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Altus Community Healthcare · 1 month ago

Practice Manager, PLLC

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Altus Community Healthcare is seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Practice Manager to lead and oversee their extensive network of freestanding emergency rooms and micro hospitals across Texas. This role involves managing a large team and multiple locations while ensuring operational excellence and high-quality patient care.

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Responsibilities

Oversee the daily physician partner administration in of over 28 freestanding ER locations across Texas, ensuring smooth and efficient functioning

Manage a 4-person administrative support staff that supports a medical team comprising 300+ physician partners

Develop and implement operational policies, procedures, and standards to optimize practice performance

Coordinate with clinical and administrative teams to ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and quality standards

Lead strategic planning initiatives to improve patient experience, operational efficiency, and growth opportunities

Foster a collaborative and positive work environment that promotes staff development and retention

Build and maintain strong relationships with physicians, staff, vendors, and external partners

Coordinate with Corp. HR to ensure efficiencies in practices and support systems for physician partners

Qualification

Healthcare AdministrationLeadership in HealthcarePractice ManagementOperational Policies DevelopmentCompliance KnowledgeProject ManagementEmotional IntelligenceConflict ResolutionCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsInterpersonal Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field highly preferred

3 + years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations, physician practice management, or emergency/acute care environments

Demonstrated success overseeing large physician groups (200+ providers) or multi-site medical operations

Experience supervising administrative or operational teams (minimum 3–5 direct reports)

Proven ability to manage operations across 20+ clinical locations or a distributed regional footprint

Strong background in compliance, credentialing oversight, provider relations, and practice performance monitoring

Deep understanding of practice operations, staffing workflows, scheduling solutions, and physician engagement strategies

Familiarity with Paylocity or similar HRIS/ATS platforms, credentialing systems, EMR/EHR platforms, and physician contracting processes

Ability to analyze metrics, and operational KPIs

Skilled in organizing and leading cross-functional initiatives across clinical, HR, IT, billing, and compliance teams

Strong project management skills with the ability to implement new programs, technology rollouts, and performance-improvement strategies across multiple sites

Ability to lead, coach, and develop a 4-person administrative support team while ensuring high performance, accuracy, and service standards

High emotional intelligence and strong relationship-building skills to manage over 300 physician partners with diverse communication needs

Demonstrated ability to create structure, standardize processes, and introduce efficiencies in fast-paced, high-acuity environments

Conflict-resolution expertise with a grounding in fair, consistent, and compliant HR practices

Strong organizational and time-management skills, capable of managing competing priorities across 28 locations

Exceptional professional communication skills, including the ability to brief C-suite leaders and provide clear updates to physician groups

Ability to translate complex operational updates into actionable insights for administrative and clinical partners

Skilled in facilitating meetings, drafting policy updates, and preparing performance reports for leadership and physician stakeholders

Understanding of Texas healthcare regulations, credentialing processes, EMTALA guidelines, and operational standards for freestanding emergency medical facilities

Ability to support internal audits, ensure documentation readiness, and maintain compliance with organizational, state, and federal requirements

Preferred

Prior experience working with freestanding emergency rooms, hospital-based ER groups, or multi-specialty physician practices strongly preferred

Company

Altus Community Healthcare

Located in Houston, Texas, Altus Community Healthcare's mission is to serve our neighborhood and surrounding areas with the highest standards of medical care and compassion.

Founded in 2003

Houston, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees