Clinical Apps Portfolio Leader

Pennant Group; Eagle (ID); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Clinical Applications Portfolio Leader to enhance operational efficiency and financial performance within healthcare. This pivotal role bridges clinical operations, IT, and finance, focusing on optimizing clinical applications and streamlining workflows. With a commitment to innovation, the successful candidate will drive improvements in documentation and patient care processes while fostering strong stakeholder relationships. Join a dynamic team dedicated to transforming healthcare services and making a meaningful impact in the lives of patients and caregivers alike.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) with company match

Free e-courses and training sessions

Recognition programs

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in HCHB training or implementation required.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities are essential.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and improve clinical applications for better patient care.
• Develop training programs for agency staff on clinical applications.

Skills

HCHB training

project management

analytical skills

problem-solving

troubleshooting

Tools

Forcura

Waystar

Medalogix

NVOQ

Job description

About the Company

Pennant Services is one of the most dynamic and progressive companies in the rapidly expanding senior living, home health, hospice, and home care industries. Affiliates of Pennant Services now operate 180 senior living, home health, hospice, and home care operations across the United States! These operations have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the “Service Center,” a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT, and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their agencies.

Something else that sets us apart from other companies is the quality of our most valuable resources – our people! We are dedicated to living out our culture as defined by our core values, “CAPLICO”: Customer Second, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk Taking, Celebrate, Ownership.

By incorporating these principles at all levels of our organization, our employees feel valued and excited about their impact on our service center team members and operational partners. Our culture fosters personal and professional excellence and promotes development that leads to continued success.

Overview

The Clinical Applications Portfolio Leader role is designed to optimize the use of clinical applications within our healthcare organization, driving operational efficiencies and improving financial performance. This role will act as a bridge between clinical operations, IT, and financial departments, ensuring that the clinical applications are technically proficient and aligned with the organization's operational goals and financial strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Application Optimization: Analyze and improve the functionality and utilization of clinical applications. Ensure that these tools are customized to meet the unique needs of our healthcare professionals or implemented with best practice standards if underutilized , leading to enhanced patient care and operational efficiency.

• Workflow Analysis and Enhancement: Continuously assess and refine workflows and processes through the adept use of clinical applications. Focus on reducing documentation time, streamlining workflow processing, and expediting ordering and signing processes to ensure timely patient lifecycle milestones are accomplished .

• Training and Support: Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs for agency staff, ensuring high proficiency in the use of clinical applications. Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting to address any application-related issues promptly. Identify support trends and recurring issues in local operations to create targeted education and self-support options for resolution.

• Performance Monitoring: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to clinical application usage. Focus on metrics such as documentation time, workflow processing time, ordering signing time, and indirect staffing costs. Create a plan for improving current operations and a timeline to meet target metrics and maintain them once achieved.

• Financial Impact Analysis: Collaborate with the ED to analyze and report on the financial impact of improved operational efficiencies. Focus on demonstrating gains in financial margins attributable to optimized clinical application usage. Review current application and interface utilization , implement or remove current applications and interfaces that achieve operational goals, and work with the project manager to renegotiate pricing and contracts where applicable.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Foster strong relationships with stakeholders across clinical operations, IT, and finance. Understand their needs and challenges, ensuring that t he portfolio of clinical applications and the local use of specific applications meet their requirements and contribute to the organization’s overall success.

• Innovation and Improvement: Stay abreast of the latest clinical software and technology developments , including new vendor software features and new-to-market services that achieve operational goals . Propose and implement innovative solutions that can further enhance operational efficiency and financial performance.

Job Requirements

• 3 + years of HCHB training, implementation, project management, or user experience is required .

• Additional experience with Forcura , Waystar, Medalogix , NVOQ, supply interfaces, medication interfaces, or other clinical applications is a plus .

• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.

• Position requires 50% travel to supported locations .

Conclusion

T he Clinical Apps Portfolio Leader role harnesses clinical applications' full potential to transform our healthcare services. This role will drive our organization towards unparalleled operational efficiency and financial success by focusing on application optimization, workflow enhancement, and financial impact .

Additional Information

We are committed to providing a competitive Total Rewards Package that meets our employees’ needs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, from medical, dental, and vision plans to retirement savings opportunities through a 401(k), company match, and various other features. We believe in great work and celebrate our employees' efforts and accomplishments locally and companywide, recognizing people daily through our Moments of Truth Program. In addition to recognition, we believe in supporting our employees' professional growth and development. We provide employees with a wide range of free e-courses through our Learning Management System, as well as training sessions and seminars.

Compensation: $80,000 - $100,000

Type: Full Time

Location: Remote in Idaho, Oregon, Utah, or Montana

Travel: 50% to supported locations

Pennant Service Center

1675 E. Riverside Drive, #150

Eagle, ID 83616

If interested in this position, please submit a resume for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!

About The Pennant Group

You can learn more about The Pennant Group at www.pennantgroup.com

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.