Managed Care Operations Network Manager - Managed Care Operations - FT Days

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal / neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary :

Incumbent supports the Population Health and Value Based Care initiatives of UCI Health with respect to provider capitation, medical group capitation and institutional capitation administration. Oversees and accountable for financial performance of primary care capitation contracts, including quality measures performance and incentives, while supporting efforts to promote risk adjustment coding initiatives. Provides support and collaboration with practice sites for performance improvement activities. In collaboration with billing, will ensure managed care contract compliance. Performs financial modeling to optimize contract reimbursement. Incumbent will also play pivotal role in configuring the business requirements for administering UCI's capitated, delegated HMO business.

What It Takes to be Successful

Total Compensation

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Required Qualifications :

• Superior managerial skills and ability to create and direct a high-performing team.
• Strategic problem-solving skills to evaluate complex or new issues and identify options for resolution when no precedent exists. Demonstrated analytical skills to probe, challenge, and to question the status quo.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Knowledge of various managed care payment methodologies, including performance-based compensation (quality, coding, patient experience, etc)
• Interpersonal skills to maintain professional relationships with managed care organizations, peers, senior management, and assigned staff. Ability to work collaboratively and promote others, soliciting and incorporating their ideas when appropriate. Demonstrated quality customer service skills with all constituencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated strong conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish results and achieve organizational goals
• Bachelor's degree in business related field, or an equivalent combination of education and / or experience
• Advanced verbal and written communication, facilitation and presentation skills including the ability to positively interact with executives, providers, and staff at all levels.
• Advanced skills to organize, simplify and increase efficiency of Managed Care processes and procedures. Ability to create and maintain a climate of teamwork and collaboration across departments, effective problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Advanced knowledge of relevant Managed Care industry laws, regulations and business / industry trends. Ability to apply policy knowledge to proactively identify potential risk areas
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• 3-5 years of relevant managed care (commercial, MediCal and MA) experience in an IPA, MSO, or large delegated medical group setting

Preferred Qualifications :

Conditions of Employment :

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment :

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page : https : / / hr.uci.edu / new-hire / conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement :

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8 : 30 a.m. - 5 : 00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization