Population Health Manager

Apicha Community Health Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 Paid Holidays

Vacation & Sick Leave

Health Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Apicha Community Health Center in Manhattan, NY seeks a Population Health Manager to join our team. You will drive value-based care initiatives, analyze clinical trends, and support program development aligned with our mission to improve community health for underserved populations.

The role requires experience in health care quality, data analysis, and population health management. You will work with a multidisciplinary staff to transform care delivery while ensuring data integrity and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration, or related field.
• Advanced degree preferred (MS/MPH/MA).
• Experience in health care quality and performance improvement.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Familiarity with UDS, HEDIS, NCQA PCMH accreditation standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: develop scopes and statements of work with the Director.
• Monitor milestones, resolve issues, and coordinate status meetings with stakeholders.
• Develop workplans and protocols to guide team activities and goals.
• Coordinate data collection and reporting with value-based initiatives.
• Analyze healthcare data to identify best practices and trends.
• Validate data using EHR and population health systems and identify data discrepancies.
• Support data integrity and quality assurance of reports (NCQA PCMH, HEDIS, UDS).
• Lead quality improvement initiatives using RCA, PDSA, DMAIC.
• Collaborate with clinicians to meet external reporting requirements.
• Supervise the Quality Improvement Coordinator.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Quality improvement

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

MS / MPH / MA preferred

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SAS

EHR systems

Job description

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Population Health Manager

Full Time Management New York, NY, US 1 Attachments

Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

Apicha Community Health Center aims to improve community health by providing access to comprehensive primary care, preventive health services, mental health, and supportive services. The center is dedicated to delivering high-quality, culturally competent services that enhance the quality of life. It also advocates for and offers a welcoming environment for underserved and vulnerable populations.

Position Summary:

We are looking for a Population Health Managerfor our Manhattan location. They will collaborates with a multidisciplinary staff to meet Population Health and quality improvement goals through projects aligned with the mission of Apicha and its strategic goals. The Population Health Manager supports the implementation of strategies to drive clinical transformation toward value-based care delivery and addressing underlying health disparities and social determinants of health. The role encompasses analysis and review of trends and projections of key clinical metrics, supporting new program development, and making recommendations to ensure the viability of the organization over the short and long term. The position requires an understanding and awareness of a dynamic healthcare landscape, including evidence-based practice, value-based payment, and delivery system transformation in order to achieve high quality of care.

The major duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

Project Management

• Assist in the development of project scopes and statements of work under the guidance of the Director of Population Health Management
• Monitor project progress by tracking milestones, resolving problems, and coordinating status update meetings with stakeholders
• Development of workplans and protocols designed to guide team activities, ensuring delivery of key performance initiatives and goals
• Coordinate data collection and reporting of member enrollment and quality performance indicators with Managed Care Organization value-based initiatives and related reviews

Data Analysis and Validation

• Analyze complex healthcare data from multiple, disparate sources to identify best practices, care delivery trends and clinical practice variation
• Utilize Excel and/or business intelligence tools (Tableau, Power BI, SAS) in the development of presentations, research abstracts, and agency-wide reports
• Validate data using various electronic health record and population health management systemsand i dentify data discrepancies with demographic or clinical informatio n
• Support efforts to ensure data integrity and validity, and perform ongoing quality assurance of data and reports, including NCQA PCMH accreditation, HEDIS/QARR, UDS, and HIV Treatment Cascade
• Validate data accuracy of Population Health dashboards support ing improvement of patient health outcomes
• Support implementation process and data optimization efforts to ensure data is accurat e and reliable for use in performance improvement efforts

Quality Improvement

• QI/QA activities shall be a part of the PHM's daily responsibilities.
• Ensure implementation and update of QI/QA operating procedures and completion of assessments and reporting QI/QA outcomes
• Lead QI initiatives by applying quality improvement methodologies (i.e., RCA, PDSA, DMAIC) and assists clinical and non-clinical teams in developing appropriate tracking metrics to monitor performance and ensure compliance with the Apicha QI/QA Plan
• Assist Director of Medicine in the performance of root cause analyses and recommends appropriate actions to improve clinical and non-clinical outcomes; develops visual presentations of current QI projects and accomplishments
• Collaborate with clinicians and staff to conduct quality assurance activities to meet various external reporting requirements including PCMH accreditation, HIVQUAL, UDS and RSR

Staff Management

• Supervises Quality Improvement Coordinator (QIC) in meeting project goals and performance outcomes

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration, or related field required; advanced degree in related field, such as MS, MPH, or MA, strongly preferred.
• Experience managing projects in health care quality improvement, performance improvement, and/or practice transformation preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced analytic skills and knowledge of research methods, data collection, and analytical methodologies
• Ability to adapt with evolving Population Health quality performance standards and measures
• Familiarity with medical terminology, ICD-10, and CPT coding strongly preferred
• Understanding of UDS, HEDIS, and NCQA PCMH accreditation quality standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; detail oriented; excellent proofreading and editing skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment; ability to work with multidisciplinary staff with diverse backgrounds
• Ability to stand, walk or sit for an extended period of time
• Ability to hear within normal range
• Ability to see within normal range
• Noise level is moderate

• At Apicha, we believe that serving the needs of our staff is just as important as serving the needs of underserved people of New York City as such we are proud to offer our team members a competitive employee benefits package which include 12 Paid Holidays, vacation and sick leave, Health Insurance Coverage, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Employee Assistant Program just to name a few.