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Spokane Valley, Washington

Access Manager For Physician Management Group

AdministrationNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40.16-$62.35/hr

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Job Description

This manager position provides strategic and operational leadership for the Access department, with a focus on improving patient access across our primary care clinics. Responsibilities include oversight of scheduling and patient registration operations. This role partners with clinical and operational leaders to identify barriers to access, standardize workflows, and implement strategies that improve timely access to care.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Physician Management Group and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree Business Administration Or equivalent educ/experience
  • 6 years Healthcare or job-related experience.
  • 4 years Leadership experience, which can be met with direct supervisory experience, lead experience, project management experience or other related experience.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Providence Clinical Network (PCN) is a service line within Providence serving patients across seven states with quality, compassionate, coordinated care.

Collectively, our medical groups and affiliate practices are the third largest group in the country with over 11,000 providers, 900 clinics and 30,000 caregivers.

PCN is comprised of Providence Medical Group in Alaska, Washington, Montana and Oregon; Swedish Medical Group in Washington’s greater Puget Sound area, Pacific Medical Centers in western Washington; Kadlec in southeast Washington;

Providence’s St. John’s Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Institute in Southern California; Providence Facey Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Foundation in Northern and Southern California; and Covenant Medical Group and Covenant Health Partners in west Texas and eastern New Mexico.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Key Responsibilities

This manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the Access department to improve patient access across primary care clinics. Responsibilities include overseeing scheduling and patient registration while partnering with clinical leaders to standardize workflows and remove access barriers.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience. The role requires at least 6 years of healthcare experience and 4 years of leadership or supervisory experience.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Strategic leadershipPatient access managementScheduling operationsWorkflow standardizationProcess improvementClinical operationsTeam supervisionHealthcare administrationStakeholder management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Access Manager For Physician Management Group at Providence a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Administration — ranked against 31 active Administration listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Administration — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$107k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · top 25% in administrationranked against 31 Administration listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$84k–$130kPhysician median $46k (middle half $42k–$50k)94 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$100k in purchasing powerWashington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Washington531 active22,687 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWashington Physician listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $40k) · 16% offer loan repayment531 active listings, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+3.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (31 Administration listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$107k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Administration listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 31 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Providence

Hospitals and Health Care
Redondo Beach, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
Voluntary benefits
Well-being resources

Living in Spokane Valley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$408k
Typical market rent
$1,525/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.