Population Health Quality Coordinator, Full Time at Sierra Medical Center

ABOUT NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL GROUP

Northern Nevada Medical Group, part of Northern Nevada Health System, offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services for the entire family. Our providers offer wellness services, family, geriatric and internal medicine, along with specialty care including cardiology, general surgery, podiatry and sleep medicine. Independence Physician Management (IPM), a subsidiary of UHS, was formed in 2012 as the physician services unit of UHS. IPM develops and manages multi-specialty physician networks and urgent care clinics which align with UHS acute care facilities. It also provides select services for the Behavioral Health division of UHS. Through continuing growth, IPM operates in 11 markets across six states and the District of Columbia. Our leadership team, practitioners, and teams of healthcare professionals are collectively dedicated to improving the health and wellness of people in the communities we serve.

Website: http://nnmg.com

The Population Health Quality Coordinator, under the direction of the Quality Coordinator RN/Quality Improvement Analyst and Market Leadership is responsible for leading the quality improvement activities needed to perform favorable on contracts and ACO financial incentives.  The Population Health Quality Coordinator will work closely with, primary care providers, clinical staff, to achieve key measures of success; closing caps in care and accurately coding patients severity of illness in their documentation.  This position participates in collaboration meeting and process improvement initiatives between the ACO and insurance companies’ quality program managers and the primary care practice as a whole.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Effectively communicates providing constructive feedback to providers and staff alike on meeting quality goals
• Continuous learning of payer quality programs
• Works collaboratively with payers to understand their quality data and communicate to the Providers and staff
• Participates in JOC meetings and additional meetings as assigned
• Performs pre-visit planning activities to close gaps in care and present ICD 10 coding opportunities to Providers
• Assists in the TMC, CCM program designated by the Quality Coordinator RN / Quality Improvement Analyst

Benefits for full and part time employees:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
•  Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off 
•  Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
•  401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
•  Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries! 
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com 

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Heidi Haught, Senior Recruiter @ heidi.haught@uhsinc.com

Requirements:                                

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Medical Assistant certificate required
• Current BLS/CPR certification required 
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Medical Assistant   
• Fluent with medical terminology 
• Understanding of Managed Care Quality Incentives
• Understanding of medical documentation requirements for meeting quality incentives  
• General medical office procedures           

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