Executive Director
- Employer
- SVMIC
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- Dec 20, 2024
- Closes
- Jan 23, 2025
- Role Type
- Practice Management
- Position Type
- Executive, Executive Director
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Setting
- Group Practice, Private Practice
- Work Mode
- On-site
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Organization Type
- Private Practice
SVMIC® is leading the recruitment process on behalf of the practice.
POSITION:
Executive Director
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Board of Directors and Shareholder physicians
JOB SUMMARY:
Primarily responsible for operating the practice as directed by the Board of Directors. Oversees the group development and recruitment, strategic alliances, and quality assurance.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
■ Bachelor's degree required
■ Advanced degree (MBA, MHA, MD, JD) or certification (CPA, CMA, CMPE) required or equivalent combination of education and experience
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
■ Minimum five years management experience in a physician group or health care system
■ Demonstrated ability to lead physicians and staff
■ Knowledgeable of practice management systems, electronic health records, and other software necessary to efficiently run a medical practice
■ Experience reporting to, and working with, a Board of Directors
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
■ Strong interpersonal skill with the ability to relate effectively with physicians, hospital personnel, payers, employer groups and others at multiple levels
■ Strong organizational leadership and ability to coordinate the interests of physicians toward the larger objective
■ Experience in an aggressive managed care market and the effective organization and management of a specialty practice
■ Ability to enact quality assurance/risk and case management review
■ Comfortable performing quantitative and analytical duties
■ Ability to coordinate and conduct physician meetings
■ Ability to handle many projects at one time
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Strategic Development and Communication
■ Interfaces with hospital medical staff, administrative leadership, and key departments to assure productive, positive relationships
■ Directs long-range planning activities
■ Communicates Board decisions, needs, and goals to management team and staff
■ Functions as liaison between physicians and management team
■ Assists physicians in defining practice needs, new service, and/or research concerns
Physician Interaction
■ Manages the physician recruitment process
- in conjunction with physicians, develops and maintains new physician orientation program
- coordinates all recruitment activities
- coordinates details of recruit visits, and prepares agenda
■ Monitors the adherence of physicians to pre-set productivity goals-assists in the development of these goals
■ Directs the development of QA/UR functions and a medical outcomes measurement system
Marketing
■ Directs all marketing and advertising activities for the practice
■ Directs the maintenance of physician, payer and patient referral bases
■ Participates in community organizations and activities
■ Positions the practice within the community as an outstanding organization, and continually courts potential patients and patient sources
■ Oversees development and implementation of a patient satisfaction survey and a practice information brochure
■ Develops and maintains an informative web page
Personnel Management
■ Facilitates the recruitment of, and supervises, a management team
■ Directs research of employee benefits program, and makes recommendations to the Board
■ Directs the development of, approval for, and continual updating for a policy and procedures manual, a personnel policy manual, and other documents necessary to operate an efficient corporation
■ Develops disciplinary protocols and directs or facilitates action, according to state law-maintains a thorough knowledge of all state labor laws
■ Ensures adherence to Americans with Disabilities and Family Medical Leave Acts
■ Keeps personnel files complete and up-to-date
General Administration
■ Directs the identification and contracting with outside resources including legal, accounting, information system vendor, physician specialists, management consultants
■ Assures that the organization is up-to-date and in compliance with related government regulations. These may include antitrust, Stark, fraud and abuse, OSHA, HIPAA, as well as other state and federal regulations
■ Participates in local, regional and national organizations to maintain current knowledge of key health care trends
■ Administers the pension and profit-sharing plan
■ Responsible for overall supervision of all staff and office sites
Other
■ Maintains professional affiliations and enhances professional growth and development to keep abreast of the latest trends in health care and practice management
■ Attends continuing education courses
■ Functions as (or appoints and directs) Compliance Officer, Privacy Officer, and Security Officer
■ Maintains strictest confidentiality
■ Performs related work and additional duties as requested by Board of Directors
Typical Physical Demands:
Position requires prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping, and stretching. Good eye hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, and other office equipment is also required. Employee must have normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare, and communicate appropriate reports.
Typical Working Conditions:
Normal office environment. Occasional evening or weekend work.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.