New Job Process Improvement Specialist (Ft)- Accountable Care Organization- Somerset, Nj In New Jersey

Job Summary

The Performance Improvement Specialist represents and advances RWJBarnabas Health s interest as the preferred and ultimate preeminent health system through superior customer service and execution of Physicians performance improvement strategies.

The Performance Improvement Specialist represents commitment to developing and managing high performance network and to engaging various Physicians performance improvement strategies that follow five core principles: Quality Improvement, Cost Optimization, Clinical Efficiency, Administrative Efficiency, and Population Health.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serves as health system liaison for Physicians/Physician groups in a specified geographical location.
• Will be the main point of contact for the respective physician/physician groups for all the issues including quality performance, referral pattern, patient outreach, cost optimization, and building relationship.
• Participate in various Organization Projects to build a better Health System.
• Conducts Physician on-boarding in various program; the on-boarding process includes but not limited to a comprehensive orientation of the health system, array of benefits, physician's responsibilities.
• Responsible for monitoring and coordinates recurring meeting with Physician/Physician groups to go over their quality performance, gaps in care, chronic fall-out outreach, and financial performance; to create strategic improvement plans.
• Contribute creative solutions and ownership of daily assignments for seamless communication and systematic completion of routine and special projects.
• Follow protocols and use common sense to escalate situations to management appropriately.
• Participates in meeting by providing analysis, feedback and recommendations that foster a successful relationship between RWJBarnabas Health System, essential Physicians, and external agencies.
• Works cohesively with other departments with both clinical and non-clinical personnel to provide the best support for the Physicians to perform well.

Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure

• Associate Degree of equivalent
• Two to four years of healthcare experience
• Must possess strong interpersonal, communication, management, and technology skills,
• Must demonstrate team building and collaborative practice behavior

We offer a great work environment, competitive rates and excellent benefits, including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision plans
• 401 (k)
• Vacation/Personal/Holiday/Sick Time Off
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Basic Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

RWJBarnabas Health is the most comprehensive health care delivery system in New Jersey and the state s second largest private employer with more than 32,000 employees, 9,000 physicians and 1,000 residents and interns. The system includes eleven acute care hospitals, three acute care children s hospitals and a leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital (Children s Specialized Hospital).

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer