Program Manager - (Clinical) DES

Des Program Manager

Under the general supervision of the Director or designee, DES Program Manager is responsible for planning and managing a large support unit whose functions involve providing clinical staff and medical professionals direct support of activities required to complete disability determination process for a number of client agencies in one or more states, as well as other new lines of business that DES may develop in the future. The incumbent is also responsible for ensuring compliance with DES guidelines and state and federal regulations governing the disability determination process and privacy of protected health information.

Responsibilities

Major responsibilities include :

• Managing the day to day administrative operations of the unit to ensure that staff provides clinicians with the required support to enable medical and psychological determinations to be conducted with complete data and in an efficient, cost effective, and timely manner.
• Developing and monitoring guidelines for the effective support by staff of the activities of medical and psychology professionals in the disability review process.
• Managing DES programs related to unit functions and process. Providing input during the program initiation or renewal process.
• Providing administrative support for existing and new DES lines of business through sound management of unit processes.
• In collaboration with administrative managers, providing direction for the unit's customer service operations through monitoring and measuring unit call volume, promoting positive customer service telephone skills, developing telephone coverage schedules, reviewing and revising client letters, and monitoring staff customer service performance.
• Analyzing and evaluating existing administrative systems, identifying opportunities for systems improvements and increased efficiencies, and implementing these improvements in coordination with all impacted units.
• Collaborating with DES Senior Management to provide administrative analysis of clinical support and administrative resources required to pursue new business opportunities and to establish clinical support and administrative procedures for new business programs brought into productions.
• Developing and monitoring guidelines for determinations that do not require clinical decisions.
• Fostering an environment of continuous quality improvement and staff participation in quality improvement workgroups both within the unit and in collaboration with other DES units.
• Promoting the privacy of protected health information within the unit through knowledge of HIPAA and other privacy and data security laws, staff education, and training. Coordinating data security issues and training with the DES Compliance Liaison and the ForHealth Consulting Office of Compliance and Review.
• Overseeing and providing human resource support in the areas of unit staffing, recruitment, counseling, compensation, and benefits. Insure all personal action activity related to hiring, firing, performance measurement, contracting, and funding is completed.
• May serve as liaison with external organizations and other departments.
• Adhere to University, State, and funding agency regulations.
• Perform related duties as needed and as assigned.
• Perform quality assurance reviews on administrative staff and report findings and trends to the Associate Director of Clinical Operations or designee.
• Communicate and implement policy, workflow and organizational changes to all direct reports.

Qualifications

Required qualifications include :

Or

Masters prepared licensed or certified vocational rehabilitation counselor or other licensed or certified Allied Health professional with 3 years of relevant experience in the medical and / or Psychological fields including two years of specific medical training.

Additional Information

Preferred qualifications include :