Manager-Physician Compensation
Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc.

Work Shift/Schedule:
8 Hr Evening - Morning

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

Under the general direction of the Director of Physician Hospital Integration, the Senior Physician/Medical Group Compensation Analyst will serve as a leader within the provider compensation work stream to administer and develop provider compensation programs for Northeast Georgia Health System employed providers. This person will assist in the planning, development, and implementation of specific pay practices to ensure legal compliance with System policies and government regulation. Duties will include, but not be limited to provider compensation budget creation and management, provider compensation reporting, financial analysis, and forecasts as well as the presentation of such reports to executive management, Board of Directors (BOD) and/or BOD committees, physicians, and other stakeholders.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications:
  
• Educational Requirements: Bachelors Degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance; or a degree from an accredited undergraduate college with education and experience in physician practice financial management; or equivalent combination of other education and experience to demonstrate a broad based knowledge of healthcare operations and finance.
  
• Minimum Experience: Minimum three (3) to five (5) years progressive work experience in financial analysis, accounting and/or auditing. Experience in developing analytical models, testing assumptions and strategies.
  
• Other:
  

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
  
• Preferred Educational Requirements:
  
• Preferred Experience: Background in healthcare. Experience with provider employment agreements / compensation agreements.
  
• Other:
  

NGHS Core Competencies

• Being Vulnerable: Admits mistakes and shortcomings; Shares thoughts and feelings openly; Is transparent without hidden agendas; Seen as authentic and genuine; Open and non-defensive to feedback
  
• Communicating Effectively: Shares information fully and offers knowledge and experience; Conveys ideas in a manner that engages others; Takes unpopular positions if necessary; Engages in unfiltered dialogue; Relates to others in a respectful manner, regardless of level, personality and background
  
• Being Accountable: Demonstrates tenacity and perseverance; Takes initiative; Engages resources to overcome obstacles; Has the courage to do the right thing even when difficult; Acts with integrity in accordance with our Core Values
  
• Displaying Empathy: Shares in the joys and pains of others; Is available and offers to help others; Shows concern for the challenges of others; Has a positive and kind demeanor; Takes a non-judgmental approach with others
  
• Holding Others Accountable: Provides current actionable feedback, both corrective and reinforcing; Doesn't allow problems to fester; Takes action when necessary, even if unpleasant; Uses every opportunity to give reinforcing feedback to others; Helps others see their blind spots
  
• Listening: Practices attentive and active listening; Listens for the unsaid; Asks questions to confirm understanding; Hears people out without interrupting; Is open to viewpoints of others
  
• Managing Disagreement: Acknowledges differing viewpoints and sees it as an opportunity to learn; Doesn't run away from conflict; Strives for win/win solutions; Hammers out tough agreements; Finds common ground and solves problems for the good of all
  
• Promoting Teamwork: Values the contributions of all; Connects others' roles to organizational and team success; Encourages and supports; Cuts across boundaries to get things done; Puts own needs aside for good of the team and the organization
  
• Striving for Continuous Improvement: Experiments regularly with new ideas and approaches; Willing to fail; Learns from mistakes; Always seeks to be better tomorrow than today; Adapts to change
  

Organization Expectations

• Quest: Demonstrates/utilizes Quest tools in department.
  
• Talent Development: Coaches and develops staff.
  
• Safety: Promotes patient, visitor and staff safety and effectively manages hazards that lead to injury or harm.
  
• Productivity: Meets productivity expectations.
  
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensures department's compliance with all regulatory, DNV, mandatory education, and similar requirements.
  

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Identifies unit/department level goals that align with the organization's Key Performance Indicators.

HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act)

If, in the normal course of my duties and responsibilities, I am required to access protected health information (PHI) and electronic protected health information (EPHI) for the purposes of treatment, payment and operations within Northeast Georgia Health System, I will limit such access to only the minimum necessary amount of PHI and EPHI necessary to perform the functions of my job. If access is not required in the normal course of my duties and responsibilities, I will not access PHI or EPHI.

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical background and comfort working with financial, operational, and quality data
  
• Must be proficient in the use of spreadsheet, presentation graphics, and data base software with the ability to integrate elements as needed
  
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills
  
• Can present to individual Physicians/Executive Leaders or large groups and manage own presentations
  
• Must possess a great deal of independent judgment as it applies to discretion and decision making
  
• Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Northeast Georgia Health System
  
  

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Collect and maintain provider compensation information in a complex data base to be used in high level calculations used to formulate provider compensation.
  
• Responsible to prepare and maintain monthly provider compensation summary and detail charge reports.
  
• Works collaboratively with provider compensation work stream to ensure providers are paid in a timely and accurate manner.
  
• Identify issues related to provider compensation programs and recommends effective and timely solutions.
  
• Assist providers in understanding their practice and individual compensation results.
  
• Assist with Fair Market Value analyses.
  
• Prepares provider compensation budgets and associated financial projections.
  
• Work collaboratively with Legal, Human Resources, Corporate Compliance, Provider Recruitment, and other stakeholders in Physician contract development, the creation and deployment of provider contract renewals, and practice acquisition due diligence.
  
• Support the provider compensation work stream through survey participation & analysis, assembling compensation packages, conducting analyses requested and/or required by Executive Leadership, Board of Directors, Medical Directors, individual providers or Legal Counsel.
  
• Assist with special projects as deemed necessary in the Financial Operations Division.
  

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 20 lbs, Frequently 31-65%of time
  
• Weight Carried: Up to 20 lbs, Frequently 31-65%of time
  
• Vision: Heavy, Constantly 66-100% of time
  
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Occasionally 0-30%
  
• Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65%
  
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequently 31-65%
  
• Intensity of Work: Constantly 66-100%
  
• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding, Driving
  

Environment and Working Conditions

• OSHA Category II: Job classifications in which normal duties do not reasonably anticipate exposure to blood or other potentially infectious or hazardous materials. Contact with blood may occur in an emergency.
  

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

NGHS: Opportunities start here.

Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.

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