Senior Director Physician Contracting

Job Description:

The Senior Director is responsible for leading all Physician Contracting Services for Intermountain Health, establishing a vision and strategy for Physician Contracting Services that is consistent with the Intermountain Contract Policy, ensures consistent system-wide operational processes and performance standards, and assures the development and maintenance of contractual agreements that are compliant with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations. This responsibility encompasses physician employment and independent contractor service agreements, institutional service agreements, facility transfer agreements, and other miscellaneous physician-related agreements (e.g., telehealth, sponsorship, outreach, etc.) (collectively, “Clinical Contracts”).

The Senior Director Physician Contracting works closely with Intermountain Legal Services, physician leadership, and hospital and medical group operating unit executives to assure the integrity and relevance of contractual agreements between Intermountain Health and physicians (or physician groups) and non-Intermountain hospitals. The position reports to the Vice President of Professional Staff Services.

This position can be performed remotely with travel as-needed, which is estimated to occur several times per year. Preferred candidates will reside, or be willing to relocate to, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming. Candidates in other locations may be considered. Currently, we are not hiring remote workers in the following states: CA, CT, HI, IL, NY, RI, VT, and WA.

Essential Functions

• Manages the Physician Contracting department, ensuring the appropriate organizational structure to achieve the expected results. Responsible for the administrative leadership duties of staffing, development, performance management and coaching for several direct reports.

• Responsibilities include goal setting, budgeting, and assuring the availability of necessary resources to achieve the objectives of the organization.

• Ensures the appropriate documentation of key processes and procedures that govern workflows and ensure compliance with internal policies.

• Provides technical direction and guidance to the Physician Contracting staff to ensure that delegated assignments are completed such that the product reflects the intent of the parties to the agreement and follows applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

• Acts as the enterprise subject matter expert and resource for all Physician Contracting.

• Monitors the healthcare environment and proactively identifies pertinent issues and strategies related to Physician Contracting to identify necessary content changes. The incumbent is expected to stay abreast of advances pertaining to contract management that would improve the performance of Physician Contracting Services through reduced costs and increased efficiency.

• Collaborates with key stake holders in identifying and formulating contractual arrangements that respond to the strategic and operational objectives of Intermountain Health’s operating entities.

• Partners closely with the AVP of Physician Compensation to ensure all fair-market value and commercial reasonableness considerations have been appropriately evaluated according to the Intermountain Physician Compensation Oversight Program.

• Ensures effective communication and appropriate transfer of information among the contracting staff, physician recruiters and practice management consultants. Additionally, promotes effective communication between the Clinical Contracting team and key stakeholders.

• Demonstrates excellent customer service with both internal and external customers. When service shortfalls occur, provides solutions and service recovery techniques as appropriate.

Skills

• Strategic direction

• Contracts and contracting

• Performance improvement

• Leadership

• Communication

• Regulatory Compliance

• Quality Improvement

• Long Term Planning

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated extensive experience in written and verbal communications and financial analysis, as well as an understanding of legal terms and principles and contact law.

• Demonstrated experience in a leadership / management role with responsibility for contract development and/or management.

• Proven experience writing, analyzing, interpreting and managing contracts.

• Experience in a role requiring a demonstrated expertise in federal fraud, waste, and abuse laws and contract compliance processes and systems.

• Ability to manage large-scale projects and tasks while ensuring requisite attention to detail.

• Experience in a role requiring a comprehensive understanding of the types of information used in a Physician Contracting development, regulations and legal requirements that impact physician compensation and contracts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business, Health Care Administration or related field. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Education will be verified.

This is an exempt, full-time position. Pay offers are determined by prior years of relevant experience within the established pay range. In addition to the annual salary, to show our commitment to you and assist with your transition into our organization, we may offer a sign-on and relocation bonus when applicable. With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals.

Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for caregiver to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors require the caregiver to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

Anticipated job posting close date:

09/13/2024

Location:

Key Bank Tower, Nevada Central Office, Peaks Regional Office

Work City:

Salt Lake City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$76.35 – $117.91

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/) , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers (http://www.sclhealthbenefits.org) ; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/diversity/) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.