Provider Relations Manager / Clinical Integration

Education

·        Minimum\: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training and relevant experience in lieu of degree

·        Preferred\: Bachelor's degree in health care related field

Experience:

·        Minimum: 3-5 years’ experience in practice or health care related operations.  

·        Preferred\: 5-7 years’ experience in practice or health care related operations including dealing with physician performance and quality reporting.  

Language Skills

·        English

Knowledge, Skills and Ability Requirements:

·        Ability to support practice changes to discrete and varied audience i.e. Administrators, practice managers, clinicians as needed

·        Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Access. Experience with Tableau highly preferred.

·        Experience with electronic medical records (Athena, EClinical Works, AllScripts, Epic etc) preferred.

·        Experience with hospital systems (Cerner, Sunrise, Epic and Premier) is preferred.

·        Excellent communication, analytical, presentation and interpersonal skills

·        Ability to understand and convey complex information to many difference kinds of people is an absolute requirement with demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team

·        Competence in quality improvement and data interpretation

·        Familiarity with case management and care coordination processes; experienced and skilled in working with interdisciplinary teams

·        Ability to innovate to achieve the organization’s goals

·        Comfortable using and/or learning to use databases, reporting software, electronic medical record

·        Exhibits leadership in demonstrating to staff how to embody the patient-centered goals of the organization, and in embracing change, where appropriate

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Position Summary:

Represents the Clinical Integration Network (CIN) and is responsible for facilitating all facets of the clinician/practice relationship with the CIN.  Communicates expectations of CIN membership to the clinician/practice and provides direct and indirect support to the clinician/practice to meet these expectations and reach shared quality goals.  Ensures the administrative as well as clinical needs of the clinician/practice are identified and addressed.

Position Responsibilities:

Key Areas of Responsibility

1.   Creates and fosters relationship with assigned clinician/practice to establish self as recognized liaison between CIN and clinician/practice.

2.   Educates clinician/practice on all relevant topics to promote clinician/practice ability to be successful and reach shared quality goals.  Topics include but are not limited to\: CIN processes/procedures, CIN incentive program details, payer initiatives, quality definitions and goals

3.   Provides direct support to clinician/practice to assist with and resolve service issues, including but not limited to payment, authorization eligibility and member matters

4.   Assesses each clinician/group, at a minimum annually, to determine engagement, evidence of infrastructure to perform as a CIN member, and ability to meet shared goals

5.   Based on annual assessment, works with clinician/practice to implement action plan to mitigate identified gaps

6.   Provides concrete reports as well as data analysis to clinician/practice to assist them in successfully meeting shared quality goals roll out and sustain practice improvement programs

7.   Illuminates best in class practice improvement programs and assists clinician/practice in implementing these programs to meet shared quality goals

8.   Tracks and trends clinician/practice performance to identify areas of opportunity, creating action plans to reach opportunities

9.   Partners with Risk Coding and Care Management to ensure alignment around clinician/practice performance and communication

10.                Performs all other duties as assigned

Working Relationships:

This Job Reports To:  Director of Quality, Integration & Transformation, Integrated

Internal: All CIN teams -  Care Management, Health Economics, Managed Care

External: All CIN members – including clinicians and practice staff