Chief Medical Officer - UCS Clinical Assessment Review Expert

UnitedHealthcare; Minnetonka (MN); Remote; USD 382,000 - 573,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Chief Medical Officer to oversee vital clinical operations and enhance the quality of care. This role involves strategic leadership, team management, and ensuring compliance in a rapidly evolving environment, making a profound impact across the healthcare system.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase options

Qualifications

• 10+ years clinical practice experience required.
• 5+ years managing Utilization Management teams.
• Experience in health plans and evidence-based medicine.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CARES team with strategic vision and accountability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve clinical metrics.
• Manage operational outcomes in a matrixed environment.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Decision Making

Data Analysis

Communication

Operational Excellence

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD or DO)

Tools

InterQual

Job description

Chief Medical Officer - UCS Clinical Assessment Review Expert

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At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Chief Medical Officer of United Clinical Services Clinical (UCS) Assessment Review is a critical role to ensure the UnitedHealthcare national clinical programs successfully meet clinical, quality, growth, and financial performance objectives. This role requires a visionary, innovative, hands-on clinical and operational business leader with an executive presence who is client savvy and who will thrive when challenged with the opportunity to optimize clinical program value, specific to all Utilizations Management (UM) related-activities that are sponsored by the Lines of Businesses. This executive will report directly to the Chief Medical Officer, Medical Management and serve as a key business unit partner dedicated to leveraging clinical assets to help UHC achieve maximum value through high levels of quality, compliance, affordability, client, patient, and provider satisfaction performance.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as an executive leader within the Medical Management with accountability over the CARES team, including executive strategic vision and accountability of all key operations
• Manage a team of nurses, and a medical director responsible for monitoring ECS and other Optum Program clinical, affordability, and operational outcomes
• Provide strategic leadership in collaboration with operations, Medical Management pillar leads, Healthcare Economics - medical informatics, finance, and other key matrixed Line of Business partners through all phases of relevant UM programs, including Inpatient Concurrent Review, Prior Authorization, and Medical Claims Review as distinct examples
• Work in partnership with enterprise operational, LOB partners, and Value Creation leadership to address gaps & deficiencies for existing clinical programs, as well as helping to inform clinical value for future medical management initiatives
• Support the business in identifying clinical trends and supporting strategy
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to publish high impact content focused on improving compliance, quality, and affordability
• Evaluate clinical and other data (e.g., quality metrics, claims data, bed-day data, usage data) to identify opportunities for improvement of clinical processes
• Develop key messages and talking points for communicating clinical program outcomes to key external stakeholders
• Continuously seek to identify potential growth opportunities and provide clinical support to UM teams, credentialing, and delegates
• Create and maintain solid relationships with key clinical leaders across Optum, UHG, and external delegates
• Participates and leads key executive meetings including LOB affordability leadership meetings, Value Creation Ideation Front door, and LOB Joint Operating Committee
• Manage challenging conversations with appropriate interpersonal dynamics when discussing programs that impact compliance, quality and/or affordability and areas of disagreement
• Deliver group presentations on clinical findings, remediation, & expected outcomes
• Influence development of technical/clinical communications that will be delivered to external audiences (e.g., new clinical policies, programs, processes)
• Discuss oversight findings with internal or external parties (e.g., case managers, other medical directors, clinical providers, physicians)
• Provide feedback to team members and other departments to refine decision making and promote a shared understanding of clinical determinations and outcomes
• Assess and interpret complex financial and clinical data to evaluate feasibility of proposed initiatives
• Identify and implement development resources in response to business needs and regulatory changes
  
  

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD or DO) degree with unrestricted medical license
• 10+ years of clinical practice experience required
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience managing teams, specifically Utilization Management teams
• 5+ years of managed care experience across the continuum of care including acute and chronic condition management, utilization management, and preventative services required
• Demonstratable application of understanding the Utilization Management continuum within the payor space, including pre-service, concurrent-review, and post-service medical management functions
• Previous experience working within a health plan
• Demonstrated accomplishments in the areas of health care delivery systems, utilization management, case management, disease management, quality management, and peer review
• Business background/experience in addition to a clinical background is a key attribute for success in this role
• Experience in provider and/or client-facing customer relationship management
• Demonstrated proficiency using InterQual, or other evidence-based guidelines, as it relates to clinical decision making
• Familiar with URAC and NCQA UM requirements
• Excellent presentation skills for both clinical and non-clinical audiences
• Solid operational focus with demonstrated data analysis / interpretation acumen, project management, change management, and execution skills
• Past success working collaboratively in a highly-matrixed environment
• Solid strategic thinking and business acumen with the ability to align clinical related strategies and recommendations with business objectives
• Adaptable and flexible style of collaborating with key stakeholders in setting direction
• Proven ability to quickly gain credibility, influence and partner with staff, business leaders and the clinical community
• Solid belief in evidence-based medicine
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
  
  

The salary range for this role is $382,000 to $572,500 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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