Provider Engagement Account Manager

Centene Management Company LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 56,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

401K and stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off + holidays

Flexible work schedules (remote,hybrid

Job summary

Centene Management Company LLC in Austin, Texas seeks a field-based Provider Relations Manager to maintain partnerships between the health plan and contracted provider networks. You will build client relations to ensure high-quality care and engage with providers to align on performance opportunities and cost utilization.

Travel up to four days per week as needed. The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least two years in managed care or provider relations, with project management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Two years of managed care or medical group experience, provider relations, quality improvement, claims, contracting utilization management, or clinical operations.
• Project management experience at a medical group, IPA, or health plan setting.
• Proficient in HEDIS/Quality measures, cost and utilization.

Responsibilities

• Maintain partnerships between the health plan and the contracted provider networks serving our communities.
• Build client relations to ensure delivery of the highest level of care to our members.
• Engage with providers to align on network performance opportunities and solutions, and consultative account management and accountability for issue resolution.
• Drive provider performance improvement in risk, quality, and cost utilization.
• Travel locally up to 4 days a week.

Skills

Project management

Provider relations

Quality improvement

HEDIS/Quality measures

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

This is a field based position requiring the individual to live in Austin. Position Purpose: Maintain partnerships between the health plan and the contracted provider networks serving our communities. Build client relations to ensure delivery of the highest level of care to our members. Engage with providers to align on network performance opportunities and solutions, and consultative account management and accountability for issue resolution. Drive optimal performance in contract incentive performance, quality, and cost utilization.

Key Details

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J -1, OPT, or CPT.
• Serve as primary contact for providers and act as a liaison between the providers and the health plan.
• Triages provider issues as needed for resolution to internal partners.
• Receive and effectively respond to external provider related issues.
• Investigate, resolve and communicate provider claim issues and changes.
• Initiate data entry of provider-related demographic information changes.
• Educate providers regarding policies and procedures related to referrals and claims submission, web site usage, EDI solicitation and related topics.
• Perform provider orientations and ongoing provider education, including writing and updating orientation materials.
• Manages Network performance for assigned territory through a consultative/account management approach.
• Evaluates provider performance and develops strategic plan to improve performance.
• Drives provider performance improvement in the following areas: Risk/P4Q, Health Benefit Ratio (HBR), HEDIS/quality, cost and utilization, etc.
• Completes special projects as assigned.
• Ability to travel locally 4 days a week.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Two years of managed care or medical group experience, provider relations, quality improvement, claims, contracting utilization management, or clinical operations.
• Project management experience at a medical group, IPA, or health plan setting.
• Proficient in HEDIS/Quality measures, cost and utilization.

Pay Range: $56,200.00 - $101,000.00 per year.

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Benefits

• competitive pay
• health insurance
• 401K and stock purchase plans
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off plus holidays
• a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.