Director Ambulatory Operations - Primary Care - Cottage Health
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
About the Job
Join the Cottage Health team as an Director, Ambulatory Operations- Primary Care. In this role, you will be responsible for the oversight and management of the daily operations for multiple affiliated health care physician practices/ancillary services that are geographically dispersed, but proximate to the health systems service area.
The initial focus will require the establishment of clinics in this newly developing service line. The Director will partner with the Ambulatory Medical Director to set up operational systems, design clinic workflows, identify tools & technologies, and establish the organizational structures that complement the initial vision for primary care delivery in a scalable, efficient and highly consumer-centric model. Responsible for all administrative functions of the practice locations, including operations, marketing, finance, assisting in managed care/third party contracting when requested, physician compensation and reimbursement information when requested, human resource management, medical and business information systems, ancillary service general knowledge and planning and development. The Director is responsible for the overall performance of primary care clinic sites and assures that the patient experience, quality of care and access meet the highest industry standards. Serves as the liaison between the Primary Care service line and Cottage leaders, helping to design, develop and continuously delivery an innovative primary care model uniquely suited to the needs of the patient community Cottage Health serves.
At Cottage Health, we are proud of our generous Total Rewards package. We offer benefit programs that help us hire the best people.
Our benefits program is called Choices...for Health...for Wealth...for Life. We take great pride in continuously evaluating our Choices program to offer the most competitive benefits in the health care industry. We offer employees excellent traditional benefit plans like medical, dental, life insurance, and disability coverage, along with a leading-edge Wellness Program of health improvement opportunities. The program provides tools that allow you to bring the same attention to your health that Cottage Health does to the health of our patients.
QUALIFICATIONS:
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
Minimum: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or healthcare administration or 10+ years of similar work experience Preferred: Master's degree
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Minimum: Knowledge of and skill in the use of personal computers and related systems and software. Skill in medical terminology. Skill in time management and project management. Knowledge and understanding of financial management concepts with a general understanding of automated billing regulations and medical records systems and their applications within medical practices. Requires budgetary oversite of $5M in operating revenue. Intermediate level Microsoft Office proficiency and Medical Terminology
Preferred: Experience in an organization using an Epic EMR
YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Minimum: Two (2) years working in management roles in a multi-clinic ambulatory site environment
Preferred: Experience in primary care operations within a large, integrated health system; experience with time and project management, financial management concepts, healthcare regulatory and billing processes.
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.
The initial focus will require the establishment of clinics in this newly developing service line. The Director will partner with the Ambulatory Medical Director to set up operational systems, design clinic workflows, identify tools & technologies, and establish the organizational structures that complement the initial vision for primary care delivery in a scalable, efficient and highly consumer-centric model. Responsible for all administrative functions of the practice locations, including operations, marketing, finance, assisting in managed care/third party contracting when requested, physician compensation and reimbursement information when requested, human resource management, medical and business information systems, ancillary service general knowledge and planning and development. The Director is responsible for the overall performance of primary care clinic sites and assures that the patient experience, quality of care and access meet the highest industry standards. Serves as the liaison between the Primary Care service line and Cottage leaders, helping to design, develop and continuously delivery an innovative primary care model uniquely suited to the needs of the patient community Cottage Health serves.
At Cottage Health, we are proud of our generous Total Rewards package. We offer benefit programs that help us hire the best people.
Our benefits program is called Choices...for Health...for Wealth...for Life. We take great pride in continuously evaluating our Choices program to offer the most competitive benefits in the health care industry. We offer employees excellent traditional benefit plans like medical, dental, life insurance, and disability coverage, along with a leading-edge Wellness Program of health improvement opportunities. The program provides tools that allow you to bring the same attention to your health that Cottage Health does to the health of our patients.
QUALIFICATIONS:
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
Minimum: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or healthcare administration or 10+ years of similar work experience Preferred: Master's degree
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Minimum: Knowledge of and skill in the use of personal computers and related systems and software. Skill in medical terminology. Skill in time management and project management. Knowledge and understanding of financial management concepts with a general understanding of automated billing regulations and medical records systems and their applications within medical practices. Requires budgetary oversite of $5M in operating revenue. Intermediate level Microsoft Office proficiency and Medical Terminology
Preferred: Experience in an organization using an Epic EMR
YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Minimum: Two (2) years working in management roles in a multi-clinic ambulatory site environment
Preferred: Experience in primary care operations within a large, integrated health system; experience with time and project management, financial management concepts, healthcare regulatory and billing processes.
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.
Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work.
Any Cottage Health applicants who require assistance or reasonable accommodations during the application process may request the need for accommodation with the Recruiter.
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