Population Health Administrator; Clinical RN - Population Health

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UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region.

Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and qua ternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center.

UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

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Position Summary:

The Population Health Administrator applies extensive knowledge of population health, program management, data analysis, improvement methodologies to drive substantial projects of large scope and high degrees of complexity. The incumbent is accountable and plays a critical role in the development, implementation, management, and sustainment of an organization-wide strategy for maximizing quality and financial achievement in Population Health and Value Based Care initiatives.

Working with the Population Health & Value Based Care team and organizational cross-functional teams, this individual will collaborate to develop the infrastructure and processes needed to meet business needs within a complex academic health system. The incumbent will exercise good judgement and creativity while independently leading a portfolio of system-level performance improvement projects from project scope and design, process redesign, implementation testing, performance metric development and on‑going management for sustainment.

The Population Health Administrator is accountable and serves as a subject matter expert on overseeing programs that aim to improve health outcomes and access for certain population groups. The incumbent will demonstrate expertise in the use and application of change management methodologies and project management skills.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of MS Office Suite applications with emphasis on Powerpoint, Excel and Visio
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to effectively analyze and interpret highly complex system reports and array, identify trends, problems and potential issues, and prepare and present plans in an actionable form
• Maintain highest standards for confidentiality of information and professionalism.
• In-depth knowledge of Performance Improvement standards, Advance Payment Model/Value Based Care model requirements, tools, and techniques, including collection, validation, analysis, reporting of data, and use of performance and benchmark indicators.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with population health, health program/policy analysis, and evaluating and implementing population-based health programs
• In-depth experience with Quality, population health, and/or value-based care
• Highly driven and self‑motivated while able to work as individual contributor or as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills to compile/present a compelling story or business case
• Excellent presentation skills, including ability to speak before large audiences and prepare and provide presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills to communicate effectively with physicians, managers and high-level administrative staff as well as support staff who are critical to departmental functions
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of performance improvement methodologies / tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead effective teams.
• Demonstrated ability to be resourceful, innovative and take initiative to identify and search for solutions
• Ce…