Associate Director, Client Services - Remote in Ohio

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The purpose of this position is to support physician management objectives through participation in design, development and tactical implementation of strategic business objectives for successful retention, management and performance of assigned provider groups and pools. These initiatives should result in driving the financial viability of the market and provide a full continuum of care for the members.

The Associate Director, Client Services, has management responsibility for day-to-day client service operations. The responsibilities of this position demand a wide range of capabilities including: strategic planning and analysis skills; strong understanding of billing and collections for physicians and or medical practices; accounting knowledge and understanding of financial statements; understanding of managed care contracts; understanding of HEDIS and coding operations; management breadth to direct and motivate; highly developed communication skills; and the ability to develop clear action plans and drive process, given often ambiguous issues with numerous interdependencies.

This position will facilitate any unresolved issues that remain as a result from following the standard process. Groups reporting to this position include, but are not limited to, a team of Account Managers. This position is expected to build and sustain strong working relationships with cross functional departments within the organization in support of market goals.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from Ohio. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

Manages account manager staff and is responsible for the overall success of the market’s network of contracted provider groups

• Analyze provider group pool performance to determine areas of focus or improvement opportunities, to include performing complex analysis of financial statements and other metric-related report to forecast and plan resource and business plan requirements
• Develops strategies and create action plans that align provider pools and groups with company initiatives, goals (revenue and expense) and quality outcomes
• Drive processes and improvement initiatives that directly impact revenue, HEDIS/STAR measures and quality metrics, coding and documentation process and educational improvements
• Use and analyze data to identify trends, patterns and opportunities for the business and clients, and collaborating and/or participating in discussions with colleagues and business partners to identify potential root cause of issues
• Assists assigned account managers and acts as lead with coordinating, planning, implementing Joint Operating Committee meetings with assigned provider pools, as needed. Develops and coaches staff to facilitate strategic business meetings with physician groups and their staff
• Responsible for all aspects of staff development to include hiring, training, coaching and development. Guides, oversees and ensures competency of the assigned Account Manager staff
• Maximizes staff performance and technical expertise through clearly defined objectives, training, skill development and leadership to ensure quality services to all customers
• Delegate, monitor and control work progress on key metrics, initiatives/action plans, staff productivity, and administrative expenses
• Participates in development and implementation of systems that support Client Operations
• Maintains effective support services by working effectively with the Director of Client Services, Regional Medical Director, Clinical Services team, Operations and other corporate departments
• Handles complex and/or difficult provider inquires and/or problems and facilitates resolution of provider issues. Continuously strive to ensure that favorable relationships are maintained while ensuring the interest of the organization
• Takes ownership of total work process and provides constructive information to ensure physician partners have support to meet initiatives
• Demonstrate understanding of providers' business goals and strategies in order to facilitate the analysis and resolution of their issues
• Work with relevant internal stakeholders to identify obstacles and barriers identified by providers, and methods for removing them
• Communicate and advocate providers' needs to internal stakeholders in order to drive creation of solutions that meet our mutual business goals
• Communicate industry and company information to providers through various means (e.g., newsletters; emails; outreach calls; teleconference; conferences; on-site meetings)
• Assist Client Services education team and provides input on tools used to educate Account Manager team
• Ensures all education objectives are being met, both on a formal and ad-hoc basis
• Responsible for ensuring the assigned account manager team is responding to provider inquiries and resolving provider issues on a daily basis. Facilitates provider discussions and assists in negotiating resolution to escalated provider issues with the capability to determine if/when issues require escalation
• Collectively works with Clinical Services team to create, maintain, implement and evaluate business strategic plans that positively impact total medical costs
• Works closely with Clinical Services care management, coding, and quality teams to attain metric targets by collaboratively creating, maintaining, implementing and evaluating business strategic plans for each area
• Provides overall direction and responsibility, in collaboration with Market Client Service Director, in creation of the overall strategic plan, training of the account managers to carry out the strategic plan, as well as overall implementation of new primary care provider groups., where necessary
• Understands payer relationships within market and ensures any operational issues are visible to the appropriate parties and ensures issue resolution
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of related experience in network development/provider relations with at least 3 years with management experience
• Solid working knowledge of Medicare health care operations including HEDIS, HCC Coding and Medicare Advantage
• Knowledge of state and federal laws relating to Medicare
• Ability and willingness to travel, both locally and non-locally, as determined by business need
• Driver’s License and access to a reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare management experience

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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