Executive Director Care Coordination System

Company: WellStar Health System
Location: Marietta
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

At WellStar, we all share common goals. That's what makes us so successful - and such an integral part of our communities. We want the same things, for our organization, for our patients, and for our colleagues. As the--most integrated healthcare provider--in Georgia, this means we pride ourselves on investing in the communities that we serve. We continue to provide innovative care models, focused on improving quality and access to healthcare.Responsibilities The Executive Director of Hospital Care Coordination works closely with the AVP, Care Coordination and Directors of Hospital Care Coordination to develop tactics that are aligned with current performance and vision for the care coordination program, including compliance with all CMS regulations, assuring timely patient care progression, appropriate care and resource utilization, safe discharge planning as well as synthesizing and apply data analytics to drive system care coordination performance.The Executive Director is responsible for drafting, disseminating, and monitoring adherence to Wellstar Care Coordination policies and procedures and standards of care, in accordance with CMS and payer regulations. The Executive Director ensures that the Wellstar strategic vision is fully integrated into the culture of hospital care coordination. The Executive Director works closely with Care Coordination team members and Hospital Physician leaders to align standard work of care coordination across the system and service lines.The Executive Director of Care Coordination is responsible for the day to day monitoring of system wide care coordination performance, including patient engagement in discharge assessment, efficient transition planning, avoidable day reporting, and overall efficiency for care management processes.This Executive Director facilitates collaborative development of standardized care coordination processes with hospital CC leaders. As part of the role, the Executive Director will collaborate with physicians and other departmental leaders and staff to ensure that barriers to care coordination outcomes such as length of stay (LOS), avoidable days, readmissions, payer denials and other care coordination related outcomes are addressed timely with attention given to identifying root causes and driving performance improvement initiatives that ensures performance is aligned to targeted goals. Must be able to manage, interpret and share data with Hospital Care Coordination leaders.Other duties of the Executive Director include creating and enhancing current tools, methodologies, recruiting practices, and personnel development processes. Plays a key role in the professional development of care coordination leaders and staff, including mentoring and coaching.The Executive Director participates in system committees to address and solve issues that drive variation from goals. Additionally, the Executive Director is responsible for collaborating with other key departments that drive throughput delays and work to jointly eliminate those barriersJob Requirements:Required Minimum Education: BSN graduate from an accredited school of Nursing with a current RN license in the State of Georgia AND a Masters Degree (MHA, MBA or MSN preferred), ORMasters in Social Work from an accredited school with current SW license in State of GeorgiaRequired Minimum Licensure/Certification: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia or hold a privilege to practice in the State of Georgia under the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) or SW license in the state of Georgia; Current Certification in Case Management, provided by either ACMA or CMSA.Required Minimum Experience: 5 years management experience of an interdisciplinary team in the field of hospital care coordination with at least 8 years of recent experience working in an acute care hospital environment. Clinical practice experience with complex patient populations is required Supervisory experience of large staff team is preferred. Supervision of multiple hospitals, teams or programs is preferred.Required Minimum Skills: Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills. Independent and self-directed. Strong ability to analyze, synthesize. and present data. Ability to handle and manage change, perform critical analysis, and mentor and develop practice in matrix organizational framework.Strong collegial leadership engagement skills.

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