VP, Continuing Care Strategy & Operations-Northwest Region

Kaiser Permanente Northwest; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 283,500 - 354,375; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Portland is seeking an Executive to ensure quality care and services for our members. The role involves strategic oversight of various care services including Home Health, Hospice, and Utilization Management.

The ideal candidate will lead and collaborate with various stakeholders to improve care quality while managing financial performance across operations. A commitment to regulatory compliance is essential. A Bachelor's degree and significant leadership experience are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in senior leadership.
• Accountability in hospital operations and clinical management.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and drive performance.
• Develop and manage budgets and expenditures.
• Ensure strategic compliance across continuum of care.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Operational management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing, business, or related clinical field

Master's degree in clinical field

Job description

Job Summary

Position has responsibility for ensuring quality care and appropriate services are provided to KP members experiencing Continuing Care Services and implementing Care Without Delay across the Market, ensuring effective, service-oriented, and efficient care.

This position is responsible to establish strategic direction and a system view to support the Market’s provision of the continuum of care services: Home Health, Advanced Care at Home, Hospice, Palliative Care, Acute Rehab Services, Dialysis/ESRD network management and services for members, EPRP, SNF, Medical Transportation/Ambulance Services, Outside Medical Services and Referrals, DME, and Utilization Management. This position includes oversight of care delivery strategies for Medicare and Medicaid and the development of strategies for complex needs and vulnerable populations. Drive utilization management strategy and performance for government programs. Lead strategic planning for capacity and network management.

This position will provide regional oversight and monitoring of the planning and implementation of continuum and community capacity management and strategic resource planning. This position deploys measurement systems, operational processes, goals, and investments to effectively improve the performance of the Market. The executive will effectively collaborate with Market area leaders, PMG, National Office staff, other Markets within KP, community providers, KP contracting, and labor partners to improve the quality of care and service that we provide to our members and our communities.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide executive level leadership, strategic direction and drive performance over areas of accountability.


• Identify and implement actions in areas of accountability to improve quality, service, financial performance, and contractual compliance.


• Support the structure and evidence-based practices to develop, implement and assure success of all areas related to the Continuum of Care and Care Without Delay, ensuring alignment with KP standards and an enterprise approach.


• Direct other activities as assigned that improve care to our members and the communities we serve.


• Ensure that Kaiser Permanente (KP) is strategically positioned in the Market to maintain ongoing regulatory compliance across the continuum of care, including NCQA accreditation, Medicare 5 Star compliance, DPH and CMS care delivery compliance.


• Develop and manage payroll, non‑payroll and capital budgets and expenditures for assigned areas.


• Identify future demand by levels of care, including community resource capacity.


• Utilization Management: Lead the implementation of UM plans and agreements with KP hospitals and Core contracted/partner hospitals and non‑core hospitals.


• Champion, implement and share continuum of care delivery innovations with other Markets to achieve organizational goals.


• Explore critical issues related to the Continuum of Care and Care for specific populations, such as complex needs patients; implementing evidence-based care delivery models to address those needs.


• In partnership with key constituents across KP, develop and implement the future vision for care across the continuum and as a progressive community health partner.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in a senior leadership capacity (such as administrator, service line leader, or functional leader) with accountabilities in hospital operations, administrative clinical management, post‑acute operations, and health plan operations.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, business, or a related clinical field.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a clinical field such as nursing strongly preferred.

Job Details

• Primary Location: Oregon, Portland, Kaiser Permanente Building


• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40


• Shift: Day


• Workdays: Mon‑Fri


• Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM


• Working Hours End: 05:00 PM


• Job Schedule: Full‑time


• Job Type: Standard


• Worker Location: Onsite


• Employee Status: Regular


• Job Level: Executive/VP


• Department: Po/Ho Corp - Rgnl Clrng‑Northwest HP - 0308


• Pay Range: $283,500 - $354,375 / year


• Travel: No


• Work Setting: Onsite

Benefits

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package.

EEO Statement

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.