UChicago Medicine · 5 hours ago
Assistant Director, Ambulatory Practice Operations, Full-Time, Days
Crown Point, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
4+ years expUChicago Medicine is a world-class academic healthcare system, and they are seeking an Assistant Director of Ambulatory Practice Operations. The role involves providing operational oversight of multiple physician practices, implementing strategies to boost performance, and collaborating with various departments to enhance service excellence and clinical quality standards.
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Responsibilities
Responsibility for day to day operations for multiple physician practices within one large site or multiple locations
Provides leadership and oversight of practice operations, managers and staff
Responsible for all administrative and operational responsibilities including, staffing, performance management, operational work flows, patient access and flow, and optimizing the work environment
Works collaboratively with other medical group leadership and departments that may include revenue cycle, IT, LEAN, credentialing, marketing, finance and HR to optimize performance
Responsible for performance improvement, quality measures and metric analyses in collaboration with administrative and clinical leadership of the practices
Leads operational process improvement efforts, space consolidation and utilization optimization, practice redesign and collaborates with executive and clinical leadership to develop and implement strategic initiatives
Maintain and improve patient satisfaction and physician and employee satisfaction
Assure performance improvement, risk management and patient safety functions are developed, evaluated, maintained and integrated throughout areas of responsibility
Ensure UCM organizational initiatives are carried out
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree in healthcare related field or MBA preferred
Minimum of 4 years management experience in physician practice and/or ambulatory clinic
Comfortable working in highly matrixed environment
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with physician leaders, preferably in a medical center environment
Proven ability to lead change, organize teams, and delegate responsibility appropriately
Excellent talent in the selection and mentoring of a high-quality, effective management team
Experience in effectively working with multiple stakeholders, navigating conflict, and establishing collaborative resolution
Proven ability to use data to drive performance improvement
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Experience using LEAN for performance Improvement is desirable
Company
UChicago Medicine
The University of Chicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medicine since 1927, when we cared for our first patients.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$112.4MKey Investors
National Institutes of Health
2019-04-10Grant· $9M
2018-10-14Grant· $3.4M
2017-05-24Grant· $100M
Leadership Team
Ivan Samstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of Chicago Medicine
Jason Keeler
Executive Vice President and COO
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