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About the Role: As a Team Leader, you will drive initiatives that support the development, innovation and maintenance of Wellmark's network contracting strategy, as well as oversight of a comprehensive contract management database with a goal of improving the contracting experience for all internal and external stakeholders. This role is responsible for effectively managing business processes to optimize the performance of Wellmark's network contracting functions. In addition, you will promote strong, collaborative and cohesive relationships with health care organizations and across the department to support the delivery of Wellmark and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) programs.
About You: As a leader of others, you will directly impact the success, growth, and development of team members by setting clear expectations, defining accountabilities, providing regular coaching, facilitating change, and providing an overall positive work environment. Being a role model in behaviors that demonstrate Wellmark’s Leader Success Expectations is a must. You are passionate about driving team performance and executing and supporting growth and development of your team. You are a strong change leader who demonstrates both flexibility and resiliency. You are at your best when you can strategically think both upstream and downstream, use data to inform decisions, and creatively solve problems – plus, you love to inspire and coach others to do the same. You thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where you can partner with multiple stakeholders to deliver optimal results. Prior formal people-leadership experience highly preferred.
This position will work a hybrid schedule of at least 3 days in Wellmark's Des Moines office, with 2 days remote option. As a leader, there may be additional days in the office to meet business needs.
a. Provide leadership and day-to-day management of financial and human resources, primarily focusing on employee coaching, development, performance improvement, coordination, and budgeting for the team’s specific functions/services. Support business objectives and produce results that are effective, accurate, timely, and on target to meet business and stakeholder needs.
b. Provide oversight to Blue Distinction Centers, Care Sourcing, and other BCBSA contracting initiatives and leads the team to work with BCBSA and internal stakeholders (legal, network administration, health networks) to create, distribute, and/or maintain the agreements for these initiatives.
c. Build relationships and facilitate partnership with National Providers, i.e., durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers, laboratories, air ambulance, and others to develop Wellmark knowledge and creation of strategies to leverage in contracting agreements.
d. Lead team and oversee activities that support Wellmark’s network contracting, policies, procedures, work instructions and program manuals that support contracting functions.
e. Represent the department and corporation regarding issues pertaining to Wellmark’s network contracting to external audiences including health systems, hospitals, physicians, national health care organizations, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and other stakeholders.
f. Serve as a subject matter expert and resource for internal departments when complicated provider issues pertaining to contracts and network status need to be escalated for resolution.
g. Oversee the management and maintenance of provider contract verbiage, including collaboration with Legal.
h. Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to analyze the data and composition of Wellmark’s provider networks to ensure they meet adequacy requirements and customer’s needs and develops recommendations regarding the expansion of the networks and/or changes to our contracting agreements.
i. Policy and procedure development to document work instructions, business processes, steps to amend or add networks to support Wellmark and BCBSA initiatives.
j. Coordinate communication about provider contracting initiatives. In partnership with HCI leadership, develops relationships with providers and communicates new contract opportunities or changes to existing contracts.
k. Provide oversight of single case agreements and leads the team to partner with internal stakeholders (legal, blue card team, credentialling) to create, monitor and maintain the unique contracts.
l. Lead key department/division and interdepartmental/interdivisional projects through the effective use of process management tools and programs.
m. Other duties as assigned.
This job requires a non-compete agreement.
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Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its subsidiaries provide health coverage to more than 2 million members in Iowa and South Dakota. And through the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Wellmark is part of a trusted national network that insures more than 100 million people. That's nearly 1/3 of all Americans.
Wellmark offers flexible benefit designs, competitive prices, and a large selection of providers. Nearly all physicians and hospitals in Iowa and South Dakota participate with Wellmark, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association provides extensive national and international coverage.
*Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield is An Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association serving Iowa and South Dakota.
