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For more details about these opportunities, contact Katie Coleman, Solutions Delivery Coordinator at Catalyst Solutions.  Candidate identification closes in a few days, so don't delay!

Main: 1-800-903-9574 | Office: 303-603-3211 | Website: www.catalystsolutions.com

VP of Health Care Management Services (Virginia Beach, VA)

Responsible for understanding functional area of responsibility and how the functional areas interrelate, gathering requirements, performing analysis, supporting the development and testing processes, and understanding the applications, data, and associated technologies for supported areas. Support departmental methodologies and provide input for improvement to tools and processes. Provide leadership within the team, department, and organization by chairing meetings, writing and executing test plans, and coordinating with business owners.
The preferred candidate will have the following experience:
  • Perform detailed requirements gathering, analysis, and process and data flow diagramming for processes of moderate complexity
  • Exhibits Project Management skills including development, maintenance and management of a detailed project plan, RACI matrices, resource leveling and budget management
  • Understands and considers the relationship between processes
  • Able to identify risks and multiple solutions
  • Can contribute to analysis standards
  • Utilize appropriate methods to resolve moderately complex design issues
  • Able to perform complex SQL queries
  • Understands data modeling concepts and their application: entities and tables, relations and constraints, attribute data types and column data types
  • Working knowledge of moderately complex database design
  • Writes, revises, and verifies test plans for complex systems
  • Evaluate and test complex new/modified programs and applications
  • Monitor system functionality and performance to ensure standards are met
  • Document and track product defects
  • Coordinate problem resolution with development and/or product vendors
  • Requires little assistance and supervision
  • Demonstrates an understanding of moderately complex license and support agreements to ensure compliance and requirements are met
  • Uses SDLC development methods or industry best practices under limited supervision
  • Demonstrates the ability to validate proposed contracts meet requirements
  • Managed care experience with in-depth knowledge of claims, provider, and member files

The Preferred Candidate Demonstrates:
  • Familiarity with Functional Decomposition and/or Object Oriented analysis techniques and related diagrams (Use case/Context/Process Decomposition/Sequence/etc.).
  • Previous experience with system conversion including transaction system conversion
  • A basic knowledge of current technology trends
  • Provides software testing assistance and training to less experienced team members
  • Skills in reviewing and guiding analysis efforts of others
  • Ability to assist in setting analysis standards
  • An understanding of financial arrangements and impact as it applies to the budget
  • Ability to develop creative strategies and tap the creative potential of individuals and groups.
  • Ability to continually assess needs and implement measures to ensure customer expectations are met or exceeded.
  • Ability to turn problems into opportunities for change.
  • Advanced proficiency with all applicable company supported software applications.
  • An ability to apply configuration knowledge to resolve basic to moderate business issues, identify alternatives, determine impact, and recommend optimal configuration solutions.
  • A comprehensive understanding of how each department/health plan relates to the organization as a whole.
  • Able to direct, lead, and coach a team. Able to resolve team conflicts.
  • Able to develop and manage multiple projects with minimal direction and supervision.
  • Manage small project related budgets.
  • Motivate others and provide innovative ideas and solutions, and promote the department vision for improvement and integrate that vision with others in the organization
  • Develop short range plans to accomplish specific goals given a set amount of resources and set timeframes .
VP of Provider Relations (Virginia Beach, VA)

Responsible for providing the Health Plan with an overall expertise in physician, physician group, hospital and ancillary healthcare contracting and provider reimbursement methodologies, taking the lead on Provider Relations projects in existing, expansion and new markets. Responsible for developing contracting and financial strategies, executing strategies, and maintaining positive provider relationships while advancing the goals of the Health Plan. Responsible for oversight of all Provider Relations staff and all provider contracting and servicing activities, including resolution of complex operational issues impacting provider relationships.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Effectively represent client in interaction and negotiation with the most senior clinical and administrative executives.
  • Collaborate with the CEO/COO and other Health Plan senior management to determine the Plan’s provider contracting needs.
  • Lead the development of provider network business plans, strategies and goals as they relate to network expansion and provider contracting, education, communication, policies, procedures and servicing.
  • Lead the development of provider network related earnings improvement initiatives as well as network growth and expansion initiatives.
  • Develop and implement Provider Relations projects or assignments in support of Health Plan goals and the Home Office.
The successful candidate will be managing 25 people total including the AVP of Hospital Contracting along with several directors. The VP will own Provider Contracting, will strategize around hospital contracts. They should have a Medicaid background as Amerigroup is a Medicaid plan. In addition to contracting responsibility, they will need to deliver on a service model to providers. They will be running operations (ex: investigating why a provider is not getting paid). They will also be teaching the staff how to service providers (including hospitals, physician groups, and ancillaries). They should be familiar with key reimbursement methodologies including Capitation, DRG, Fee-For-Service (FFS), and medical homes. The challenges for this role is putting together a tight team for physician contracting, they will also be preparing for a big bid on Medicaid business in Florida in 2013.

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11:12 AM
Mason City-based Mercy - North Iowa is currently searching for Administrator/CEOs for two thriving critical access hospitals. Positions are located in Osage and Emmetsburg, IA.

Major challenges include furthering the strategic focus and service complement, ensuring financial stability, and developing infrastructure, goals, indicators and targets, CQI/value improvement/measures of success, and culture.

QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree in hospital administration or related field (MBA, MSN, MHA). Three years of hospital management experience. Strong human relations skills. Proven ability to articulate values. Demonstrate commitment to the philosophy and mission of the organization, Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, and Mercy Health Network.

Apply online or contact Gayla Toebe at toebeg@mercyhealth.com.  No recruiters please, but feel free to say you read about the position on Health Care Strategist!

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3:02 PM
Responsibilities: The Allina Health System is committed to building a nationally recognized center for healthcare research and innovation positioned to advance patient care and health in our community. This position provides overall strategic and operational leadership to The Center for Healthcare Research and Innovation (The Center).

Most research conducted at Allina will be coordinated by The Center, but the emphasis will be on new research targeted at the advancement of the patient care model, epidemiology, shared decision making, the management of total cost of care, and the optimization of the health of populations. This position will ensure that The Center will serve as a catalyst for developing innovative approaches to care – within Allina, in the community, and across the industry – which deliver greater value for stakeholders.

The incumbent will lead the support of innovative projects that will:

• Advance our patient care model with emphasis on prevention, chronic disease management, end of life care and the patient care continuum.
• Improve the health of the community through collaborative approaches with other community stakeholders and with an eye towards improved health of populations.
• Support the development of innovative medical therapies and treatments.
• Pursue partnerships to provide opportunities for learning and sharing of innovations.
• Build a comprehensive and integrated approach to clinical research.
• Advance a fund development strategy to support The Center’s work.

Qualifications (Education/Experience)

• MD preferred, will consider PhD, MBA, MPH, MHA, JD, or related healthcare master’s degree.

• 5-7 years experience in research arena with emphasis on public health, care model design, health services, population health, epidemiology, and progressive grant funded research (e.g. NIH, AHRQ, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation).

• 5-7 years progressively responsible experiences leading operational research.

Apply online
http://tinyurl.com/77fszfu

The fine print: I post interesting healthcare-related job opportunities as they come to my attention. These are not my searches. I am not a recruiter and have no stake, financial or otherwise, in filling the position, just a hope that, in some small way, I can assist you, dear reader, in finding your dream opportunity. 

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8:16 AM
Cancer Center Director, Salary Range: Based on experience/education
Bonus Eligible: Yes; Relocation Assistance: Yes
Location: Colorado

This facility has been recognized by JD Powers for excellence in patient care, as well as receiving national recognition for hospital building design. They are a mecca for skiing, snowboarding rafting, kayaking, mountain climbing, camping and just enjoying their beautiful mountain scenery.  They also have the largest hot springs pool in the world.   The Best Small Towns of America has named it number four in the country.

The hospital is building a new state-of-the-art Cancer Center. They currently provide chemotherapy but the radiation therapy is a necessary addition.  This person will be instrumental in the development of the services provided as well as opening the new center which is designed with the look and feel of an alpine resort.


Contact Amy Engle. Clonch & Associates
ph:  813-498-1589
amy@clonchassociates.com
www.clonchassociates.com

The fine print: I post interesting healthcare-related job opportunities as they come to my attention. These are not my searches. I am not a recruiter and have no stake, financial or otherwise, in filling the position, just a hope that, in some small way, I can assist you, dear reader, in finding your dream opportunity.


9:19 PM
9 Health Care Jobs Expected to Grow by 2018

#3: Public Relations Specialists
As the health care industry becomes more technologically savvy, smartphones and social media will become more common tools of the trade, in addition to traditional machinery. Therefore, hospital public relations will grow 52%.

#9: Customer Service Representatives
Hospitals are trending toward customer service satisfaction, conducting surveys and becoming more attentive to patients as customers. Therefore, expect to see this field in health care grow 52%.

12:42 PM
"The ideal candidate will be a dynamic and exceptional leader with documented success in leadership, management, strategic planning, and execution of the strategic plan and vision. This candidate will have the ability to analyze problems and develop systems to accurately control the human, physical, financial, and informational resources of the organization. The CEO will have excellent communication and presentation skills at a professional level. Not only will the successful candidate serve as a highly visible role model to all, he or she must also develop positive working relationship with the RCHA board of directors, medical staff, community leaders and employees." (12/21/2011)

Contact: Stacey Sibley Human Resources Manager
Rochelle Community Hospital
900 N 2nd Street
Rochelle, IL 61068
Fax 815-561-3125
No phone calls or recruiters please

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12:24 PM