Manager clinical quality - telecommute in az - united states, glendale
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as a medicare quality manager you will manage and oversee quality-of-care improvement projects and reporting for united healthcare community plan of arizona focusing on medicare star reports for medicare members with special needs and dual medicaid coverage (dsnp).you will work with local, regional and national quality teams and analytic groups, highlighting arizona-specific projects and reports. you will lead innovation and manage local projects and managing in-state parts of national initiatives. you will work with many departments locally and nationally to improve healthcare quality. you will meet with provider groups and state and community agencies for joint projects and initiatives, make presentations to senior leadership, ensure project documentation is accurate and ensure projects are completed on time and within scope.
are you a subject matter expert in project management, scope definition, risk identification, methodology and resource allocation or facilitation? assist us with leading strategic initiatives crossing business teams and operating groups as a medicare quality manager to coordinate and complete projects, define performance and results and manage vendors and service providers. pertinent data and facts will be reviewed to identify and solve issues and mitigate risks, prioritize your workload and work on ad hoc projects as assigned.
if you live in arizona, you’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute as you take on some tough challenges.
primary responsibilities:
manage stars improvement projects with year-round monitoring and annual required reporting. supports stars, hedis and related metric reporting where applicable manage and mentor a team of staff who outreach to providers for gaps in care and audit support provide subject matter expertise in areas including project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation, and other areas of expertise based on established project management techniques support health plans as subject matter expert of stars and hedis technical specifications, project plans, and reporting logistics work with health plans and vendors to review their programs and processes and develop data collection strategies, reports and outcomes reviews data systems related to reporting coordinate with it group the set-up of stars measurement for market level reporting. this includes assessment of code mapping, provider mapping, billing systems, member benefits and payment mechanisms; as well as providing analysis of impact on performance scores based on stars programs and criteria perform data support and evaluation of performance. extracting, manipulating, and interpreting data from stars program repository support the evaluation and monitoring of state specific qm metrics identify and implement opportunities to improve rates or efficiency of data collection identify and review claims data identify alternative sources for administrative data perform data completeness evaluations and ad hoc qm data studies attend weekly/monthly and adhoc webex meetings with national partners travel in-state to meetings with providers, state or community agencies to manage projects and give reports travel regionally or nationally for training/meetings with other parts of the company or to meet with provider groups and healthcare quality or policy organizations make presentations to management on project updates, project cycle, and expected results. ensure projects are completed on time and in scope
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:
bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, public health or other related field or 3+ additional years of equivalent experience 3+ years of experience working in a healthcare environment 3+ years of experience with project management 3+ years of experience in tracking, working with large data sets and making data-driven analytical decisions 2+ years of stars or similar program experience 2+ years of experience managing staff 2+ years of experience preparing and writing project reports, funding requests, other narratives 2+ years of experience making public presentations, reporting to small to medium size groups intermediate or higher level of proficiency with excel and powerpoint, including visual representation of quality data and trends, use of basic math and statistics functions full covid-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. candidates located in states that mandate covid-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. unitedhealth group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliancepreferred qualifications:
six sigma / lean or cphq certification pmp certification experience acting as a liaison between business and technical teams unitedhealth group, optum, or unitedhealthcare experience community & state and or medicare & retirement experience proficiency with tableau demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely excellent time management, organizational, and prioritization skills and ability to balance multiple priorities
to protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, unitedhealth group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose covid-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. in addition, some roles and locations require full covid-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. unitedhealth group adheres to all federal, state and local covid-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client covid-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.
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*all telecommuters will be required to adhere to unitedhealth group’s telecommuter policy.
diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: unitedhealth group is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
unitedhealth group is a drug-free workplace. candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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