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Population Health Advisor

Position Summary:

As part of the Population Health Services team, the Population Health Advisor will be responsible for providing consultative services for population health management and will serve as a key point of contact and liaison between assigned strategic providers and NEHII teams including analytics and clinical services Utilizing NEHIIs suite of population health data analytics tools, the Population Health Advisor will work collaboratively with provider partners to improve quality through care gap closure, care coordination, chronic disease management and readmission reductions.

Responsibilities:

  • Owns and manages relationships and drives performance of provider groups by analyzing and interpreting quality and utilization metrics
  • Responsible for understanding unique attributes of assigned quality reporting, value-based and population health initiatives
  • Serve as strategic advisor and consultative partner through clinical assessment and clinical workflow efficiency
  • Identify ongoing innovative approaches to supplement client’s standard assessment techniques and tools
  • Provide education on NEHIIs population health data analytics, reporting capabilities and future enhancements
  • Proactively access, validate and prioritize provider partner needs on an ongoing basis
  • Build and cultivate productive, trusted stakeholder relationships by establishing and leading cross-functional collaboration and communication
  • Monitor, interpret and review analytic quality and utilization reports at the entity/location level and in aggregate

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or other Health Care area, Business, or any related field required. Master’s Degree in Public Health, Public Administration, or related field preferred.
  • Experience working with Government Payment Programs, Medicaid, Medicare or Medicare Advantage
  • 3+ years of experience in population health management, Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) ACOs, risk bearing providers, bundled payment, case management, utilization management, care management and/or disease management
  • Knowledge of Medicare Quality Programs, HEDIS, NCQA and provider value-based contracting
  • Experience with Electronic Health Record systems, management and/or quality improvement work strongly preferred.
  • Ability to communicate and effectively support and influence provider performance (Advanced)
  • Ability to build and maintain strong partnerships with assigned provider groups (Advanced)
  • Ability to operate as lead point of contact for key provider groups (Advanced)
  • Demonstrated problem solving skills (Advanced)
  • Demonstrated written communication skills (Intermediate)
  • Excellent cross functional communication with internal partners including data analytics, clinical services teams, and solutions delivery teams.
  • Intermediate-advanced software applications that include, but are not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
  • Ability to work in the La Vista, NE office with reliable and predictable attendance.

View the job description and apply online here.