Practice Manager

Cornerstone Family Healthcare•Newburgh, NY

5d•$67,000 - $71,000•Onsite

About The Position

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Practice Manager to join our growing team in Newburgh. CORNERSTONE’S MISSION: Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center with a mission to provide high quality, comprehensive, primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring, dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay. For more than fifty years, Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability. General Purpose: The Practice Manager will provide overall administrative supervision to the Department.

Requirements

Must have at minimum an Associate Degree
2-3 years of supervisory experience
3-5 years’ experience working in medical office setting
Excellent computer, organizational and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Provides overall oversight to the department including but not limited to patient satisfaction, patient flow and cycle time, administrative supervision of department staff and problem solving any issues that arise.
Ensures patient services representatives enter accurate data and insurance information for reporting and collecting patient payments.
Recommends additional training and coaching or disciplinary action when necessary.
Ensures the patient services representatives provide excellent customer service at all times including but not limited to greeting patient as they enter the department/work area and engaging patients in a professional and courteous manner
Oversees and maintains department schedules for providers.
Manages time and attendance for all department staff under their supervision, including paid time off approval.
Manages the patient complaint process within the department.
Reports all major issues to their supervisor.
Creates on call schedules if applicable to the department overseeing.
Consistently monitors the department for operational weaknesses and collaborates with their supervisor to make changes to best suit the needs of the department and patients.
Manages all operational and workflow changes in the department.
Collaborates with Human Resources to meet all Human Resources requirements within the department including but not limited to recruitment, disciplinary action, and performance evaluations. Also, ensures that department staff are in compliance with policies regarding annual health assessments and mandatory staff education.
Develops and implements an onboarding and training program for new and existing staff.
Actively participates in department meetings.
Ensures that patient satisfaction surveys are done as required by regulatory agencies.
Consistently monitors the patient services function and ensures that all policies are met including but not limited to demographic information updates, accurate data entry and insurance eligibility, to ensure accurate and complete billing claims (e.g. posting).
Acts as an Administrator on Duty.
Provides support for patients in need of referrals for specialty care.
Monitors the daily reconciliation, and that the daily balances of cash collection are accurate.
Ensures that patients are provided with appropriate referrals to managed care companies to apply for insurance or the Patient & Enabling Services Department for sliding fee scale.
Ensures that the reception area is clean and orderly.
Attend and participate in weekly department, All Staff and other required meetings.
Be familiar with and adhere to all clinical, administrative, and general policies and procedures as outlined in the CORNERSTONE Policy and Procedure Manual and Employee Handbook.
Maintain confidentiality of all aspects of CORNERSTONE including, but not limited to, patient confidentiality, financials, and employee relations.
Performs other related duties as assigned.