadsheet, and advanced computer applications (i.e., database or presentations)
• Master’s degree healthcare or a related field is preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals.

Location:

Vine Street Office Building

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$58.62 - $90.48

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.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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