Due to the Book of Business we are planning to hire from within one of the following METRO locations: St. Louis/Columbia MO or Kansas City KS.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Accountable for the end-to-endprovider experienceand overall service deliveryfor assigned Book of Businessaligned to medium to low complex providers
Leads collaborates and supports local marketdirectionas it relates to improving theproviderexperience
Creates andmaintainsindividualproviderstrategicactionplans
Proactivelyidentifynew opportunities and risks forproviders at market or national level and drives resolution
Exercises good judgment and discretion to support theproviderexperience
Responsible for capturing documenting and sharing market intelligence; use market intelligence to develop and drivestrategicimprovements
External facing withproviders in assigned BOB
Collect analyze interprettranslateand distributeproviderinformatics reports dashboards
Track andmonitorperformance guarantees for assigned BOB
Promotes Provider Index score improvement through proactive and effective service and support of network
Reviewproviderreports/dashboard with individualproviders
Proactively educate providers onCignas businessobjectives standard operating procedurespoliciesand programsto influence behavior and how to work with Cigna
Serve as a provider advocateboth internally and externally
Understands and applies service culture principles andmethodology
Servesas a provider advocate both internally and externally
Servesin a consultative role or subject matter expert to key matrix partners
Develops andparticipatesin presentations to existing and prospectiveproviders and/or clients
Serves as advocate in external communityrepresentingCIGNA to medical societies and externalproviderassociations.
Manage joint operating committees including agenda developmentfacilitatingappropriate meetingparticipation and follow up activities
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors Degree or higher strongly preferred or equivalent work experience required.
5 years of experience inproviderrelations and health carerequired.
Account management experience highly preferred.
Demonstrated excellent oral written interpersonal analytical and negotiation skills.
Experience with MS Office required (use of pivot tables/VLOOKUP in Excel is highly preferred).
Understanding of medical insurance products and associatedproviderissues highly preferred.
Ability to lead the account management teamsand matrix partners to a common goal.
Ability to work in a matrix environment.
Up to 25% travel within the Metro KS (Kansas City) and Metro MO (St. Louis and Columbia) areas is required for the Book of Busines and to attend meetings.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Organizational savvy
Plans and aligns
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Interpersonal Savvy
Tech Savvy
Being Resilient
Action oriented
Decision quality
Customer Focus
Builds Networks
Instills Trust
This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.
At The Cigna Group youll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment youll be offered several health-related benefits including medical vision dental and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) company paid life insurance tuition reimbursement a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs click here.
About The Cigna Group
Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group were dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color age disability sex childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status religion national origin ancestry marital or familial status genetic information status with regard to public assistance citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Cigna Healthcare offers health insurance plans such as medical and dental to individuals and employers, international health insurance, and Medicare coverage.