Senior Vice President of Practice Management - Remote

Surgery Partners, Inc•Brentwood, TN

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Vice President (SVP) of Practice Management is a leadership role focused on managing, overseeing, and growing physician practices owned or managed by the company. This role reports directly to the COO and acts as the senior operations and relationship leader for practice relationships. The SVP will help practices improve daily performance, build and nurture key relationships, develop and implement best practices and playbooks, set strategy and priorities, lead strategic projects, and support Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) efforts. This position collaborates with local market leaders, facility leaders, and various corporate functions. The primary goal is to ensure SP's practices operate effectively, maintain strong physician alignment, achieve growth, and support associated ASCs and hospitals.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in healthcare practice management.
At least 5 years of experience in a senior leadership role.
Bachelors degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field required.
Extensive knowledge of healthcare operations, financial management, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement.
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Ability to lead large teams and manage multiple priorities.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.
Fellowship in the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) preferred.
Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage, oversee, and grow SP-owned physician practices.
Help develop practice-level growth and performance goals (e.g., revenue, provider productivity, staffing, operational priorities) and track progress over time.
Manage day-to-day performance across practices and help ensure practice leaders and administrators have clear priorities, expectations, and support.
Identify top opportunities to improve practice growth, operational performance, and patient, physician, and staff satisfaction across the portfolio.
Help ensure practices are able to support associated ASCs and hospitals where relevant (e.g., referral, scheduling, and operational coordination).
Responsible for provider employment agreement review and approval.
Build and roll out standard dashboards, practice processes, playbooks, tools, and materials across facilities where helpful.
Set future-state strategy, goals, and operating model for Practice Operations.
Help identify & prioritize the highest value strategic opportunities for practices via conversations & analysis; Collaborate with corporate functional teams on initiative planning and execution.
Drive standardization across practices where helpful while preserving flexibility for local practice needs and physician dynamics.
Collect & share practice performance insights, lessons learned, and best practices across practices and associated SP teams as helpful.
Build and maintain strong relationships with physicians, practice leadership, and relevant practice administrators.
Act as the senior point of contact for more complicated practice relationship issues and help resolve challenges in partnership with local leaders and other teams as needed.
Run recurring conversations with key practice leaders and physicians as helpful to surface issues, opportunities, and relationship dynamics early.
As needed, serve on practice governing boards and other committees to drive performance and strategy.
Coordinate with Division Presidents, Market CEOs, and facility leaders to ensure practice priorities and physician relationship efforts are aligned where helpful.
Support M&A functions by helping assess and prioritize practice M&A opportunities based on strategic fit, physician relationships, and operational opportunity.
Build relationships with top M&A targets with practices and help support smooth coordination with relevant corporate teams.
Work with other SP leaders to translate strategic practice opportunities into actionable plans with clear owners, timelines, and follow-through.
Partner with Corporate Integration team to plan and execute practice integration activities with a focus on timeliness, accuracy, and customer experience.
Lead the Practice Management team and ensure it has clear priorities, tools, and accountability.
Support local practice leaders and administrators build out core capabilities as helpful (e.g., management, executive leadership); Help build stronger management capabilities across practices so practice performance becomes more consistent and proactive over time.