Company: Oak Street Health
Title: Associate, Managed Care Operations
Role Description
The Managed Care Operations Associate will immediately become an important contributor to the Oak Street Health team. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, be self-directed, and enjoy working with a team in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, while bringing their experience and innovative ideas. Highly successful candidates will have existing familiarity with Managed Care systems/processes.
Core Responsibilities
Support a set of Oak Street Health's relationships with health plans, including contracting, implementation, and ongoing management
Communicate effectively and lead meetings with both internal and external leaders, including Divisional Presidents, CFO, CMO, COO, etc.
Approach health plan relationships with the mindset of a 'business owner'
Project-manage and own issues to resolution
Develop opportunities as they arise
Express the value that Oak Street delivers for health plan partners
Collaborate with teams across Oak Street, including Finance, Quality, and Business Intelligence, among others - to optimize health plan performance
Lead conversations proactively and strategically with Oak Street's field leadership on value-add activities
Develop deep understanding of Oak Street financial operations/workflows and key intersection points with health plan processes
Analyze financial implications of existing and potential future health plan contracts, quantifying and communicating organizational risks and opportunities to senior leadership
Lead health plan implementations ('onboarding') with newly-contracted partners
Manage value-add activities with health plans beyond basic issue resolution
Proactively develop and share ideas for how to improve existing Oak Street workflows
Support delegated activities as required (e.g., identification of business requirements for system implementation, communication with delegated function leaders)
Other duties, as assigned
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree
2-4 years experience working in a healthcare organization, preferably with direct Managed Care experience
Detail-orientation
Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to be personable yet persistent
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills and impeccable business judgment
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment
Ability to independently pursue and implement solutions to complex problems
Strong project management skills
Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
U.S. work authorization
Someone who embodies being 'Oaky'
What does being 'Oaky' look like?
Radiating positive energy
Assuming good intentions
Creating an unmatched patient experience
Driving clinical excellence
Taking ownership and delivering results
Being relentlessly determined
Why Oak Street Health?
Oak Street Health is on a mission to 'Rebuild healthcare as it should be'', providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patient's communities, and focused on the quality of care over volume of services. We're an organization on the move! With over 150 locations and an ambitious growth trajectory, Oak Street Health is attracting and cultivating team members who embody 'Oaky' values and passion for our mission.
Oak Street Health Benefits:
Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for medicare patients
Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options
Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits
Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends
New centers and flexible work environments
Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement
Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.
Learn more at www.oakstreethealth.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-oak-street-health
Employment Type: Full-Time