Practice Manager Specialty

Griffin Health is an independent not-for-profit healthcare system in Derby Connecticut dedicated to person-centered high-quality care for over 130000 residents. Anchored by Griffin Hospitala 160-bed acute care community teaching hospital and Planetree Internationals flagship facilityGriffin Health emphasizes kindness respect and active patient engagement.

Recognized nationally and internationally for clinical excellence patient satisfaction and social responsibility Griffin has earned honors such as Newsweeks Worlds Best Hospital list for the last 5 consecutive years LOWN Institutes top state ranking for outcomes and Beckers 100 Best Community Hospitals designation as well as FortunesMagazines 100 Best Companies to Work For. The organization fosters a supportive wellness-focused work environment with programs like Griffin AgeLess empowering caregivers to thrive physically emotionally and professionally. Through innovation community outreach health education and food-security initiatives Griffin Health advances whole-person healing and strengthens the communities it serves.

Griffins suburban atmosphere offers an easy commute away from congested cities with easy to find free parking. Employees can also take advantage of generous benefits and wellness programs that add distinct advantage in its employee compensation.

Position: Practice Manager

Department: Griffin Faculty Practice Plan Inc.

Location: Shelton CT

Griffin Faculty Physicians seeks a practice manager to take responsibility for operations for Vascular and Podiatry offices.

Reports To: Director of Specialty

Griffin Faculty Physicians seeks a medical assistant to perform clinical and administrative duties.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides management guidance and training to staff in daily practice operations.
• Performs duties of subordinate staff when necessary to maintain practice operations.
• Motivates staff and organizes day-to-day activity of department. Ensures scheduling of staff to promote provider productivity as well as to promote high clinical quality high service quality operational and financial viability and to ensure appropriate patient access to practice.
• Ensures accuracy of payroll submission. Ensures overtime and/or temporary personnel are within budget. Assists staff with payroll issues.
• Understands and assures compliance for regulatory accreditation and system process.
• Conducts both weekly standup and monthly staff meetings. Prepares agendas and forwards meeting notes to Executive Director
• Reviews monthly financial performance. Identifies opportunities for improvement and works with physicians to develop a Site-Specific Action Plan to implement necessary changes to meet budget. Ensures compliance to fiscal standards with focus on volume payer mix fees customer service initiatives productivity coding and documentation non-provider labor building occupancy expenses and clinical supply costs.
• Participates in annual budget development and is accountable for practice adherence to budget and/or other fiscal goals.
• Reviews point-of-service collections daily and accounts receivable on at least a monthly basis to ensure A/R is within established standards. Works with Central Billing Office and subordinate staff to create action plans to address variances in A/R to standards.
• Ensures subordinate staff is trained capable and held accountable to provide high quality care in a caring manner as well as for all other tasks within practice.
• Provides ongoing performance appraisal of all non-provider support staff with the assistance and input of the Practice Administrator and physicians. Conducts annual evaluation process for subordinate staff and compiles information for human resource department in a timely manner. Ensures that all support staff members maintain licensure and certifications as required as well as coordinating yearly competency evaluation.
• Maintains communication with Director on weekly basis to review the action plans as well as other projects defined by Director.