RN Clinical Practice Consultant - Milwaukee - Full-time / Part-time

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The RN Clinical Practice Consultant is responsible for ongoing management of practices participating in UnitedHealthcare's Value Based Programs such as Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH), or Population Health Management programs such as Patient Centered Care Model. The Registered Nurse CPC will work closely with our Sr. CPCs to facilitate multi-disciplined practice transformation and practice performance improvement initiatives. He/she will assist practices in achieving targeted goals that include improved quality, efficiency and utilization. The Registered Nurse CPC is responsible for driving practice progress toward desired transformational change and performance improvement, while meeting savings goals set for the practice.

The Registered Nurse CPC will typically report to our Sr. CPC working as a team to engage practices.

• Assist in successful deployment of program at the practice level, including, attribution, provider rosters and performance and clinical reporting; introduces and educates practice on the value/use of reporting tools and delivery of reports via Physician Portal; provides assistance with HIT, EMR, disease registries and other technology.


• Using results of practice readiness assessment, designs practice transformation plan and implements appropriate training modules designed to assist practice in achieving contractually required transformation milestones; monitors progress of practice in milestone achievement and insures practice accountability for successful completion.


• Consults with and guides practice on developing innovative solutions to practice organization and structural challenges in order to achieve desired program outcomes. Brings best practice experience and connects practices with other high performing practices to spur innovation. Helps practice meet and exceed expectations/milestones for achieving success as.


• Monitors monthly and quarterly performance of assigned practices. Analyzes key cost, utilization and quality data and interprets results to assess the performance of the practice; identifies strategies for improvement to include specific outcomes and metrics to monitor progress to a goal; provides feedback and makes recommendations for improvement.


• Reviews Clinical Action report results to guide practice in identifying care management opportunities and adjust processes to prioritize interventions to achieve clinical and cost outcomes.


• Meets regularly with assigned practices to review available practice reports, present practice performance synopsis and identify opportunities for improvement.


• Utilizing the results of the practice performance analysis and input from the practice, develop/update performance improvement action plans; monitor practice efforts to address performance and care management opportunities.


• Works with the practice and OptumHealth to align and integrate OptumHealth care/disease management programs and population health services to augment the practice's capabilities, support their care management efforts and add value to the patient care experience.


• Serves as a single point of contact to practices for program and operational issues.


• Establish and maintain a supportive, collegial role with assigned PCMH practices.


• Facilitate efficient, effective practice improvement meetings.


• Maintain databases directly associated with role.


• Effectively collaborate with team members in the Clinical organization as well Medical Directors, local Network leads, HCE Analysts and Clinical Analysts in support of the program.


• Assist and support leaders in summarizing and disseminating experience-related learning by way of team updates, written reports/articles, and/or presentations as called for by directors.

• BS/BA preferred


• Current and unrestricted RN license


• Demonstrated effectiveness in analyzing practice performance data and identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.


• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and group facilitation skills required, with the ability to convey complex or technical information in a manner that others can understand.


• Strong critical thinking skills necessary to evaluate and respond to practice challenges and related team dynamics.


• Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships with key practice representatives and team members across the UnitedHealthcare enterprise.


• Requires flexibility to work remotely with travel to practice locations throughout the Northeastern region of the United States as needed.
  
  
  
  

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