Sr Analyst, Prevention & Wellness OhioRISE - Must reside in Ohio
About The Position
As part of the bold vision to deliver the “Next Generation” of managed care in Ohio Medicaid, OhioRISE will help struggling children and their families by focusing on the individual with strong coordination and partnership among MCOs, vendors, and ODM to support specialization in addressing critical needs. The OhioRISE Program is designed to provide comprehensive and highly coordinated behavioral health services for children with serious/complex behavioral health needs involved in, or at risk for involvement in, multiple child-serving systems. The Population Health Specialist (PHS) leads initiatives to advance health outcomes and reduce disparities for the OhioRISE population. This role applies quality improvement science to lead efforts improving health outcomes for OhioRISE members by identifying disparities and implementing targeted interventions. The PHS analyzes population health data to uncover trends, gaps in care, and opportunities for system-level improvement. Designs and executes quality improvement projects to address identified needs by collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including internal care coordination teams, hospital systems, the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Case Western Center of Excellence, and Care Management Entities. Monitors, evaluates, and reports on the effectiveness of population health interventions to ensure measurable impact. Serves as a quality improvement methodology subject matter expert within the OhioRISE program. This is a full time telework position with occasional travel required (within Ohio) as determined by business need - residing in Ohio is strongly preferred.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years experience in health care or public health with a preferred focus on quality improvement, population health, care management, social work, or behavioral health.
- At least 1 year experience in population health or quality improvement role.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Improvement methodologies (Six Sigma, Lean, IHI Model) is strongly preferred.
- Embraces change and remains flexible when faced with evolving priorities or ambiguous situations.
- Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.
- Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to work independently.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience working with Medicaid populations is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement model, this individual will lead population health projects to improve health outcomes for the OhioRISE populations.
- Ensure timely management and continual updating of documentation to reflect ongoing changes and outcomes.
- Oversee and drive consistent progress in intervention testing.
- Analyze complex data sets to identify emerging trends and design, test, and evaluate targeted interventions for improvement.
- Serves as a subject matter expert on quality improvement methodologies and tools.
- Deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Case Western Center of Excellence, Care Management Entities, internal teams and other key stakeholders, including Medicaid managed care plans, community organizations, members/families, and healthcare providers, to develop and implement population health strategies and interventions.
- Support quality improvement initiatives as needed.
- Provides necessary updates as needed and supporting documents for state RFP, NCQA and EQRO reviews and proposal submissions.
- Assisting in ensuring the Plan meets all regulatory requirements as outlined in the Provider Agreement and other accrediting agencies policies.
- Under the direction of the Director of Population Health, develops the annual Population Health Strategy, including assessments on enrollee participation and program impact.
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time in Ohio to office and state meetings.
- Must have reliable transportation. Valid/active driver’s license, and proof of vehicle insurance.
- Performs additional responsibilities and tasks as required to support team and organizational objectives.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- paid time off
- retirement savings options
- wellness programs
- other resources, based on eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
