University of California
Assistant Director, Clinical Quality Performance
University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Description
The Office of Population Health and Accountable Care (OPHAC) is focused on leading and facilitating the framework to improve population health outcomes across UCLA Health's Alternative Payment Model (APM) populations across the care continuum. As APMs evaluate outcomes regardless of where the care was rendered, OPHAC initiatives are targeted at improving population-based outcomes for care at UCLA Health and outside of UCLA Health (e.g. post-acute care settings, pharmacies). Successful participation in APMs is essential to respond to the evolving healthcare industry, as health systems are experiencing increased pressures to take on more financial risk and be held accountable for value-based outcomes.The Assistant Director of Clinical Quality Performance will collaborate with Office of Population Health and Accountable Care (OPHAC) leadership to develop, execute, and oversee Population Health's Clinical Quality Performance function. The role will be responsible for program development, implementation, and oversight of various clinical programs and medical services in Population Health including but not limited to: Health Risk Assessment Program, Care at Home Program, Population Health Pharmacy Programs, and Population Health Quality Management Program. The Assistant Director will lead and oversee a multidisciplinary team of clinical supervisors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, quality outreach specialists, and program coordinators. This role will support the Faculty Practice Group (FPG) across accountable care, population health, and department-level initiatives and will interface directly with leadership, clinical departments, and organizational stakeholders to ensure that the priority initiatives are supported and meet the needs established quality and utilization improvement accountable care goals.Salary Range: $112,900.00-$256,900.00/annuallyQualifications
Required:
Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, Public Health, or related fieldPrevious work experience in population healthmanagement and strong organizational, communication, and leadership skillsSkillto research and analyze information, problems, situation and procedures todefine objectives, identify patterns, and formulate conclusionsExcellentoral and communication skills to obtain and convey correct and completeinformation and concepts to individuals and groups in formal and informalsituationsAbilityto make presentations to senior managementExcellentresolution skills to plan activities among individuals and groups in a widevariety of working relationshipsSkillin negotiating, exchanging ideas, information, and opinions with others toformulate policies and programs and/or arrive jointly at decisions, conclusionsor solutionsPriorexperience supervising employees (as directed) including selection, training,work assignments and review, motivation, performance appraisal, careercounseling and disciplineWorkingknowledge of clinical program planning, cash and accrual accounting, financialmanagement control systems, financial analysis and management reporting, andthe operation aspects of clinical programs in ambulatory teaching settingsAbilityto be a team player, flexible and capable of working in an environment which isfast paced, progressive and requires entrepreneurial thinking and action
Preferred:
Experience in reporting for regulatory andcontractual healthcare quality programs
The Office of Population Health and Accountable Care (OPHAC) is focused on leading and facilitating the framework to improve population health outcomes across UCLA Health's Alternative Payment Model (APM) populations across the care continuum. As APMs evaluate outcomes regardless of where the care was rendered, OPHAC initiatives are targeted at improving population-based outcomes for care at UCLA Health and outside of UCLA Health (e.g. post-acute care settings, pharmacies). Successful participation in APMs is essential to respond to the evolving healthcare industry, as health systems are experiencing increased pressures to take on more financial risk and be held accountable for value-based outcomes.The Assistant Director of Clinical Quality Performance will collaborate with Office of Population Health and Accountable Care (OPHAC) leadership to develop, execute, and oversee Population Health's Clinical Quality Performance function. The role will be responsible for program development, implementation, and oversight of various clinical programs and medical services in Population Health including but not limited to: Health Risk Assessment Program, Care at Home Program, Population Health Pharmacy Programs, and Population Health Quality Management Program. The Assistant Director will lead and oversee a multidisciplinary team of clinical supervisors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, quality outreach specialists, and program coordinators. This role will support the Faculty Practice Group (FPG) across accountable care, population health, and department-level initiatives and will interface directly with leadership, clinical departments, and organizational stakeholders to ensure that the priority initiatives are supported and meet the needs established quality and utilization improvement accountable care goals.Salary Range: $112,900.00-$256,900.00/annuallyQualifications
Required:
Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, Public Health, or related fieldPrevious work experience in population healthmanagement and strong organizational, communication, and leadership skillsSkillto research and analyze information, problems, situation and procedures todefine objectives, identify patterns, and formulate conclusionsExcellentoral and communication skills to obtain and convey correct and completeinformation and concepts to individuals and groups in formal and informalsituationsAbilityto make presentations to senior managementExcellentresolution skills to plan activities among individuals and groups in a widevariety of working relationshipsSkillin negotiating, exchanging ideas, information, and opinions with others toformulate policies and programs and/or arrive jointly at decisions, conclusionsor solutionsPriorexperience supervising employees (as directed) including selection, training,work assignments and review, motivation, performance appraisal, careercounseling and disciplineWorkingknowledge of clinical program planning, cash and accrual accounting, financialmanagement control systems, financial analysis and management reporting, andthe operation aspects of clinical programs in ambulatory teaching settingsAbilityto be a team player, flexible and capable of working in an environment which isfast paced, progressive and requires entrepreneurial thinking and action
Preferred:
Experience in reporting for regulatory andcontractual healthcare quality programs