Director, Population Health Operations (Remote) - Somatus, Inc.

Overview:

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the largest and leading value-based kidney care company, Somatus is empowering patients across the country living with chronic kidney disease to experience more days out of the hospital and healthier at home. 

 

It takes a village of passionate and tenacious innovators to revolutionize an industry and support individuals living with a chronic disease to fulfill our purpose of creating More Lives, Better Lived. Does this sound like you?

 

Showing Up Somatus Strong

We foster an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration and innovation at every level. Our values bring our mission to life and serve as the DNA for every decision we make:

• Authenticity: We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.
• Collaboration: We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.
• Empowerment: We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.
• Innovation: We relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions. 
• Tenacity: We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.

 

Showing Up for You

We offer more than 25 Health, Growth, and Wealth Work Perks to help teammates learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves, including:

• Subsidized, personal healthcare coverage (medical, dental vision)
• Flexible  Vacation (PTO)
• Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement
• Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being
• Community engagement opportunities
• And more!

 

The Director of Population Health Operations will execute on the established clinical protocols and care management programs operationally. Additionally, he/she will address the need to improve the healthcare of the CKD/ESKD patient population while reducing the total cost of care. He/she will lead and develop field-based healthcare teams tied to Population Health, affordability, and the value-based kidney care space.

 

This is a remote role with preference for the following market locations:  CA, NV, CO, WA, HI

Responsibilities:

• Manage the total cost of care and clinical quality for your market under the guidance of an SVP of Operations.
• Assess areas of greatest opportunity within the markets and target specific cost savings areas through evidence-based protocols and innovative care management strategies;
• Drive the development and practice implementation of population health initiatives and continue optimizing as needed to achieve the desired clinical and business outcomes;
• Follow comprehensive assessment methods to identify gaps in CKD and ESKD management within the market and establish relationships with local PCP and specialist providers;
• Direct initiatives and workflows that focus on social, environmental, and economic factors that have the greatest influence on health equity across a community;
• Utilize technology to standardize assessments, workflows, and care planning to take initiatives to scale cost-effectively;
• Identify and monitor KPIs related to initiatives to determine short-term and long-term success measures;
• Support the team’s development of care management plans to address high-needs patients;
• Conduct research to identify best practices and develop a deep understanding of how to impact the overall care of CKD/ESKD patients positively;
• Stay at the forefront of value-based care to gain new ideas and approaches with providers;
• Perform all other duties and special projects as needed to support the population health operations team's overarching goals.
• Manage multiple field-based operational teams in the regions which are led by Operations Managers reporting to this role.
• Willingness to travel to your assigned regions or company HQ up to 50%.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree, preference for concentration in global health, health management, or business.

• Minimum of five (5) years related clinical experience, preferably in value-based kidney care, population health, ambulatory care, community public health, case or care management, or coordinating care across multiple settings and with multiple providers.

 

Preferred

• A Master’s degree or other advanced degree in nursing, business, health services research, health policy, or other relevant fields preferred.

• Eight (8) years related experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills required to communicate with patients, family members, physicians, and other health care providers, as well as other colleagues.
• Must possess strong problem-solving abilities and analytical skills.
• Demonstrates, after training, ability to use all applicable electronic systems/applications including population management systems to input, retrieve, and manipulate clinical information. Must be highly attentive to detail, accuracy, and achieving end results.
• Utilizes critical thinking and good judgement in performance of tasks.
• Must possess good organizational skills and the ability to multitask and to prioritize daily assignments to ensure smooth workflow.
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft applications which may include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis, and maintain databases.
• Understands and complies with highest standards of confidentiality.
• Positive and inspiring team leadership style to drive outcomes while driving a culture of excellence by keeping team members engaged.
• Knowledge and experience to coach team members empower patients in self-management and shared decision making.
• Ability to travel throughout the assigned region(s) to shadow staff and travel to HQ as needed.

Other Duties :Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Our priority is the health and safety of our members, colleagues, partners, and community. Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination is required for employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or sincerely-held religious beliefs, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with our policy, and where we are able to provide such accommodations without undue hardship to the company pursuant to applicable law.  All requests for proof of vaccination or for exemptions from the vaccination requirement will be subject to any limitations stipulated by current state and/or federal laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Somatus, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. https://somatus.com/careers/