Area Vice President - Managing Network Partner

Overview

Primary Purpose

This position is responsible for managing all the networks in each market (North Carolina, Georgia or Illinois/Wisconsin) with accountability for network growth, quality performance, utilization performance and financial performance.

The main responsibilities of this position are managing relationships, facilitating population health services from the Population Health team of the Advocate Health Enterprise, overseeing performance and arranging governance logistics.

This position will work collaboratively with EPH enablement functional leaders, Managed Health functional leaders and Enterprise operational leaders (hospital, medical group, post-acute network).

Major Responsibilities

• Work with EPH Senior Staff to define & Establish Network Organizational Structure Options i.e. ACO, CIN, ALYT, Contracted, Owned entities.
• Work with EPH Senior Staff to determine where Alyt Model fits in market.
• Leads evaluation and decides network participation in contracts.
• Leads contract physician category assignment.
• Leads network clinician participation and covered lives growth planning and strategies.
• Provides insights on VBC contract terms.
• Provides insights on and manages Value Based Contract Portfolio and other LOB (CMMI, MCD, MCR, Com, ACA, DTE)
• Develops and creates network strategic plan.
• Works with EPH Senior Staff to provide input on EPH strategic imperatives
• Leads and manages all aspects of governance and subcommittee membership (join/term/succession planning)
• Provides insights into governance model/structure standards, including subcommittees, for all network types (CIN, ACO, owned entities)
• Creates, updates and manages approval of governance charters, bylaws and service agreements.
• Partners with EPH Functional leads to create governance roadmap, prepare agendas, manage meetings, logistics and follow-up.
• Responsible for establishing and managing network culture, including performance expectations and behavior expectations.
• Provides input on Enterprise Hospital Quality and Efficiency Program (HQEP)
• Supports execution of EPH strategic imperatives
• Partners with EPH functional leaders to create EPH and network scorecard metrics and targets.
• Manage and accountable for network action planning and results.
• Partners with EPH functional lead to create, manage and accountable for network management.
• Responsible for approval of Design, administer and payout Incentive program.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 7 years: Experience Type Operations, Population Health, Management Experience, In-depth leading and working with physicians.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of healthcare planning and management sufficient to manage, direct and coordinate the operation of a core market and clinical enterprise business development function.
• Knowledge of the medical environment, physician group practice, managed care, physician compensation, healthcare contracting, acute care delivery, ancillary services and regulations, financial and operational systems.
• Must possess exceptional communication skills that will foster trust, clear vision, mutual respect and positive staff and physician relations.
• Skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, creativity, discretion, and decision-making to achieve organizational objectives.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• This position requires travel so the incumbent will be exposed to weather and road condition