| Job
Code: |
1745 |
| Job
Title: |
Physician Services Manager |
| Creation
Date: |
05/15/02 |
|
| Revision
Date: |
01/04/06 |
| FLSA
Status: |
Exempt |
Job Summary:
To provide management
support to Community Based Clinic (CBC) physicians for activities relating to
physician compensation, malpractice insurance, general record keeping, coding
support and physician relations.
Major Duties / Critical Tasks:
Physician Compensation:
- Manages and prepares:
- Monthly computation
of worked RVU’s using MGMA software and charge posting information
from the Physician Billing Service Signature Billing System.
- Calculation,
preparation, and distribution of monthly physician detail to physicians
including: Physician Service Practice Analysis (PSPA) reports, Personal
Goal/Objective Setting, Charge Posting Greater than 30 days from date of
service, quarterly compilation and computation of incentives for
supervising mid-level providers.
- Ensures
professional and timely dissemination of incentive performance reports
to CBC physicians. This may at time include personally delivering and
reviewing reports with physicians.
- Ensures physicians
and/or administration have a full understanding of the mathematical
calculations involved in computing physician salaries based upon RVU’s
through personal meetings and telephone conversations.
Report Management:
- Oversees Coding
Supervisor’s analysis of coding data for new and follow-up visits by
physicians prior to constructing bell curve graphs for each physician to
view their coding patterns.
- Prepares monthly and
year-to-date Clinic Relative Value Reports and Physician by Specialty
Reports using Signature data.
- Oversees distribution
of all reports to medical directors and physicians.
- Prepare special reports
for management and medical directors as needed.
- Maintains strict
confidentiality with regards to sensitive data by using passwords as
necessary and keeping all confidential material locked up.
- Ensures appropriate
information is available in a central location for co-workers and management
and that all worksheets are labeled with the date and file location.
Physician Relations:
- Works with the Coding
Supervisor and the Management Analyst II to provide education for current
physicians and new hires relating to coding and compliance and monthly
compensation including:
- Teaching physician
rules
- Correct coding
practices
- Productivity goals
- How to interpret
monthly performance reports
- Performs quarterly
review of premium charges relating to malpractice insurance.
Leadership:
- Demonstrates a high
level of productivity and dependability through the effective and efficient
use of time and resources, with little or no supervision.
- Maintains a continuous
presence within CBC and responds immediately to requests for assistance,
communication, and problem resolution.
- Creatively identifies
opportunities for improvement in all aspects of daily responsibilities.
Employee takes initiative to begin assigned tasks independently.
- Demonstrates character,
dependability, and trustworthiness by assisting with the implementation of
policies and programs.
- Demonstrates character,
dependability, and trustworthiness by serving as a resource person and a
role model.
Program Development and
Project Coordination:
- Leads/participates, as
appropriate, in collaborative team approaches to developing and enhancing an
integrated system of reporting.
- Embraces change by
promoting teamwork and continuous process improvement.
- Has the ability to
support other job functions, activities, and other team members at
appropriate times.
- Works with projects to
a timely resolution and completes assignments according to agreed upon
deadlines. Updates the appropriate persons of progress of the project(s) as
appropriate through biweekly meetings with the supervisor.
Communication:
- Provides the Associate
Medical Director for CBC Physicians with regular physician activity reports
- Effectively
communicates with the Associate Director for CBC Physicians, CBC physicians,
management, and co-workers both verbally and in writing.
- Recognizes the need and
responds in a timely manner to inform the Associate Medical Director for CBC
Physicians of physician related operational issues within areas of
responsibility.
- Effectively
communicates with other members of the CBC physician management team and
clinic operations team to ensure an efficient working relationship
- Values differences by
listening to and appreciating other’s points of view.
- Recognizes the
importance and value of feedback and positively changes performance based
upon feedback given.
Supervision:
- Hires, trains,
supervises, and evaluates the Coding Supervisor and the Management Analyst
II.
- Delegates assignments
to the Coding Supervisor and the Management Analyst II and reviews all work
prior to distribution.
Professional Growth and
Development:
- Actively participates
in continuing education activities which demonstrate an acceptance for the
responsibility for professional development.
- Takes the initiative to
develop and implement action plans for self-improvement.
- Meets regularly with
the Faculty Group Practice Administrator and the Associate Medical Director
in charge of CBC physicians.
- Assists the Associate
Medical Director with special CBC projects.
Required Education / Experience:
Bachelor’s degree or
equivalent in related field or certified as a PA. Four years related
experience.
Equipment:
Standard office equipment.
Working Environment:
Standard hospital, clinical and / or office environments.
Other:
Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to
this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby
subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code.
Any
qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimums
require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.
|