Overview


Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital, located in Westwood, NJ providing a caliber of care consistent with Hackensack Meridian Health’s world-class standard. The state-of-the-art facility features a new Emergency Department, a maternity center, a women’s imaging center, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, a center for joint replacement, a wound care center, and an intensive/critical care unit.
We are proud to be certified by the Joint Commission for Stroke, Sepsis, and Ortho/Hip and Knee, and our maternity care is top-rated, with recognition as one of America's Best Maternity Hospitals by both U.S. News and World Report and Newsweek. Additionally, we have been recognized as a Top Community Hospital by Leapfrog Group among other recognitions.

Position Summary

The Practice Administrator is responsible for overseeing the daily operation of the hospital owned physician practices.

Responsibilities

• Successfully manages the daily operations of the medical practices.
• Enhances operational effectiveness and efficiency, emphasizing cost containment without jeopardizing quality of care.
• Recommends, develops and implements practice improvements.
• Proficient in working with various Electronic Health Records, running reports and analyzing financial and other data.
• Displays support of the institutional pillars through systems management, change management, and scholarly practices.
• Ensures consistency with HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley protocols and standards of care.
• Analyzes patterns of variance in practices and makes recommendations for evidence based practice changes to improve
• patient outcomes.
• Identifies practice gaps and initiates practice changes supportive of evidence-based practice “best practices”
• Participates in policy/procedure reviews for updating policies and procedures.
• Acts as a resource to staff for addressing clinical, process, and system opportunities for improvement which promote
• excellence in care and clinical outcomes
• Serves as a member of organizational and departmental meetings, work groups, and committees as requested
• Builds credibility with employed medical staff.
• Promotes a collaborative work environment which supports the organization’s mission, behavior expectations, values, and
• pillars (quality, people, finance, growth, and service).
  
  

Qualifications


Job Requirements :

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience managing physician practices.
• Must be proficient with Electronic Health Records.
• Must be proficient with CPT and ICD9 coding and billing.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with physicians, personnel, patients, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
  
  

Preferred Job Requirements:

• BA/BS degree.
• Master’s degree