Children's National Hospital

Practice Operations Coordinator (CNPA)

Children's National Hospital  •  $47k/yr  •  Maryland (Onsite)  •  8 days ago
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Job Description

Practice Operations Coordinator (CNPA)260000QWIn collaboration with the Practice Operations Manager and other members of the management team, provide administrative and business leadership support and coordination for Children's Pediatricians and Associates. The Clinical Operations Coordinator will be responsible to coordinate clinic operations to include scheduling, clinic flow and charge capture. Assist in the training, mentor, and develop of staff or work completely independently within the clinic setting. Emphasis is placed on customer service, patient satisfaction, staff development, quality assurance and fiscal goals. Will be responsible for assisting in the maintenance of a productive and professional environment, to promote excellent internal and external customer relations and to coordinate the assignment of tasks to the support staff.

Qualifications

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
5 years experience in a medical/business office setting, one year of which must be supervisory experience (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Excellent customer service skills required. Strong organizational and interpersonal and written communication skills required. Must have ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities. Must be able to work independently on assigned tasks and follow through to completion. Good supervisory skills required. Ability to provide support projects and follow through on details is essential. Excellent consumer relations skills is required. Should have knowledge of physician billing practices, insurance eligibility and verification, scheduling and clinical workflow, including referral, lab, and chart management. Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.

Functional Accountabilities
Revenue Enhancement

  • Monitor volume of clinic visits, wait times, no show rates, denials, patient service charges and clinic cancellations; report metrics monthly and identify opportunities for both operational and process improvement.
  • Proactively work with payers to improve patient engagement and compliance of EPSDT services.
  • Identify operational issues and opportunities for improving practice performance in collaboration with practice leadership and CP&A support teams.
  • Work with providers and Practice Manager to identify and respond to problems timely, upon guidance of practice leaders.
  • Ensure policy and procedures for CNHS and CP&A are being followed.

Administrative

  • Participate in the implementation and evaluation of services, programs, projects and performance standards to achieve departmental and practice goals.
  • Provide daily support of staff activities with regard to workload requirements and available resources.
  • Provide troubleshooting, problem-solving and backlog reduction expertise to staff.
  • Monitor appointment and registration quality, report problems and recommend solutions to ensure standards are met.
  • Monitor clinic flow, support the implementation of performance improvement initiatives to ensure physician and staff productivity.
  • Serve as secondary contact for all administrative services for practices based at the location, including facility matters, materials management, and security and communicate as necessary with relevant parties.
  • Work with practice and department leadership to help maintain performance metrics and evaluation tools for measuring each aspect of clinical operations and quarterly performance indicators reports.
  • Assist in the oversight, coordination and completion of specific projects; works with leadership to set priorities.
  • Assists in day-to-day operations of the CP&A clinic(s), including patient check-in, flow and check-out.
  • Perform referral coordination workflow, including Direct Messaging.
  • Review immunizations and Meaningful Use compliance of scheduled patients.
  • Prepare patient schedules, contacting and following up with patients that could not be reached during office hours).
  • Assist in training new clinical support and administrative staff and perform Patient Service Representative and clinical support duties, when needed.
  • Review daily encounters for completion, managing no shows with follow-up and carrier intervention, support for the Practice Operations Manager during leave.

Compliance

  • Promote awareness of and adherence to organizational, state and federal regulatory standards to ensure quality of patient service delivery.
  • Participate in the ongoing assessment of Practice Operations policies and procedures to establish continued feasibility.
  • Monitor and promote compliance with federal law concerning victims of crime.

Customer Service

  • Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

  • Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
  • Partner with all team members to achieve goals
  • Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

  • Use resources efficiently
  • Search for less costly ways of doing things


Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification

  • Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met


Teamwork/Communication

  • Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
  • Partner with all team members to achieve goals
  • Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions


Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

  • Contribute to a positive work environment
  • Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
  • Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
  • Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment


Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

  • Use resources efficiently
  • Search for less costly ways of doing things


Safety

  • Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
  • Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
  • Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
  • Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
  • Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
  • Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

Primary Location

Maryland-Upper Marlboro

Work Locations

CNPA Upper Marlboro9692 Pennsylvania AvenueUpper Marlboro20772

Job

Non-Clinical Professional

Organization

Childrens Peds and AssocPosition StatusR (Regular)-FT - Full-TimeShiftDayWork ScheduleFull-Time

Job Posting

May 18, 2026, 9:12:17 PM

Full-Time Salary Range

47424-79060.8

Children's National Hospital

About Children's National Hospital

Children’s National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., was established in 1870 to help every child grow up stronger. Today, it is one of the top 10 children’s hospital in the nation and ranked in all specialties evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s National is transforming pediatric medicine for all children. The Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus opened in 2021, a first-of-its-kind pediatric hub dedicated to developing new and better ways to care for kids. Children’s National has been designated three times in a row as a Magnet® hospital, demonstrating the highest standards of nursing and patient care delivery. This pediatric academic health system offers expert care through a convenient, community-based primary care network and specialty care locations in the D.C. metropolitan area, including Maryland and Virginia. Children’s National is home to the Children’s National Research Institute and Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation. It is recognized for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as a strong voice for children through advocacy at the local, regional and national levels. As a non-profit, Children's National relies on generous donors to help ensure that every child receives the care they need.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Washington, DC
Year Founded
1870
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