Practice Director - Lee Community Healthcare Inc - North Fort Myers

Practice Director - Lee Community Healthcare Inc - North Fort Myers

Practice Director Family Medicine | Lead, Inspire, Transform Community Healthcare

Location (Primary): 13279 N Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33903 Organization: Lee Community Healthcare Specialty Focus: Family Medicine (serving diverse, multi-generational populations) Coverage: LCH North (primary) + travel to LCH Dunbar, LCH Lehigh, and LCH Cape Work Type: Full Time

Lead the Future of Family Medicine

Are you a strategic healthcare leader with a strong background in Family Medicine? This is your opportunity to oversee a network of practices dedicated to comprehensive, continuous care for patients of all ages.

As a Practice Director, you will drive operational and clinical excellence across four Family Medicine practices, ensuring high-quality, accessible care while leading teams that serve as the frontline of community health.

What You’ll Lead

• Provide executive-level oversight of operations across multiple Family Medicine practices
• Champion patient-centered primary care, access, and continuity of care
• Lead and develop practice managers and interdisciplinary care teams
• Drive quality metrics, value-based care initiatives, and population health outcomes
• Optimize workflows to support preventive care, chronic disease management, and same-day access
• Partner with senior leadership on strategic growth and service expansion in primary care
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and best practices in ambulatory Family Medicine
• Oversee budgets, staffing models, and operational performance

Who You Are

You are a results-driven leader with a deep understanding of Family Medicine operations and a passion for delivering holistic, community-based care. You excel at balancing clinical quality, patient access, and operational efficiency across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (Healthcare Administration, Business, or related field)
• Masters degree (MBA, MHA, or similar) strongly preferred
• 5+ years of progressive healthcare leadership experience, ideally within Family Medicine or Primary Care
• Demonstrated success managing multi-site ambulatory or primary care practices
• Strong knowledge of value-based care, population health, and quality metrics
• Proven leadership in team development, provider engagement, and operational improvement
• Financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, and productivity management

Why This Role Matters

At Lee Community Healthcare, Family Medicine is the foundation of community health. In this role, you will directly impact how care is delivered—enhancing access, improving outcomes, and supporting providers who care for patients across every stage of life.

What Sets This Opportunity Apart

• Leadership across a multi-site Family Medicine network
• Opportunity to influence primary care strategy and population health initiatives
• A mission-driven organization focused on community impact and health equity
• A highly visible leadership role with executive collaboration and growth potential

Ready to lead in Family Medicine and make a lasting impact? Apply today and help shape the future of primary care in your community.

This position manages the patient experience at assigned practice(s). Responsible for overall effective performance of practice including management of staff, workflow development, patient schedule management, provider and staff engagement, patient experience, financial performance and billing compliance. Develops practice operational plans and budgets (capital and operations) and implements performance improvement strategies within the practice. This position is responsible for the recruitment, development and supervision of staff. Ability to apply effective communication strategies to solve and facilitate simple and complex situations which enhance the culture and performance of the practice. Performs all duties in a manner which promotes teamwork and reflects the mission and values of Lee Health. Responsible for practices with one site consisting of 11 or more full-time providers; HOPD departments with 5 or more providers; or practices with 3 or more separate locations.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in management or related field required or 5 years experience in a physician office setting. CMPE (Certified Medical Practice Executive) certification preferred.

Experience: A minimum of 3 years healthcare leadership experience required. 5 years experience in a physician office setting preferred. Knowledge of ambulatory care operations and a background in clinic procedures including schedule management, patient registration, use of electronic health record, patient flow, billing and referrals and authorizations. Experience with creating budgets and communicating financial information to staff and providers required.

Other: Computer proficiency including word-processing and spreadsheet applications and knowledge of electronic health record and billing software applications. Excellent written and oral communications skills including superb interpersonal skills and be able to handle difficult conversations effectively. Able to express opinions openly and honestly and provide feedback in a timely and productive manner. Ability to examine and re-engineer operations and workflows and report operational metrics to staff and providers.

Flexibility to accommodate changes in workload assignments and react calmly and effectively in stressful situations. Ability to work independently and set priorities under minimal supervision. Ability to work within the defined values, mission and vision of the organization.