Skilled Wound Care (SWC) has pioneered a unique approach to delivering specialized care. At the heart of this innovative model lies a vital role that bridges the gap between clinical excellence and operational efficiency: the Physician Practice Manager (PPM).
This role is an opportunity for experienced healthcare professionals to drive meaningful change in how care is delivered while empowering physicians and supporting long-term care facilities. But what exactly does a Physician Practice Manager at SWC do, and why is this position so critical?
What is a Physician Practice Manager?
At Skilled Wound Care, the Physician Practice Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring that SWC physicians have the resources, support, and infrastructure they need to excel in their work. This unique position requires a blend of clinical knowledge, operational expertise, and people skills to optimize the delivery of wound care services across multiple facilities.
Physician Practice Managers are responsible for acquiring and growing clinical accounts, ensuring physicians meet their full potential, and coordinating logistical and operational efforts to make patient care seamless and effective. It’s a challenging yet rewarding career path for healthcare professionals ready to step into a leadership role.
Key Responsibilities of a Physician Practice Manager
1. Driving Physician Success
PPMs are directly responsible for empowering SWC physicians by:
Building Patient Visits: Ensuring physicians maximize their time at skilled nursing facilities by identifying and coordinating patient needs.
Growing Procedures Per Physician: Assisting in identifying patients who require wound care procedures, improving physician productivity and outcomes.
Maintaining Clinical Accounts: Creating lasting relationships with facilities to ensure physicians have a reliable, stable patient base.
2. Building and Growing Clinical Accounts
PPMs act as the lifeline between physicians and skilled nursing facilities. They establish partnerships, ensure facilities understand the value of SWC’s services, and continually grow patient visit opportunities.
PPMs also ensure these accounts remain active by staying engaged with administrators and facility staff, ensuring SWC continues to meet—and exceed—expectations.
3. Operational Coordination and Problem Solving
Logistics can make or break efficient patient care. PPMs coordinate schedules, streamline workflows, and ensure that all operations run smoothly—allowing physicians to focus solely on providing exceptional wound care.
PPMs ensure that all aspects of the physician-SNF (skilled nursing facility) relationship are optimized, from scheduling to compliance and follow-up care.
Why This Role is Unique
The Physician Practice Manager position at SWC stands apart from traditional healthcare management roles due to its hands-on approach, regional focus, and direct impact on physician success and patient outcomes.
Hands-On Clinical Collaboration: Unlike purely administrative roles, PPMs frequently engage in skilled nursing facilities to understand the clinical challenges physicians face and provide meaningful solutions.
Regional Travel: PPMs have the chance to expand their professional horizons with frequent travel, meeting new teams, exploring diverse regions, and forming relationships with a variety of skilled nursing facilities.
Direct Impact on Care: This role isn’t about sitting in an office—it’s about driving results in the field. PPMs see the tangible impact of their work daily, whether it's through improved patient outcomes, happier physicians, or thriving accounts.
Who Thrives in This Role?
The ideal Physician Practice Manager is someone with a passion for patient care and a talent for operational efficiency. While an LPN or RN license is required, this role is perfect for healthcare professionals looking to step beyond clinical responsibilities into a leadership position.
Candidates with experience in long-term care or wound care will feel at home in this role, especially those who thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments. It’s an excellent fit for those who enjoy problem-solving, relationship-building, and making a measurable impact.
Why Join SWC as a Physician Practice Manager?
1. Competitive Compensation and Benefits
With competitive salaries plus quarterly bonuses, SWC ensures that PPMs are rewarded for their hard work. Additional benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, a generous 401(k) plan, PTO, holidays, and an education stipend.
2. Growth Opportunities
PPMs have the chance to grow their careers within a rapidly expanding company, gaining valuable leadership and operational experience in a unique healthcare setting.
3. Collaborative Culture
SWC prides itself on its supportive, team-oriented environment. As a Great Place to Work® Certified company, SWC fosters respect, positivity, and collaboration among its team members.
4. Impactful Work
This role provides the chance to make a difference in the lives of physicians, patients, and long-term care facilities. PPMs play a critical role in ensuring that wound care is delivered effectively and efficiently, directly contributing to better outcomes.
The Bigger Picture: Improving Long-Term Care
Skilled Wound Care is at the forefront of revolutionizing how wound care is delivered to long-term care patients. PPMs are vital to this mission, ensuring that SWC’s innovative approach reaches more facilities, benefits more patients, and drives systemic change in healthcare delivery.
By bridging the gap between operational efficiency and clinical excellence, PPMs help elevate the standard of care in skilled nursing facilities nationwide.
Interested in Joining Us?
Are you ready to step into a role that combines clinical expertise, leadership, and the opportunity to drive meaningful change? Skilled Wound Care is seeking passionate individuals to join our team as Physician Practice Managers.
Apply today and be part of a team that’s transforming healthcare delivery one patient, one physician, and one facility at a time. Learn more by reaching out to our recruitment team directly for more information. Together, we can make a difference.
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