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Practice Manager-Urology and GI

Northwestern Medicine · Lake Forest, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

You would manage Lake Forest, Grayslake and Glenview. How do you stay present at three sites?

What they are checking: Whether they have a real plan for visibility and support across locations, not just email.

Tell me about a time you had to discipline or let go of a front-line employee. How did you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they can follow progressive discipline fairly and document it well, which the posting names directly.

Tell me about a time you improved patient satisfaction scores at a clinic.

What they are checking: Whether they have actually moved a patient experience measure, not only talked about it.

How do you hire for front desk and medical assistant roles? What do you look for?

What they are checking: Whether they hire carefully, since good front-line staff drive both patient experience and revenue.

What would you do

You notice registration errors are causing claim denials. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they trace denials to their source and fix them through training and monitoring.

How do you manage supply ordering to stay within budget without running out of what providers need?

What they are checking: Whether they can balance cost control with keeping clinics running smoothly.

Two of your best employees are in conflict and it's affecting the front desk. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they address team conflict directly and fairly before it hurts patients.

About the work

How do you build a staff schedule that matches provider templates in urology and GI and still controls overtime?

What they are checking: Whether they can match staffing to patient access and provider productivity, a core duty of this role.

Walk me through how you prepare and present monthly productivity results to providers.

What they are checking: Whether they can turn data into a clear, useful story for physicians and stakeholders.

How do you make sure co-pays and patient balances are collected at the front desk and cash is handled correctly?

What they are checking: Whether they understand cash management controls, where errors and losses happen in practices.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Practice Manager reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. • The Practice Manager is responsible for managing operations at our Lake Forest, Grayslake, and Glenview locations and supervising both clinical and administrative support staff. Responsibilities: • Manage the office’s front-line non-exempt staff, requiring interviewing, hiring, training, progressive discipline, dismissals, performance appraisals, and employee relations. • Schedule staff and allocate resources across hours of operation to maximize patient access and satisfaction, provider productivity and efficiency, staff productivity, cost-savings, and operational efficiencies. • Conduct supply purchasing via the Group’s on-line ordering and shopping list system within specified budget. • Report monthly productivity results to providers and key stakeholders • Ensure accuracy of all data collection and data entry by site staff through training and compliance monitoring and facilitate and oversee flow of information to and from NMG’s Central Office. • Conduct timely and accurate cash management duties, including overseeing the collection of co-pays and patient balances and processing of clean super bill batches, in-house cash balances, and bank deposits in order to influence profitability. • Serve as an active participant in corporate committees and task forces. • Provide financial analysis to facilitate planning and cash flow management and review variance explanations. • Communicate budget and variance information to professional staff. • Gain comprehensive understanding of individual job functions for purposes of identifying training and developmental opportunities. • Identify and communicate priorities, timelines and accountabilities to ensure efficient use of resources and to promote and open and productive work environment. • Work with senior management to define performance goals for team and interface with staff to monitor progress, manage disciplinary issues and provide ongoing feedback. Required: • Bachelors Degree • 2 years health care experience • Experience working within a clinical environment • Outpatient setting experience • Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills • Excellent analytical skills. Preferred: • Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Health Administration (MHA) • Academic medical center health care experience Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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