Practice Administrator Hospitalist

BJC HealthCare • Saint Louis, MO

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Practice Administrator leads business and clinical operations for one or more ambulatory clinics, providing on-site leadership for clinical and non-clinical operations. The role supervises approximately 15–25 providers and manages clinical and non-clinical leaders and staff, patient experience, financial and administrative activities, and plans supporting operational and team success. Practice Administrators collaborate with hospital departments to meet practice and partner-hospital operational goals.

This role supports hospitalist practices at Christian Hospital and Alton Memorial Hospital. Desired experience includes hospital medicine, provider scheduling (including Amion or Qdenda), locum agreements, financial management, quality metrics, and staffing expense management. The schedule is early morning/daytime.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2–5 years of experience.
• Less than 2 years of supervisor experience.
• Hospital medicine experience.
• Experience working with and scheduling providers.
• Financial experience, including quality metrics and staffing expense management.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business or Healthcare Administration.
• 5–10 years of experience.
• 2–5 years of supervisor experience.
• Experience scheduling in Amion or Qdenda.
• Experience managing locum agreements.

Responsibilities

• Manage employees, including onboarding and hiring, training, workload management, performance evaluations, and professional development plans.
• Ensure the productivity and actions of the team support departmental operational goals.
• Develop and adhere to staffing, revenue, and/or expense budgets, responding to business changes that may affect budget goals.
• Collaborate regularly with providers to oversee effective schedules and efficient clinic and patient flow, and maintain cooperative, trusting relationships with providers.
• Collaborate with Physician Leaders as needed.
• Develop and implement business plans aligned with short- and long-term organizational goals.
• Use BJC high reliability operating systems to monitor performance, adjust based on trends, and lead performance improvement efforts.
• Lead and participate in daily huddles and rounding to facilitate patient flow and support patient, employee, and provider satisfaction.
• Develop and implement department standard work and procedures.
• Respond promptly to barriers or obstacles to daily workflows and escalate issues through established processes when appropriate.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available the first day of the month after hire.
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
• Annual 4% BJC automatic retirement contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition assistance available on the first day.
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED