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Administrator, Clinics

Community Health Systems Inc
  • Fort Wayne, IN
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Why Join Us?

    • Competitive Compensation
    • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
    • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Extended Illness Bank (EIB)
    • Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan
    • Opportunities for Career Growth & Advancement
    • Recognition & Reward Programs
    • Exclusive Discounts & Perks*

    Job Summary

    The Administrator, Clinics provides overall direction and oversight for all physician practice operations across the facility. This role leads the business and clinical management of assigned clinics, ensuring alignment with organizational goals for quality, financial performance, and growth. The Administrator directs strategic initiatives, oversees budgets and staffing, and ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. This role serves as the senior practice leader and primary liaison between the clinics, hospital executive leadership, and corporate partners, ensuring effective collaboration, operational excellence, and a culture of patient-centered care.

    Essential Functions

    • Provides strategic and operational leadership for physician practice operations, ensuring performance outcomes meet organizational goals for quality, financial stability, and patient satisfaction.
    • Oversees the administration, coordination, and evaluation of non-clinical and clinical workflows, ensuring efficient day-to-day operations and alignment with regulatory and accreditation standards.
    • Partners with corporate and local leadership to develop and implement long-term strategies, including growth initiatives, recruitment plans, and service line development for assigned clinics.
    • Collaborates with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), senior leadership, and corporate partners to review and report financial and operational performance metrics, risks, and opportunities.
    • Serves as a key representative of the clinics in community relations, outreach, and partnership development activities to support service expansion and organizational visibility.
    • Leads the implementation of new physician practices or service lines, ensuring smooth transitions in collaboration with the CEO, Regional Administrators, and corporate departments (HR, Compliance, PPSI, AMR, Legal, etc.).
    • Monitors and enforces compliance with policies related to cash controls, billing practices, and patient confidentiality, ensuring corrective actions are taken when necessary.
    • Regularly rounds across all practice locations to assess performance, engage with staff and providers, and identify improvement opportunities.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.
    • Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
    • Complies with all policies and standards.

    Leadership Responsibilities

    • Supervision and Staff Management

    • Provides leadership, mentorship and professional development opportunities for departmental staff.

    • Schedules employees to ensure effective use of resources. Consults with leadership on any potential staffing issues.

    • Conducts performance evaluations, sets goals and provides feedback to staff on their performance and development.

    • Strategic Planning and Financial Oversight

    • Collaborates with hospital leadership to set the strategic direction for the department, including budgeting, resource allocation and long-term planning.

    • Monitors expenditures, ensuring cost-effective delivery of services.

    • Evaluates and implements new technologies to enhance operational efficiency.

    • Develops and implements departmental policies and procedures and protocols to optimize quality and overall efficiencies.

    • Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance

    • Ensures compliance with all relevant regulatory bodies. May oversee the accreditation process with relevant agencies ensuring that services meet or exceed industry standards.

    • Participates in audits, inspections and accreditation processes as applicable.

    • Follows established quality control practices to ensure accuracy, consistency and safety.

    • Collaboration and Communication

    • Works closely with leadership teams to coordinate and improve service delivery.

    • Stays up-to-date with industry advancements, new technologies, and regulatory changes.

    • Staff Responsibilities

    • May work in a staff role, when required. Ensures that duties and responsibilities are fulfilled while meeting all competencies established for that job.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's Degree in relevant field required or
    • Seven (7) plus years of direct experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree required
    • Master's Degree preferred
    • 3-5 years of experience in closely related field with Bachelor's degree required
    • 3-5 years of previous leadership experience preferred

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

    • Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
    • Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and manage cross-functional relationships.
    • Foster a positive work environment that promotes teamwork, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
    • Communicate effectively with leadership, team members, and stakeholders.
    • Ability to work effectively with others, delegate responsibilities, and independently manage tasks while meeting established deadlines.
    • Problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
    • In depth knowledge of industry best practices and regulatory compliance (if applicable).
    • Strong organizational and time management skills.
    • Proficiency with Google and Microsoft platforms, healthcare software systems, and data analysis tools.

    Licenses and Certifications

    • MGMA Membership and/or ACMPE Certification strongly preferred

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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationFort Wayne, IN
    IndustryHealthcare Services
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1985
    Websitehttp://www.chs.net/

    About Company

    Community Health Systems, Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) 330 HRSA Grantee with Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) status. Established from the roots of Inland Empire Community Health Center in Bloomington, CHSI has grown with community health centers in the counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego. These centers have been developed in accordance with standards established for safety net providers by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), the Public Health Service (PHS), and the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC).

    As such, services are offered to the neediest in each community - the un-insured and under-insured, the working poor, those with limited ability to pay, the homeless, and the indigent. Services are provided at discounted (sliding fee scale) rates for those who qualify based on gross annual income and family size.

    Skills

    • Accreditation Standardsunmatched
    • Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Billingunmatched
    • Budget Managementunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Community Relationsunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Data Analysisunmatched
    • Expense Trackingunmatched
    • Financial Managementunmatched
    • Financial Operationsunmatched
    • Financial Reportingunmatched
    • Healthcare Softwareunmatched
    • Hospitalunmatched
    • Industry Standardsunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Legalunmatched
    • Life Insuranceunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Medical Billingunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
    • Operational Strategyunmatched
    • Operations Managementunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Patient Confidentialityunmatched
    • People Managementunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Goal Settingunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Performance Reviewsunmatched
    • Policy Implementationunmatched
    • Pre-Clinical Trialsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Procedure Implementationunmatched
    • Quality Controlunmatched
    • Quality of Careunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
    • Resource Managementunmatched
    • Service Deliveryunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Systems Analysisunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched

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