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Join our Medical Oncology team in Altoona as a Senior Practice Manager! In this role, you'll own the operations of a high‑volume, high‑impact site. You'll set the pace, solve problems on the fly, and cultivate strong, practical relationships with our physicians and staff-so clinical teams can focus on care and patients feel supported end‑to‑end. We're looking for a proven healthcare leader who's comfortable making decisions independently, adept at aligning providers and front‑line teams, and experienced in physician practice management (oncology background highly preferred). If you're a natural people-person who is passionate about developing team members and making an impact in the world of cancer care, we invite you to join our team today!

Responsibilities:

+ Ensure appropriate and high-quality staffing through the strategic placement of office coordinators, office and practice managers.

+ Supervise and oversee practice budgets.

+ Develop and maintain a patient-centric culture, centered around patient arrival and follow up activities in line with the consumerism initiatives, if applicable.

+ Serve as liaison to various UPMC departments and resources.

+ Serve as liaison for renovations, construction and building utilization with UPMC and outside construction services.

+ Develop strategic plans for practices.

+ Monitor practice operations to identify areas for improvement, expansion of services, and potential new market areas.

+ Ensure compliance with all UPMC policies and procedures.

+ Communicate effectively with staff, physicians and peers through oral and written communications.

+ Assist in the due diligence, practice valuations, contract negotiations and staffing as required.

+ Assist in physician relations as necessary.

+ Maintain knowledge initiatives as it relates to the operation of the practices.

+ Oversee and assist in the recruitment of staff and new practices.

+ Review and evaluate the effectiveness of current procedures and plans with Office/Practice Manager and Physician to develop and implement new, more efficient systems and procedures as required to improve office operations.

+ Monitor and meet practice specific benchmarks inclusive of point of service and scheduling (inclusive of template management for timely patient access), if applicable.

+ Bachelors Degree + 3 years of management experience w/ 1 year healthcare experience

+ OR Associate's Degree + 3 years healthcare experience and 3 years of management experience

+ OR High School Diploma + 5 years healthcare experience and 5 years of management experience

+ Oncology experience preferred

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran