Population Health Specialist Jobs

Status: Direct Hire

Job Title: Population Health Specialist

Salary: $70,000 - $83,000

Location: Hybrid

About the company:

We're a nonprofit providing health insurance services to meet the healthcare needs of low-income Oregonians. We serve about one-quarter of Oregon Health Plan members.

Our mission is to inspire and partner to create quality and equity in individual and community health. Our vision is healthy communities for all individuals, regardless of income or social factors.

We focus on the total health of our members, not just traditional health care. In teaming up with members, families, and communities, we help Oregonians live better lives, prevent illness and respond effectively to health issues.

Every day, we help hundreds of thousands of Oregonians get the care they deserve. But good health is more than health care. That’s why we invest in programs that help people get housing, healthy food, job training, and more.

Population Health Specialist:

The Population Health Specialist is responsible for aligning the population health strategies and interventions set by the Population Health Partnerships department. Key functions of this position include providing project management, contract monitoring, report writing, process improvement, and coordination and facilitation of stakeholder meetings in support of improving the health of our population. This position will spend the majority of time supporting the Population Health Team and clinical and community stakeholders in order to meet annual clinical population health strategies.

Population Health Specialist Responsibilities:

• Attend and participate in population health meetings and provide project management or staff support, as needed, and in collaboration with other internal team members supporting population health work.
• Provide ongoing support to Population Health Portfolio Managers (PHPMs) in the implementation of population health initiatives for population-level change.
• Work with the Population Health team and stakeholders to shape the population health portfolio of work to best meet their needs; identify barriers to meeting key population health priorities through the establishment and facilitation of leadership meetings with the CCO and other stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison between internal and external partners, contractors, and stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and consensus building; help ensure accountability, as well as maintain technical project reports, records, and documentation.
• Participate in appropriate statewide learning collaboratives related to population health projects.
• Work with leadership and internal teams to ensure that all stakeholders receive status reports they need to be adequately apprised of progress, to make decisions, and to move their deliverables forward; assist with reviewing data and information in order to identify opportunities for programmatic improvement.
• Assist PHPMs in the communication and translation of population health strategies, priorities, best practices, and updates, as well as internal team support.
• Provide workgroup/collaborative support as needed.
• Apply appropriate improvement tools to meet population health goals and communicate with other departments and stakeholders as necessary.
• Participate with leadership in creating and implementing evaluation tools for key process and outcome measures for population health interventions and contracts with the network.
• Implement project plans that align with the objectives of the Population Health Partnership department and CCO leaders and report back and coordinate deliverables with stakeholders.

Population Health Specialist Qualifications:

• Proficiency in conveying an appropriate level of detail effectively to all levels of the organization.
• Strong ability to manage multiple activities, matrixed teams, organization communications, and frequently competing priorities to implement change as necessary within time and budget constraints.
• Ability to work independently as well as functioning in a positive team environment.
• Strong communication skills, including listening, verbal, written, documentation, meeting facilitation, and presentations.
• Ability to function within tight time constraints.
• Ability to articulate and advocate for CCO strategies and priorities with community partners and internal staff.
• Passion for working with a Medicaid population.
• Knowledge in critical analysis, quantitative reasoning, and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to present a positive and professional image in all settings.
• Ability to simplify and present complex concepts in an easily understood way.
• Skill in lean and or other quality or process improvement
• Knowledge of population health, behavioral health, and oral health.
• Understanding of project management fundamentals; ability to develop a formal and detailed project plan aligned with established timeline and budgetary guidelines.
• Advanced computer application skills including MS Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook with proficiency using PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and internet browsers/search functions.
• Ability to identify and anticipate issues and act proactively to formulate plans and recommendations.
• Effective ability to lead and motivate peers, cross-functional partners, and management toward project goal attainment.
• Ability to work in a community (internal and external) with diverse individuals and groups to build effective, maintain cooperative, and productive working relationships with the department management team, and internal and external customers.

Education or Experience Required:

• Minimum 3 years experience in clinical improvement, clinic administration, project management, or stakeholder collaboration work.

Preferred:

• Training in lean or related process improvement techniques.
• Experience leading complex improvement projects with multiple stakeholders.