Senior Provider Contracting Consultant
Senior Provider Contracting Consultant
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Job Description
Company :
Highmark Inc.Job Description :
JOB SUMMARY
***This is a Hybrid role and will require you to be onsite 3 days a week (Tuesdays Wednesdays & Thursdays).
This jobserves as the primary contact for hospital negotiations. The incumbent is responsible for completion of annual provider contracting activities and ongoing contract management regularly with senior leadership both within Highmark and with the provider on negotiations and other initiatives directed at building strategic relationships. This role is primarily focused externally (negotiations etc.) but also acts a subject matter expert (SME) for internal projects etc.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead negotiation of assigned mid-sized and large hospitals and health systems reimbursement and contractual terms. Represent Highmark external during such negotiations with additional support as needed. Development and execution of work plans and strategy for assigned provider contracts.
- Execute Highmark provider contracting strategy related to hospital reimbursement and contracting. This includes contract standardization internal cost savings efforts and ongoing attention to unit cost trends.
- Primary Highmark contact and/or relationship owner for assigned hospitals. Support Director Vice President and other members of senior leadership for any activities related to assigned hospital providers.
- Responsible for end-to-end provider contract administration and maintenance for assigned hospital providers. Work with internal team members and other areas of Highmark to effectively negotiate and implement provider agreements.
- Mentor a team of Provider Contract Consultants and Analysts in the development and assessment of pricing proposals and provider profile information for contract negotiations.
- Support Provider Contracting departmental activities and initiatives including process improvement efforts as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelors Degree
Substitution
- 6 years of healthcare experience in lieu of a bachelors degree
Preferred
- Masters Degree
EXPERIENCE
Required
- 5 years in the Health Insurance industry
- 1 years with Provider Contract Negotiations
Preferred
- None
SKILLS
- Negotiation
- Contract Management
- Contracts Review
- Written & Oral Presentation Skills
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Provider Contracts
- Leadership
Language: (Other than English)
None
Travel Requirement
0% to 25%
PHYSICAL MENTAL and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position type
Office-based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Occasionally
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Frequently
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Rarely
Physical work site required:
Yes
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Rarely
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities employees may have access to covered information cardholder data or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Companys Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore it is every employees responsibility to comply with the companys Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws rules and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
