Bluestone Physician Services
Vice President of Care Coordination
Minnesota Professional, Clinical & Support Services - Stillwater, MN - Full Time
Bluestone Physician Services delivers great outcomes by bringing exceptional care to patients living with complex, chronic conditions and disabilities. Our unique, robust model of care goes beyond primary care services — our multidisciplinary care teams collaborate with patients, their families and other healthcare providers to deliver care that is preventative, proactive and tailored to their unique needs.
Using an evidence-based approach focused on quality care management and data-driven medical decisions, Bluestone care teams collaborate to manage patients’ chronic conditions, address social determinants of health, manage transitions to and from inpatient settings, provide behavioral health support and more. Under our model of care, Bluestone patients experienced 21% fewer ER visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations and 41% fewer hospital readmissions compared to patients with similar conditions and complexities over the same time period.
Our care teams travel directly to patients who reside in Assisted Living, Memory Care and Group Home communities throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida and are supported by clinical operations and administrative colleagues who work remotely or at our corporate offices in Stillwater, Minnesota, and Tampa, Florida.
Our success is only possible through the hard work of our employees who bring our core values of Dedication, Excellence, Collaboration and Caring to life every day. Bluestone has been named to the Star Tribune's Top Workplace list for the 12th year in a row! Bluestone also achieved Top Workplace USA 2021-2024! In 2022, Bluestone Accountable Care Organization (ACO) was the best performing ACO in the country as measured by the overall savings per Medicare beneficiary.Position Overview:
The Vice President of Care Coordination leads the Care Coordination Business at Bluestone Physician Services. This includes customer relationships, ensuring compliance with all delegated functions based on health plan contracts, accountability for quality of care and financial goals of the department. This position collaborates across Bluestone to ensure operational efficiencies, member-centered care, and sustainability. This position will be part of the senior leadership team and will collaborate on the success of the organization as a whole while focusing on Care Coordination.
Location: Although primarily a remote position, preferred candidates will reside in the Twin Cities metropolitan area with the ability to attend Bluestone’s corporate office in Stillwater, MN on a weekly basis
Salary: $150,000+, total executive compensation plan will be commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities:
- Leads the Care Coordination business and its senior management team
- Ensures that staffing and financial goals are met with full P&L accountability
- Responsible to develop and execute on growth plans
- Ensures efficient and appropriate collaboration of the Care Coordination department as a whole
- Ensures policies and procedures are updated and align with recent changes as the industry evolves
- Provides oversight of training objectives and accomplishments that results in staff competency
- Demonstrates working knowledge of all facets of role, including organizational and departmental policies and procedures and relevant regulations
- Manages Health Plan contracts for the Bluestone Care Coordination department
- Ensures care coordination services meets all regulatory requirements set by the payor and CMS
- Develops processes and procedures for integrating Care Coordination, Primary Care, and external organizations
- Ability to effectively lead projects from inception through implementation and assessment
Qualifications:
Education/Certification/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing, social work, or health care administration and a Master’s degree in business administration or healthcare administration.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in management roles
- Experience in a health care or social services organization with P&L ownership
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Strong leadership, collaboration, and advisory skills
- Solid business acumen and understanding of business operations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to think strategically and exhibit sound decision making
- Ability to work independently while still communicating effectively across organization
- Functions well in a results-oriented and dynamic environment
- Sets and meets goals, deadlines and objectives, uses time efficiently and effectively
- Adapts quickly to frequent change in the work environment, delays, or unexpected events
- Works with integrity and ethically, upholds organizational values
- Demonstrated compatibility with Bluestone’s mission and operating philosophies
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Materials Insurance
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Company paid Short and Long-term Disability
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Retirement plan with 4% matching contributions
- Nine paid (non-working) holidays
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Mileage reimbursement program for field employees
- Company sponsored cell phone and laptop
- Regular business hours
