Director, Provider Compensation

Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

ChristianaCare seeks a Director of Provider Compensation to lead compensation programs for physicians and advanced practitioners, ensuring alignment with policies and regulations. The role shapes provider total rewards, including incentive plans, and advises leadership on compensation strategy.

Remote work is possible with ChristianaCare’s policy, but quarterly travel to the Delaware campus is required, and a team of five direct reports will report to this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience, focused on provider compensation and benefit administration and incentive design.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of market-competitive provider compensation and total rewards methodologies.
• Serve as a consultant/subject matter expert to clinical enterprise on compensation.
• Conduct provider job evaluations and align roles with appropriate levels and classifications.
• Lead market assessments and cost analyses for provider roles and report findings.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in business

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Job Details

ChristianaCare is seeking a Director of Provider Compensation to lead all aspects of physician and advanced practitioner clinician (provider) compensation programs to ensure compensation models are developed and administered in compliance with all applicable company policies and government regulations. Additionally, this position will proactively assess the healthcare industry to aid in aligning provider compensation and total rewards, including incentive plans, to the constantly evolving healthcare environment and serve as a resource to leadership in reviewing all aspects of provider compensation and total rewards throughout the organization.

When you become an employee at ChristianaCare, you are joining a healthcare organization that was ranked as the #1 Delaware Hospital by U.S. News and World Report. Guided by excellence and love, our Caregivers enjoy many employee benefits such as work-life balance competitive pay and benefits generous paid time off. PLEASE NOTE: This position can be remote provided ChristianaCare’s Remote Work Policy requirements are met, but will require quarterly travel to our DE campus and supports a team of 5 direct reports. Per current policy, ChristianaCare only permits remote work from the following states: Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Principal duties and responsibilities

• Provides leadership, perspective and recommendations for the development and implementation of innovative, market-competitive provider compensation and total rewards methodologies, using productivity and performance metrics, that are aligned with the strategic plan and financial objectives of the organization.
• Serves as a consultant/subject matter expert to the clinical enterprise on compensation and ensures that decisions are in alignment with the organization's compensation philosophy and business strategy.
• Conducts provider job evaluations; analyze job responsibilities, activities, duties, requirements, and organizational structure and recommend internal job placement in the appropriate level, title and FLSA classification.
• Leads market assessment efforts for provider administrative and leadership roles, conducting cost analysis, and routine reporting as needed.
• Leads the RFP process, implementation, and maintenance of an automated Provider Compensation Payroll solution.
• Conducts market pricing, peer group selection, survey analyses, salary data interpretation, financial modeling, and special project research.
• Works with organizational stakeholders to provide consultative and direct negotiation services for Professional Service Agreements (PSAs) for various types of physician services.
• Leads preparation and presentation of annual provider compensation program overview to senior level leaders and board committees as needed.
• Leads the timely and accurate processing, administration, auditing, and analysis of provider compensation in coordination with finance and other departments.
• Stays abreast of industry and regulatory changes that may impact the integrity of ChristianaCare’s provider compensation program.
• Makes pro-active recommendations that protect the financial viability of the program and mitigates compliance risk for the organization.
• Leads the development of policies and procedures that maintain compliance with all regulatory guidelines pertaining to provider compensation, including, but not limited to, fair market value and commercial reasonableness.
• Utilizes analytical, presentation, and facilitation skills to engage with leaders and providers to review, develop, and plan for implementation of provider compensation plans; puts forth recommendations to appropriate governance committees.
• Leads the development of provider compensation and business planning tools that aid in the presentation, understanding and communication of provider compensation models and principles.
• Represents ChristianaCare in national venues and contributes to the published literature of health system leadership in physician compensation reform and best practices.
• Ensures success of the provider compensation strategy through effective recruitment, selection, management, retention, and development of the Provider Compensation Team.
• Fosters a collaborative team-based environment that brings together multiple disciplines in pursuit of continuous improvement and employee engagement.

Education and experience requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience, with a focus on provider compensation and benefit administration and incentive design.

Annual Compensation Range

$138,444.80 - $221,520.00 This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Equal opportunity employer statement

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program.

To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/

Christiana Hospital Overview

Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware. This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals. Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies. In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions.