Must reside in reasonable driving distance from facility. Hybrid role with mandatory onsite presence in office and community, as needed.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Develops operational objectives and plans; ensures the development and implementation of associated business plans and tactics for Quality & Health Equity.
- Anticipates the need for and develops and implements relevant and effective programs, policies, procedures and processes for quality, credentialing, peer review, grievances and appeals and Health Equity based on regulatory requirements, opportunities, issues, and trends.
- Assists Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director in identifying medical service issues that have an impact on plan benefits and their administration; assists managers in resolving grievances, appeals, quality and other health equity related issues.
- Collaborates across medical management and other departments to ensure that the Quality program meets or exceeds NCQA and regulatory standards.
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to develop programs that increase awareness and provide educational opportunities to providers and members regarding HPSJ’s Quality Improvement and Health Equity Transformation Program goals and activities.
- Collaborates with Provider Services and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of provider and member interventions to improve quality and HEDIS measures including Health Equity measures and maintains compliance with FSR/MRR.
- Provides leadership in the design and implementation of strategies and programs to ensure health equity is prioritized and addressed both with internal health plan functions and external and community partnerships.
- Works collaboratively with all departments across the organization to achieve health equity goals established by NCQA and DHCS, and partners with the Quality team to ensure that the QIHETP program is implemented and monitored to meet or exceed DHCS/DMHC & NCQA requirements.
- Ensures organizational policies, procedures, and programs consider health inequities and are designed to promote health equity where possible, including but not limited to: Marketing strategies, medical and other health services policies, member and provider outreach, community advisory committee, quality improvement activities, including delivery system reforms, grievances and appeals, and utilization management.
- Develops and implements or oversees the development and implementation of policies and procedures aimed at improving health equity and reducing health disparities.
- Engages and collaborates with HPSJ staff, subcontractors, downstream subcontractors, network providers, community-based organizations, local health departments, behavioral health, social services, child welfare systems, members, NCQA and DHCS regulatory officials and other stakeholders in health equity efforts and initiatives. This includes in person meeting attendance within HPSJ service area.
- Implements strategies designed to identify and address root causes of health inequities including but not limited to systemic racism, social drivers of health and infrastructure barriers for HPSJ members and providers.
- Develops or oversees the development of targeted interventions designed to eliminate health inequities.
- Develops quantifiable metrics that can track and evaluate the results of the targeted interventions designed to eliminate health inequities.
- In collaboration with Compliance, ensures staff, subcontractor, downstream subcontractor and network provider staff receive mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion training, as specified in the DHCS contract; includes reviewing training materials to ensure materials are up to date with current standards or practice and maintaining records of training completion.
- Serves as a lead and/or subject matter expert on the Quality Improvement and Health Equity Transformation Committees and in the development of a Health Equity Annual Report.
- Serves as a representative and spokesperson for HPSJ in support of Health Equity with key county partners.
- Participates in State and industry work groups such as DHCS, DMHC, CHCF, NCQA, ACAP and CAHP to expand HPSJ’s influence on benefit design, regulations, and policy direction.
- Conducts or oversees the preparation, implementation, and corrective action plans for internal and external audit activities to ensure practices adhere to adopted guidelines, NCQA requirements, regulatory guidelines and HPSJ criteria.
- Develops or oversees the development of relevant, timely and accurate internal and external collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the collection, storage and retrieval of relevant data and information.
- Leads or participates in internal and external committees.
- Develops and maintains relationships with the regulatory bodies such as DHCS and the DMHC serving as the contact for quality and health equity activities and inquiries.
Education, Experience, & Licensure
- Medical degree from an accredited medical school; and
- Satisfactory completion of an American Council of Graduate Medical Education accredited residency program; and
- Unrestricted, active license to practice medicine in the State of California, issued by the Medical Board of California, which meets HPSJ’s credentialing and recredentialing requirements; and
- Certification by a specialty board recognized by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association; and
- Satisfactory completion of an American Council of Graduate Medical Education accredited residency program; and
- At least 5 years of management experience; and
- At least 5 years clinical experience in the practice of medicine in fields related to a managed care setting; and
- At least five years clinical experience in the practice of medicine with MediCal and/or Medicare populations; and
- At least 5 years of experience in developing & Implementing Quality, Population Health Programs in a managed care setting in a senior leadership role.
- At least three years of experience developing and/or implementing health care diversity initiatives that address health equity and health disparities; and
- Certificated in Health Equity and Diversity, Health Disparities and Health Inequality or other certification that meets California and/or federal requirements or within one year of hire; and
2:
- Master’s Degree in a clinical discipline; and
- At least five years management experience in a managed care setting; and
- At least five years clinical experience with MediCal and/or Medicare populations; and
- At least five years of experience leading, developing and/or implementing Quality or Population Health Programs
- At least three years of experience in developing and implementing health care diversity initiatives that address health equity and health disparities; and
- State of California, unrestricted, active license within clinical discipline.
- Certificated in Health Equity and Diversity, Health Disparities and Health Inequality or other certification that meets California and/or federal requirements or within one year of hire; and
3:
- Masters or Doctorate in Public Health; and
- At least five years of management experience in a managed care setting; and
- At least five years of experience with Medi-Cal and/or Medicare populations; and
- At least three years of experience developing and/or implementing health care diversity initiatives that address health equity and health disparities; and
- Certificated in Health Equity and Diversity, Health Disparities and Health Inequality or other certification that meets California and/or federal requirements or within one year of hire; and
What You Bring - Summary:
- In-depth knowledge of health equity and diversity principles, concepts and best practices.
- Strong knowledge of general medical policy benefits and exclusions.
- Strong knowledge of managed care regulatory guidelines, especially California Medicaid experience
- Strategic mindset: Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies; identifies, plans, leads and executes to meet changing organizational and community needs, and regulatory requirements.
- Cultivates innovation: Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
- Drives results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.
- Drives engagement: Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
- Drives vision and purpose: Paints a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that
- Situational adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
- Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources effectively and efficiently; organizes people and resources to solve problems and identify opportunities.
- Plans and aligns: Plans and prioritizes work for self and others to meet commitments aligned with organization goals.
- Ensures accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Ability to collaborate with and lead diverse groups of stakeholders to achieve Quality, diversity, equity and inclusion goals.