Accountable Care Consultant Analyst

UnitedHealthcare Community & State is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

If you're ready to help make health care work better for more people, you can make a historic impact on the future of health care at UnitedHealthcare Community & State.

We contract with states and other government agencies to provide care for over two million individuals. Working with physicians and other care providers, we ensure that our members obtain the care they need with a coordinated approach.

This enables us to break down barriers, which makes health care easier for our customers to manage. That takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of good ideas. Most of all - it takes an entire team of talent. Individuals with the tenacity and the dedication to make things work better for millions of people all over our country.

You can be a part of this team. You can put your skills and talents to work in an effort that is seriously shaping the way health care services are delivered. UnitedHealthcare Community & State is currently hiring for an Accountable Care Consultant Analyst in the Houston, TX area. The Accountable Care Consultant Analyst will be responsible for, but not limited to the following duties:

 -Improving access to care by using practice level population data to analyze overall capacity/demand for appointments and visit patterns by clinic

-Implementing process improvements to reach mutual goals and improve patient access
-Analyzing trends and work with all Community stakeholders to agree on and implement proactive strategies to address issues, and measure impact using a PDSA rapid cycle improvement approach
-Measuring and monitoring success of outreach and develop strategies to simplify processes and ensure optimal care for patients
-Analyzing and reporting measurable progress against goals at monthly JOC  meetings with practices and hospitals
-Preparing and presenting progress against goals monthly at on site JOC’s with United/ Practice/hospital executive teams

Basic Qualifications:

-Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited university

-Minimum 1 years of experience in Practice Management and/or Operations

-Advanced level proficiency with clinical documentation systems and a strong ability to navigate without assistance in multiple computer applications and systems (Excel, Word, Outlook, and Internet).

Preferred Qualifications:

-CPHQ certification
-Six Sigma / Lean certification
-Master’s Degree in Health Informatics

-Medicaid managed care experience

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us and help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.