Administrator - Community Practice

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Functions as the Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Fiscal Officer for the department. Responsible for supporting the financial, administrative and operational management of the department based on applicable policies, rules and procedures established by University Health Associates, West Virginia University, WVU Foundation, Inc., WVU Research Corporation, and West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Facilitates the mission of the Department Chair, department, WVU Healthcare, and WVU School of Medicine.

Functions as the Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Fiscal Officer for the department. Responsible for supporting the financial, administrative and operational management of the department based on applicable policies, rules and procedures established by University Health Associates, West Virginia University, WVU Foundation, Inc., WVU Research Corporation, and West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Facilitates the mission of the Department Chair, department, WVU Healthcare, and WVU School of Medicine.

If hired prior to: 01/01/2020

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Master’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration or related field AND Three (3) years of management or progressive administrative experience OR ;

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field AND Five (5) years of management or progressive administrative experience.

If hired after: 01/01/2020

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Master’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration or related field AND Three (3) years of supervisory/management experience OR ;

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field AND Five (5) years of supervisory/management experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Master’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Experience in an academic environment

2. Experience in a large multi-specialty or single-specialty physician group practice, a vertically integrated health system, or Multi-site physician practice.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Work with Executive Leadership to identify strategic priorities (location, quantity and specialty) for the development of a community physician network.

2. Develops a strategic plan for the network by linking strategies and objectives to the WVUHC organization plan. Develops a process to manage against the plan and to report progress to leadership.

3. Leads the initiative to build presence with WVUHS hospitals by identifying opportunities with System partners to strengthen clinical programs.

4. Leads the initiative to partner with other non-System hospitals by evaluating potential communities to target for new and expanded relationships.

5. Assesses and assists with the development of disease-specific clinical networks in conjunction with Service Line Medical Directors and Service Line Administrators to promote outreach to hospitals and physicians to expand service reach to regional and state-wide communities.

6. Coordinates the relationship between SOM departments and regional hospitals and partner physicians to promote the rotation of faculty within Community Hospitals and private practices to support community need and WVUHC outreach as mutually desired.

7. Works with WVUHC Finance to determine budgets and cost projections for practice and network expansion.

8. Responsible for the overall day-to-day operations and financial management of the owned network practices.

9. Recommends operational and financial targets for network practices. Communicates financial performance of individual practices with physicians and key clinic staff. 10. In coordination with Vice President & Chief Ambulatory Operations Officer and General Counsel, structures employment contracts of network physicians, including compensation, productivity and quality targets. Leads the physician employment contract negotiation. 11. Works with physicians and practices regarding potential and actual malpractices issues.

12. Responsible for the hiring, management and retention of clinic staff supporting the practices.

13. As the network of practices grows, responsible for the supervision of practice managers who may be assigned the day-to-day operations of individual practices.

14. Interfaces with Hospital Human Resource services to ensure that compensation and benefits plans meet the needs of network practices.

15. Works with IT departments to deploy technology solutions in physician practices and coordinates post-implementation IT support.

16. Responsible for medical record standards and information management for network practices.

17. Manages the relationship between the physician practices and UHA related to professional billing and collections. 18. Ensures that relationships are in place for physician practices to receive quality ancillary testing services for their patients.

19. Works with the Chair of the Department of Community Practice, Quality Office, SOM departments related to clinical and academic expectations of network practices to develop quality targets and tracks quality and outcome metrics for each practice.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Prolonged periods of sitting.

2. Some travel may be required.

3. Visual strain may be encountered in viewing of computer screens, spreadsheets and other written material.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Normal office environment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Experience with managed care issues preferred.

Additional :

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals

Cost Center:

8330 UHA Community Practice

Address:

3040 University Ave

Morgantown

West Virginia