Population Health Specialist
About The Position
The Population Health Specialist (PHS) will work under the direct supervision of the Population Health Manager and is responsible for understanding the clinical programs while supporting multidisciplinary teams using their skill set and knowledge in the methods and tool of Process/Quality improvement and project management. Identifying practice opportunities and integrating clinical programs and resources into the practice workflow. Promoting practice transformation by acting as a consultant on improvement methods and data-driven decisions to reduce variation, process gaps and risks. This position is responsible for working collaboratively with the practices and organization on Population Health Management, Value- Based Plan Service Lines, Clinical Quality Committee, and subgroups that fall under the auspices of Population Health initiatives.
Requirements
- Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Technical Proficiency: Visual Cactus, Excel, Microsoft Word, and any system that AH deploys in regard to credentialing, clinical integration or with value-based contracts (including payer portals, i.e. Humana Carebook).
- AH staff and management systems, including ADP, Trakstar and others as deemed necessary.
- Highly organized and self-motivated individual with ability to adapt to various workspaces and work autonomously.
- Collaborative working style with the ability to work across different teams, areas of expertise, and adapt to ambiguous environments and clientele.
- Hypothesis-driven to identify trends, predict issues, highlight critical areas, and develop corrective action plans.
Nice To Haves
- Certification/License/Registration: CMA or LPN preferred.
- Experience working in a PCP setting.
Responsibilities
- Travels throughout designated territories to build relationships with physician practices to support physician engagement, clinical practice transformation and strive for achievement by conducting the key functions below:
- Provides organizational leadership and oversight of population health tools, workflow design, and outcome metrics, along with financial and quality performance while working closely in a collaborative effort with quality team staff.
- Educates on care management, utilization management, risk adjustment, annual wellness visits and quality initiatives and assists with program engagement where able.
- Leads the transition of innovative ideas from pilot to implementation and shares best practices across all markets.
- Provides educational and training sessions.
- Disseminates and supports Gap List Closures.
- Tests and refines workflows that support sustainable transformation, and guides practices as they expand interventions to additional patient populations.
- Creates and maintains relationships with high value specialists, urgent care centers, and other community stakeholders.
Benefits
- Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
- Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
