JOB SUMMARY
Provides direction and leadership toward the achievement of Children's Medical Group's vision, mission, strategy, and its annual goals and objectives. Recommends strategic plans and opportunities to broaden and develop additional services. Ensures services are carried out in accordance with quality and financial standards.
 

JOB FUNCTIONS

Essential Functions
Children’s Medical Group/Children’s Physician Group

Supports practice growth of new physicians through physician recruitment and acquisition of pediatric practices. Cultivates growth of pediatric practices in Northern Illinois.
Enhances service excellence through Patient Satisfaction Surveys and employee evaluation of physicians’ performance. Reviews results with physicians.
Ensures legal compliance within practices such as HIPAA regulations.
Provides oversight of the central billing office to support the financial integrity of the sites. Ensures that relationships with third party payers are maintained and provides physicians and sites education on financial issues relevant to practice operations.
Ensures sites receive relevant communication, education and management through Office Managers and the Office Operations Director.
Encourages collaborative community partnerships to further pediatric primary care.
Encourages advocacy on children’s health issues such as the school health program providing school nurse services to central Milwaukee elementary schools.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be requested in the performance of this job.
Employment is at-will.  This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.

People Management Responsibility
Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:  A degree in Medicine (MD, DO or equivalent), with relevant clinical experience and current Board certification, preferably in pediatrics or pediatrics subspecialty.
Experience: Extensive experience (ten or more years) working with physicians and health system administrators.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to present and speak publicly and negotiate with physicians.
Strong analytical skills to problem solve financial, marketing and other challenges facing pediatric health care delivery.
An extremely high level of analytical ability to develop plans and creative problem-solving solutions, as well as participates in the development of the entire organization's short- and long-range goals and objectives.
Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to interact in extremely delicate, sensitive and/or complex situations, plus a high degree of judgment, initiative, tact, and persuasiveness to effectively carry out the responsibilities of the position.
Exhibits guiding behaviors that reflect Children’s values and support our mission and vision.

Working Conditions
This job primarily operates in a setting that routinely requires use of standard office equipment and/or where there is no reasonable potential for exposure to blood and other high risk body fluids.