Practice Manager II - Medical Group Thoracic Surgery
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you had a hard conversation with a physician about practice performance.
What they are checking: Whether they can communicate with physician leaders as a partner without being either timid or confrontational.
How have you used technology to improve patient access or the patient experience in a practice?
What they are checking: Whether they have actually used tools like scheduling or messaging changes to get measurable results.
Tell me about a staff member who was struggling. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they coach fairly and document clearly, and act when performance does not improve.
What does strategic planning look like for a single specialty practice in a large medical group?
What they are checking: Whether they think beyond daily operations to growth, staffing and service needs for the coming years.
What would you do
You'd oversee the MA and PSA staff who check in and room patients for multiple specialties using the Suites. How do you keep flow moving when every specialty wants things done its own way?
What they are checking: Whether they can set shared standards while respecting real differences between specialty workflows.
A thoracic surgeon is frustrated that new patients wait too long for a first visit. How do you tackle access?
What they are checking: Whether they can find the real cause of access delays, like templates or referral handling, and partner with physicians.
You split time between Evanston and the Swedish Hospital office. How do you lead a team you aren't with every day?
What they are checking: Whether they can keep accountability and morale up across sites without being physically present.
A patient complaint reaches you about rude treatment at the front desk. Walk me through how you handle it.
What they are checking: Whether they respond quickly to the patient, investigate fairly, and fix the underlying issue with staff.
About the work
Tell me how you've analyzed monthly physician income and expenses and what you did with what you found.
What they are checking: Whether they can turn practice financials into specific actions rather than just reporting the numbers.
Which revenue cycle measures do you watch most closely, and what do you do when one starts slipping?
What they are checking: Whether they understand denials, charge lag and collections well enough to fix problems at the source.
How do you manage office expenses without hurting the care or service patients receive?
What they are checking: Whether they cut costs with judgment and know which spending protects patient care.
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