AVP Care Coordination

AVP Of Care Coordination

Nuvance Health, an award-winning non-profit health system, is seeking their next AVP of Care Coordination in Danbury, Connecticut!

The Position

The AVP of Care Coordination will spearhead the strategic direction, management, continuous improvement, and overall day-to-day operations of the Utilization Management, Case Management and Social Work departments and provide strategic, operational, and administrative oversight to approximately 50+ total FTEs within these departments.

The AVP will strive to optimize patient outcomes, provided services, care plan development, complaint management, and length of stay metrics while guaranteeing alignment with best practices, hospital and system priorities, and regulatory requirements.

Seeking a collaborative leader to energize teams and drive key initiatives around department structure, succession planning, and staffing throughout the organization.

The AVP must be a passionate leader who will bring a level of urgency while upholding a high level of communication and collaboration with staff, physicians, and executive leadership to ensure delivery of evidence-based care.

Ideal candidates will bring expertise in accreditation and regulatory guidelines to guarantee expectations are consistently met as well as experience in collecting, analyzing, and aggregation of data to ensure that necessary action plans are being put into place.

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative and highly visible leader with experience and desire to implement the best practices throughout Care Coordination while reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer.

Preferred candidates will possess a robust background in Utilization Management, Physician Advisors, and Case Management and is able to demonstrate strategic thinking abilities backed by tangible evidence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree is required; a master's degree in nursing, health administration, and / or related field is strongly preferred.

Active CT or NYS RN license is required.

A minimum of five years of clinical experience within an acute care setting is required.

A minimum of five years of progressive leadership experience in case management and / or utilization review is required.

Compensation Details

The base salary range for this position is $200,000 to $220,000 annually. In addition, a leader may be eligible for other benefits, including but not limited to health insurance coverage, retirement benefits, and bonuses. The total compensation for the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The base salary range listed above is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

The Organization

Nuvance Health, (Nuvance), an innovative, award-winning, non-profit health system, was formed in April 2019 through the merger of two leading health systems, Health Quest and Western Connecticut Health Network. "Nuvance", derived from a combination of the words "new" and "advance," reflects a mission to "continually progress and pursue impossible to enhance the health and well-bring of every person in the communities served."

The newly created health system was developed to provide communities across New York's Hudson Valley and western Connecticut with more convenient, accessible, and affordable care. Nuvance Health is governed by a 17-member Board of Trustees. With seven hospitals, more than 2,600 aligned physicians, and 11,000 employees, Nuvance Health serves more than 1.5 million residents across western Connecticut and the Hudson River Valley.

This region benefits from a strong economic base and a stable to growing population. The system's flagship hospitals, Danbury Hospital and Vassar Brothers Medical Center, each benefit from geographic positioning with minimal significant hospital-based service competition, while Norwalk Hospital operates within a highly competitive Fairfield County market. For FY 2021, Nuvance Health generated a breakeven operating margin on revenues of approximately $2.5M, and the system's balance sheet is solid. Leadership is focused on the continuing advancement of system integration to realize benefits of synergy and scale.

The Community

Danbury, located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, is a vibrant city known for its history, thriving economy, and proximity to both natural beauty and urban amenities.

Danbury offers variety of attractions including the Danbury Railway Museum, Tarrywile Park & Mansion, Danbury Fair Mall, and the Danbury Ice Museum.

Served by a well-regarded public school system, Danbury offers a multitude of educational opportunities including Danbury Public Schools, Western Connecticut State University, and Sacred Heart University. In addition, Danbury is also home to multiple private and charter schools including St. Gregory the Great School.

Danbury offers a wide variety of family activities including Danbury Library, Danbury Farmer's Market, The Danbury Music Centre, and many annual cultural, music, and food festivals.