Entry-level Practice Manager Resume Questions
The header appears at the very top of your resume, but it does not act as the proper introduction to the document. It simply contains your contact information for when hiring managers have finished reading. Instead, you should think of the summary statement or objective statement as the introduction or hook.
The header must contain three pieces of information. These are your full name, email address, and phone number. Additionally, you have the option of including your mailing address. Take a look at our practice manager resume sample to get a better idea of how the header should look.
You can either write a summary statement or objective statement to get the attention of hiring managers. We recommend creating a summary statement in most cases, but an objective statement offers certain benefits for inexperienced jobseekers.
If you are new to a field and want to create an objective statement, think about which of your objectives would be useful for employers to know. Common pieces of information to include are how long you intend to stay in the position and whether you hope to advance.
The ability to work well with others is a vital skill for practice managers to have. You can emphasize this skill on your resume by mentioning it multiple times. This demonstrates that it is one of your priorities. Try to include it in at least three sections. It most likely cannot appear in your education section. The strategy of repeating information to emphasize it applies to any professional attribute. You can see examples of ways to seamlessly mention an aspect on our practice manager resume sample.
You must format your experience section correctly to have a good chance of landing the job. Part of this challenge is managing the length of the section by changing the number of bullet points. Keep in mind that our step-by-step resume builder handles this aspect automatically, making it much easier.
If you decide to do it manually, remember that there is no hard rule. We recommend including between five and eight for each position, but you can deviate from this slightly depending on how important each job is. You can have as few as two for minor jobs and as many as 10 or 12 for your core position.
Check our practice manager resume sample to see the best way to create your education section. It should be simple and short. There are only three pieces of information you must include for each school: the name of the school, the date of graduation, and the type of degree you earned.
Resume Text
Jane Doe
1234 Fake Lane, MA, 99999, Cell:(000)-000-0000, email@address.com
Professional Summary
Highly accomplished healthcare professional with 5 years’ deep operational experience in practice administration combined with 12 years’ billing and coding expertise seeks to take next career step with a respected organization that values hard work, talent, and demonstrated success in project management and business development. Skilled in creating communication pipelines to achieve treatment plan implementation and comprehensive patient care objectives. Proven success in increasing retention and improving staff morale through effective communication, employee relations management, and team leadership.
Skills
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Medical Office Administration Project Management HFA Common Procedure Coding Systems ICD.9CM and ICD.10CM
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Financial Management Medicare and Medicaid Staff Development and Mentorship Team Leadership
Accomplishments
Acted as onboarding project manager for new primary care provider services at Florida Hospital HealthCare Partners, a multidisciplinary physician group in mutual partnership with Florida Hospital DeLand, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, Florida Hospital Flagler, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, and Florida Hospital Oceanside. l Currently manage six clinics throughout Florida, including an urgent care practice in Palm Coast, FL.
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Work History
Practice Manager, 08/2013 to Current Florida Hospital Flagler  Palm Coast, FL l Plan and direct day-to-day activities to meet practice mission and philosophy; collaborate with physicians to develop strategic business plans, define budgets, and establish daily operational objectives; devise and implement new and revised policies to streamline processes. l Oversee financial activities, including private and MCR billing, payroll, and accounts payable and receivable; prepare and deliver monthly financial reports to CEO and CFO. l Recruit, hire, and evaluate practice employees; administer job knowledge assessments and competency testing to maintain certification-level training standards. l Manage workforce needs by preparing staff schedules for PRN and full-time employees, tasking assignments, and analyzing facility needs and equipment availability. l Spearhead monthly patient case conferences, in-services, and staff meetings to educate staff and reinforce communication goals. l Enforce compliance with practices policies and federal regulations, including HIPAA. Office Manager, 05/2009 to 07/2013 Florida Hospital | Adams Medical Associates  Palm Coast, FL l Directed day-to-day operations to drive healthcare goals; oversaw nurses, patient care, and maintained quality standards. l Maintained compliance with Medicare and Medicaid regulations. l Investigated and reported special incidents, events, or complaints to Quality Department. l Controlled MCR and private billing, payroll administration, and accounts payable and receivable. l Protected patient confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA and hospital and practice policies. Billing Coding Coordinator, Hospital Accounts, 04/2002 to 02/2004 Adams Medical Associates  Palm Coast, FL l Coded patient services into practice systems to facilitate patient billing; conducted coding and compliance audits to maintain coding integrity and accuracy. l Assigned ICD.9CM procedure codes based on official inpatient/outpatient coding guidelines; interpreted questionable codes. l Implemented corrective action plans to mitigate coding-related claim denials and rejections. l Organized and processed medical records requests; recorded admission and discharge summaries. l Analyzed financial reports and investigated revenue discrepancies.
Education and Certification
Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration, Florida International University – North Miami Beach, FL Certified Office Manager MSOW Credentialing and Privileging System Training, Morrisey Communicating For Leadership Success, Leadership Development Institute
Jane Doe