BJC is seeking an experienced Practice Manager to support our Behavioral Health Psychiatry Team across multiple clinical locations. This is a unique, highly visible role responsible for rounding between five outpatient clinics, providing leadership support to staff, and ensuring operational excellence across all sites.

Working closely with Medical and Operational leadership, the Practice Manager will lead a team of psychiatric providers including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and residents, serving as a trusted leader who is comfortable engaging directly with providers, nurses, and support staff.

This role drives performance improvement by monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) and taking timely, data-driven action to improve outcomes. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively across departments, including nursing, pharmacy, patient access, therapy, and community support services. Flexibility to travel between clinic locations as needed is essential.

Experience with Epic and healthcare payment systems is strongly preferred.

Key Elements of the Role

• Provide operational leadership across five behavioral health clinics
• Monitor, analyze, and act on multiple KPIs to drive practice performance
• Partner closely with clinical, operational, and administrative teams
• Ensure consistent workflows, timely access to care, and high-quality care delivery

This role is ideal for a collaborative, metrics-driven leader who thrives in a complex healthcare environment and is passionate about supporting behavioral health services.

BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties.  As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.  

Role Purpose

Operates at the HSO level, and is responsible for the management of multiple practice locations with over 35 providers. Responsible for the day to day operational and clinical flow management of all Behavioral Health locations.

Responsibilities

Minimum Requirements

Education

Experience

Supervisor Experience

Preferred Requirements

Experience

Supervisor Experience

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we?re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

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