Director of Population Health

Description

The Director of Population Health provides competency in Population Health, Business Analysis, and in Quality Assurance & Improvement review.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provides expertise in defining, collecting, analyzing and providing operational recommendations for performance management based on healthcare information.
• Demonstrates competence at using analytic tools to uncover trends and significant findings in analyzed data to understand the complex needs of clients and systems of care.
• Conceptualizes and articulates an organizational understanding of health care data at the individual served, program, and system level, particularly how it impacts performance management and revenue cycle maximization.
• Utilizes expertise in facilitating, defining, and documenting report and information needs and acts as liaison between program and IS/IT staff.
• Provides supervision to Quality Supervisors and Quality Analysts on best practices on data collection, reporting, and analysis of data needs.
• Partners with Executive Leadership to define quality structure and staff roles within departments.
• Utilizes expertise at facilitating, defining and documenting various business and clinical workflows and using this information to improve data collection and efficacy.
• Provides expertise in the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) for documentation and reporting purposes.
• Understands and utilizes project management skills in managing multiple, concurrent projects and people.
• Organizes, convenes and oversees the BHN Quality Committee, focused on data, performance management, and improvement.
• Supervises staff who conduct audits of charts using criteria established by the organization.
• Assures that BHN is meeting all targets related to Value Based Payment (VBP) agreements contained in contracts.
• In collaboration with program management staff, develops a Quality Remediation Plan (QRP) in response to identified findings of non-compliance with organization/regulatory standards or performance metrics.
• Collaborates with Clinical Director to identify trends and implement solutions to enhancing the quality of care delivery.
• Oversees the development of, and compliance with, BHN's Performance Improvement Plan for CARF.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in a related field, Master's Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the human services or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years' of conducting healthcare analysis activities.
• Experience in engaging technical and non-technical staff in the collection and use of data required.
• Must be committed to consumer empowerment, growth, human rights, and community integration.
• Must have a working knowledge of regulations.
• Must have familiarity with word processing, spreadsheets, and email systems.
• Must understand the importance of information to inform system change.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be detail-oriented.
• Valid driver's license and a reliable vehicle available for all working hours required.

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