Patient Services Manager

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, LLC (IBJI),

Founded in 1991, IBJI is the largest orthopedic group practice in Illinois. With more than 150 physicians in every orthopedic specialty, IBJI offers care for adults and children from some of the most accomplished and respected orthopedists in the country. Serving northern Illinois and northwest Indiana with over 100 locations, IBJI makes it easy to access care. Our headquarters is in Park Ridge, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Our clinical services include advanced MRI imaging, pain management, non-surgical and surgical treatment plans, rheumatology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, wellness, and sports and sports training. Ortho Access walk-in clinics provide same day care for orthopedic injuries. Comprehensive care offered all in one place enables physicians, therapists and staff to work closely together, so that patients and families achieve better outcomes. Collaborative care is also more efficient. In many cases, IBJI services are substantially less expensive than those provided by large healthcare systems and emergency rooms.

Summary

The Patient Services Manager position is responsible for the overall daily front desk operations and supervision and development of administrative staff. The Patient Services Manager maintains a positive, professional, and team-oriented front desk environment. This role is accountable for front desk staff operational performance and stability. The Patient Services Manager exemplifies professionalism, sound judgment, operational expertise and customer service excellence in accordance with company core values and standards.

Responsibilities

• Review of the analytics platform, provider schedules, and patient accounts weekly
• Ensure optimal patient access options via cross clinic collaboration and scheduling, work queue management, central scheduling team support, and involvement of the Manager
• Ensure that Front Desk team members are proficient in all front desk best practice operations as detailed in their respective Job Description
• Supervise and coach Front Desk team members to meet administrative metrics relative to visit capacity, collections, and new referral follow through
• Serve as administrative lead when issues require escalation/direction for resolution
• Meet with direct Manager to review status of clinic initiatives, analytics, goals and metrics weekly
• Develop relationship with the local Physician Administrator
• Manage the Performance Appraisal cycle of support staff
• Manage staff time off and coverage options
• Conduct on-site interviews of new hire support staff (as applicable)
• Manage all tasks as assigned on New Hire, Transfer and Termination processes
• Attend monthly management meetings and conference calls as required
• Communicate effectively with company staff and utilize/navigate company resources appropriately
• Participate as needed in special projects or other clinic coverage as requested
• Assist in maintaining a clean and safe work environment
• All other duties as assigned