Registered Nurse, RN, HEDIS Clinical Quality Consultant, WellMed, Dallas, TX $3,000 SIGN-ON BONUS! - Full-time / Part-time

$3,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!

The Clinical Quality Consultant will drive consistency, efficient processes and share best practices – in a collaborative effort with the providers – designed to facilitate a minimum 4 STAR rating.  The CQC will participate in quality improvement initiatives, develop recommendations for quality remediation plans and create tools and databases to capture relevant data for each region. This position will work collaboratively with each regional/market team and their leadership in a matrix relationship.  

Primary Responsibilities:

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  Develop market business plans to motivate providers to engage in improving Stars measures to be 4 STARS or higher


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  Provide analytical interpretation of Stars and HEDIS reporting, including executive summaries to plan and provider groups


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  Be the primary go to person for all STARS related activities within their assigned market(s) working within a matrix relationship which includes Quality corporate operations and Regional/Market operations.


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  Assist in developing of training and analytical materials for Stars and HEDIS


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  Lead Weekly, Monthly, Bi-monthly, Quarterly and/or Annual business Review meetings related to STAR activities which summarize provider group performance and market performance as requested by or required by Quality or Regional leadership


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  Analyze and evaluate provider group structure and characteristics, provider group/provider office operations and personnel to identify the most effective approaches and strategies


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  Identify and assess decision makers and other key provider group personnel with a focus on identifying barriers to achieving targeted outcomes


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  Focus communications and efforts accordingly


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  Develop solution-based, user friendly initiatives to support practice success

Required Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse with Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience


• 1 years of HEDIS/Stars experience


• 3+ years associated business experience with health care industry


• Professional experience persuading changes in behavior


• Strong knowledge of the Medicare market, products and competitors


• Knowledge base of clinical standards of care, preventative health, and Star measures


• Experience in managed care working with network and provider relations


• Strong financial analytical background within Medicare Advantage plans (Risk Adjustment/STARS Calculation models)


• Microsoft Office specialist with exceptional attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication and presentation skills


• Strong relationship building skills with clinical and non-clinical personnel


• Demonstrated ability to interact with medical staff, peers, and internal company staff at all levels


• Ability to solve process problems crossing multiple functional areas and business units


• Strong problem-solving skills; the ability to analyze problems, draw relevant conclusions and devise and implement an appropriate plan of action


• Good business acumen, especially as it relates to Medicare


• Medical/clinical background highly desirable


• Undergraduate degree preferred, post graduate degree highly preferred

Careers with WellMed. Our focus is simple. We're innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. We're impacting 90,000+ lives, primarily Medicare eligible seniors in Texas and Florida, through primary and multi-specialty clinics, and contracted medical management services. We've joined Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, and our mission is to help the sick become well and to help patients understand and control their health in a lifelong effort at wellness. Our providers and staff are selected for their dedication and focus on preventative, proactive care. For you, that means one incredible team and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. Certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

Job keywords: HEDIS, RN, registered nurse, chart review, quality, Dallas, TX, Texas