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Lavenburg Medical Group wants to help you see better and protect the health of your eyes for the future. Whether you live in Newark, DE or Elkton, MD the team at Lavenburg Medical Group is proud to provide vison and eye care from diagnostics to treatment.

The Practice Director will oversee multiple thriving Ophthalmology and Optometry Practices and/or Surgery Centers. The Practice Director works in conjunction with the leadership team to work towards the operational and financial success of the Practice.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for communicating and modeling the company’s mission, strategic vision and culture.
• Oversees the business and financial affairs of the practice in conjunction with the leadership team.
• Develops, plans, and submits the clinic’s business plans to leadership for approval.
• Works in partnership with all staff to ensure the highest degree of customer service and quality patient care is always maintained.
• Recommends, develops, implements improvements for the practice.
• Informs key organizational partners about current trends, problems, and medical activities.
• Establishes, secures approval, and assists in overseeing clinic operating policies and procedures.
• Partners with Human Resources in efforts for recruitment, development, and performance evaluation of employees.
• Enhances operational effectiveness, emphasizing cost containment without jeopardizing innovation or quality of care.
• Ensures clinic compliance with all regulatory agencies governing health care delivery and the rules of accrediting bodies.
• Works with Compliance to monitor operations, programs, information technology and physical properties to minimize risk.
• Encourages community education by initiating participation in health fairs and events to promote awareness.
• Represents the clinic in its relationships with other health organizations, government agencies, and third-party payers.
• Escalates any medical-administrative problems to leadership and assists in resolution.
• Maintains strict confidentiality.
• Adheres to the policies and procedures outlined by leadership.
• Performs other duties as needed to ensure the success of the practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Administration, Business or, a related field is desired.
• Medical office management experience required.
• Experience in Ophthalmology/Optometry preferred, but not required.
• Must possess the physical, mental, and cognitive skills needed to complete essential tasks, including abilities such as learning, remembering, focusing, categorizing, and integrating information for comprehension, problem-solving, and fast decision-making
• Demonstrated excellence in management, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively convey ideas and information.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully work with physicians and office personnel.
• Must have a track record as a self-starter, capable of taking initiative, working independently, delegating effectively, and achieving beneficial bottom-line results for the organization.
• Must be actively working towards a healthy lifestyle

We are committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. All patients, employees, applicants, and other constituents of our clinical groups will be treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, veteran status, marital/domestic partner status, parental status, sexual orientation, and gender identity and/or expression, other dimensions of diversity or common human decency. We value diversity in thought and culture and welcome highly skilled, capable, competent, collegial members to our team.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.