The work of the Practice Transformation Specialist (PTS) includes project management within our Accountable Care Organization (ACO) within Mississippi for a given group of providers whom the PTS provides on-site, as well as distance support, as providers work to complete Aledade ACO projects. This work requires frequent visits to your group of practices in order to personally assist the physicians and staff with practice transformation plans.
Professionals who have experience in the following roles (or similar) are very well suited for this position: Case Managers from hospital or physician practice market, office managers or office nurses from the physician practice market, ambulatory care clinic manager, home care nurses, social workers with experience in long term care or institutional facilities.
Major Duties:
- Identify and develop suggestions for provider participant’s improvement plans and assist providers in developing, implementing, monitoring, and tracking of improvement activities.
- Utilize professional clinical and quality improvement experience and expertise to guide the project team.
- Work directly with the ACO Coordinator to refine and maintain project-specific timelines and communicate the projected timeline to all other necessary Aledade staff that will be impacted by project activities.
- Clearly articulate and communicate to the Aledade leadership and other project team members’ areas of concern, needed tools, or barriers to achieving goals of the ACO.
- Partake in proactive communication and problem solving with the practice for efficient and effective progression of the ACO initiatives.
- Partners with the Executive Director and ACO Coordinator in identifying and supporting ACO related activities with the practices served
- Access and incorporate available resources, tools, and/or materials whenever possible to support the Aledade strategy.
- Facilitate development of a goal-oriented plan for interim monitoring of process / lead and outcome / lag measures.
- Assist in the preparation of proposals, reports, updates, and summaries for all assigned projects within designated time frames.
- Participate in sharing and learning related to Aledade ACO initiatives and other similar activities.
- Identify opportunities for improvement in the operations of the HIT Team and other processes in which team members are involved.
- Understand Resource Availability: tech, analytic, initiative and field assets for how specific savings drivers fit into big picture goals of the ACO.
- Maintain a working knowledge of other healthcare related initiatives, cooperate and encourage collaboration to share resources, tools and materials whenever possible.
Required Qualifications:
- A degree in nursing or social work with experience in a clinical setting is preferred. Graduate of an accredited college or university in health technology or information technology-related program accepted.
- Significant and relevant work experience in office practice management in lieu of educational requirements may be accepted, particularly with significant administrative experience in a clinic setting.
- Location in Mississippi. Travel to Aledade offices will be required.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while maintaining focus on key goals.
- Sound clinical knowledge and familiarity with the Mississippi health care delivery system.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills (i.e., public presentation skills).
- Exceptional interpersonal communication and team-building skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and activities on a routine basis, with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated knowledge of continuous quality improvement techniques.
- Familiarity with process mapping and work-flow analysis tools.
- Experienced with clinical process or performance improvement and technical skills related to EHR implementation.
- Excellent computer skills and willingness to learn additional software applications.
- Ability to travel up to 50-75% of the time within Mississippi and an occasional overnight travel.
Founded in 2014, Aledade is a healthcare company funded by Venrock, ARCH Venture Partners, Biomatics Capital and Google Ventures. We help independent primary care physicians deliver better care at lower cost by supporting their transition to value based care for their Medicare and commercial patient populations. Our rapidly expanding national network includes more than 4,000 primary care providers and 500,000 patients, with $3.6B in annual medical spending under management.
In 2018, powered by a diverse, dynamic, passionate team of over 200 employees who are committed to changing healthcare in America, Aledade was named a Washington Post Top Workplace in 2018 and was also selected as a finalist for the Top 50 in Digital Health’s Fastest Growing Company.
At Aledade, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We strive to attract, develop, and retain highly qualified individuals representing the diverse communities where we live and work. Aledade is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Employment policies and decisions at Aledade are based on merit, qualifications, performance, and business needs. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.