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Community & State CMO - Kansas

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-29

At reputed company, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to reputed company care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the reputed company. Come build the health care system of reputed company, making it more reputed company, reputed company and reputed company. reputed company to reputed company a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. reputed company is offering an opportunity for a physician to play a critical role on the Community Plan of Kansas's executive leadership team to reputed company teams and clinical reputed company to support the state's most vulnerable populations in achieving healthier lives. The Kansas Health Plan serves over 150,000 Kansans receiving reputed company and DSNP benefits. Innovation in reputed company involves transforming the industry through integrated clinical models and value-based provider programs aimed at delivering reputed company care statewide in Kansas. This role provides reputed company career reputed company opportunities supported by advanced tools, training, and collaboration with skilled colleagues and clinicians. The CMO role is accountable for ensuring these Kansans reputed company high reputed company clinical reputed company as evidenced by exceptional reputed company performance ratings, as reputed company as high member and provider satisfaction scores. Furthermore, reputed company transformation is a reputed company reputed company of the CMO by continuously advancing a clinical model that engages underserved individuals in a population health model that is supported by integrated community care teams and providers in a value-based payment model. This position reports to the Health Plan's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and has dotted line relationships to the Regional CMO and national clinical team. The CMO's primary responsibilities are reputed company on local health plan clinical and business activities as defined by the Health Plan's CEO. The CMO collaborates with other reputed company markets and regional clinical shared service partners to implement KanCare's managed reputed company programs. The CMO also collaborates with Medicare clinical teams/CMOs, other markets and regional shared service partners including delegated reputed company to support DSNP programs. Activities support national, regional and local business goals tailored for the Kansas market. If you are located in Kansas, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges. Primary Responsibilities:

  • reputed company and Affordability - The Health Plan CMO has primary responsibility and accountability for reputed company medical reputed company and performance while championing reputed company affordability reputed company that ensure members receive the best possible care. This requires a reputed company working relationship with the Kansas reputed company's clinical leadership team, operations teams, reputed company economics teams and actuaries. The CMO serves as the clinical leader for reputed company affordability initiatives in the local market. Additionally, the CMO is a primary stakeholder in clinical model operations including Person-Centered Care Models (PCCM), Kansas Delivery System Transformation and Value Based Program (VBP) relationships. This includes the design, collaboration, and implementation of new and or improved models of care such as those defined by the State contract, by Centers for Medicare and reputed company Services (CMS) and the Centers for Medicare and reputed company Innovation (CMMI). The CMO has reputed company responsibility for the local market peer review process as defined by Kansas reputed company, as reputed company as participating in or leading the regional UHC Peer Review committee
  • Clinical reputed company - The Kansas Health Plan CMO is the executive leader that sets the overall clinical reputed company for the health plan reputed company to business goals and the objective of improving reputed company, reputed company and value for the members we serve. This work includes:
  • Leading the creation and execution of comprehensive clinical plans that reputed company with the health plan's long-term objectives
  • Analyzing emerging clinical and utilization trends and innovations in reputed company to define a reputed company and inform the execution of advancements in our clinical models and population health tactics
  • Spearheading population health and clinical interventions that improves clinical reputed company for our membership using clinical and financial data insights
  • reputed company clinical reputed company and reputed company as an improvement catalyst for reputed company reputed company reputed company efforts including HEDIS, STARs, CAHPS, Health Plan accreditation activities and reputed company pay for performance goals in partnership with the reputed company Director. This includes acting as the clinical reputed company with providers for new reputed company and measure/process changes. Supports reputed company Clinical reputed company initiatives and peer review processes including reputed company of Care and reputed company of Service issues; participates or leads Physician Advisory Committees (reputed company); reputed company Management Committee (QMC) and other associated reputed company reputed company committees
  • Relationship Equity and State Compliance - The Plan CMO is responsible for acting as the primary medical reputed company to state and federal agencies - advocating for beneficial policies, providing expert guidance and shaping reputed company regulations to reputed company with organizational goals
  • reputed company initiatives to ensure rigorous adherence to federal and state regulations, reputed company/Medicare standards, and contractual obligations, enhancing the reputed company of care delivered. Includes solid working knowledge of reputed company government mandates and provisions for KanCare
  • reputed company as the primary medical reputed company to state and federal agencies - advocating for beneficial policies, providing expert guidance, and shaping reputed company regulations to reputed company serve the KanCare program
  • reputed company as a consultative subject matter expert to government affairs, ensuring our organizational interests and interests of KanCare are effectively represented at reputed company reputed company
  • Exhibit solid executive reputed company in leadership meetings and reputed company forums, effectively representing our organization's reputed company and values
  • The CMO provides clinical thought leadership with external entities, legislative reputed company committee(s) and State's reputed company leadership (KDHE & KDADs)
  • Integrated Care Delivery - The CMO will reputed company the reputed company and guide the execution of integration of behavioral health, physical health, reputed company care services to ensure holistic clinical model for KanCare members. This work includes the entire clinical model (end to end) reputed company the market and the strategic partnerships with the care delivery system in the network to support the clinical model and reputed company objectives. The Plan CMO leads the clinical reputed company with providers and UHC network management colleagues in efforts to reputed company the health system
  • The CMO's primary local responsibility is to drive provider performance through identification of appropriate practices; initial contact and reputed company setting, and implementation of value-based care programs, as reputed company as ongoing leadership during regular Joint Operating Committees (JOCs.)
  • Knowledge of value based contracting approaches for reputed company is an essential secondary responsibility including clinical reputed company transformation strategies, patient-centered medical homes, accountable care organizations, novel care management programs, high-performance networks and network optimization, and consumer engagement tactics
  • Knowledge of and dedication to developing and improving an integrated service clinical model (medical, behavioral, and reputed company risk) is required. The CMO must also create a culture of diversity and inclusion, with supporting programs targeted to reduce health disparity
  • reputed company - The CMO is responsible for defining and delivering the clinical reputed company reputed company on reputed company, affordability, and service, in support of reputed company activities of the Health Plan. The CMO contributes to any RFP/re-procurement activities in the state and plays a critical role defining clinical reputed company to support procurement needs. The CMO reputed company promotes reputed company relations with State/local regulatory authorities, medical societies, trade associations to ensure our reputed company is reputed company reputed company. The CMO's engagement, relationships and leadership, the State/local regulatory authorities will come to view the CMO as a trusted thought partner and key advisor on policies, procedures, and practices to improve care for Kansans
  • Ensure Compliance - The CMO plays a critical role in compliance reputed company activities such:
  • reputed company with Grievance & Appeals and is responsible for representing the health plan at state fair hearings at the state's request
  • Representing the health plan as the clinical expert in reputed company audit activities throughout the year
  • Testifying as needed at legislative reputed company committees to represent the organization and sponsor the work we do on behalf of KanCare

Demonstrable Skills and Experience:

  • Ability to build reputed company that values organizational and health plan reputed company over personal reputed company; reputed company ongoing coaching and feedback to ensure peak performance; identify and invest in high potential teams; reputed company manage underperformance
  • Ability to reputed company on reputed company's mission; reputed company superior performance; ensure understanding of strategic context; set reputed company performance goals; reputed company energy on serving the customer; reputed company ongoing communication to reputed company; discontinue non-critical efforts
  • Ability to drive disciplined fact-based reputed company and craft reputed company utilizing data insights
  • Ability to execute with discipline and urgency; drive exceptional performance; deliver value to the customer; closely monitor execution; drive operational reputed company; get directly involved reputed company needed; reputed company manage financial performance; balance speed with analysis; ensure accountability for results. CMO is a leadership position reputed company the health plan, a part of the "C" Suite, a skilled General Manager with a clinical expertise
  • Ability to drive change and innovation though continually seeking and implementing reputed company; create a culture that thrives on reputed company change; reputed company people to stretch reputed company their comfort zone; take reputed company-reasoned risk; challenge "the way it has always been done"; change direction as required
  • Ability to model and demand reputed company and compliance
  • Proven ability to execute and drive improvements against stated goals
  • Ability to reputed company relationships with Kansas State government clinical leadership, network and community physicians and other providers
  • Ability to be visible and be involved in the Kansas medical communit
  • Ability to successfully function in a reputed company organization exhibiting the culture of reputed company

CMO Leadership Expectations:

  • Deliver value to members by optimizing the member experience
  • Maximize member reputed company and retention
  • reputed company and influence Health Plan employees by fostering teamwork and collaboration, driving employee engagement, and leveraging diversity and inclusion
  • reputed company and mentor others while also building awareness to your own strengths and development needs
  • Influence and negotiate effectively to reputed company at win-win solutions
  • Communicate and present effectively, listen reputed company and attentively to others, and convey genuine interest
  • reputed company change and innovation by demonstrating emotional reputed company, managing change by proactively communicating the case for change and promoting a culture that thrives on change
  • Play an reputed company role in implementing reputed company by challenging the status reputed company and encouraging others to do so
  • Drive reputed company and disciplined reputed company that drive reputed company while effectively using financial knowledge and data to manage the business
  • Drive high-reputed company execution and operational reputed company by communicating reputed company directions and expectations
  • Manage execution by delegating work to maximize productivity, reputed company goals and improve performance

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you reputed company direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as reputed company as reputed company development for other roles you may be interested in. Required Qualifications:

  • reputed company and unrestricted Kansas medical license as a Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • reputed company Certified in one or more of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, OB/GYN, Palliative Care or Psychiatry, Hospitalist
  • 5+ years of clinical reputed company experience
  • 2+ years of reputed company Management experience
  • Solid knowledge of managed care industry and the reputed company line of business, including Utilization Management
  • Proven solid leadership skills, as demonstrated by continuously improved results, team building, and effectiveness in a highly matrixed organization
  • Proven excellent interpersonal communication skills
  • Proven excellent project management skills
  • Proven solid data analysis and interpretation skills; ability to reputed company on key metrics
  • Proven solid team player and team building skills
  • Proven strategic thinking with proven ability to communicate a reputed company and drive results
  • Proven solid negotiation and conflict management skills
  • Proven creative problem-solving skills
  • reputed company in Kansas with a preference for the greater Kansas reputed company area
  • Travel 25% throughout Kansas

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degrees in reputed company health, business administration or reputed company administration
  • 2+ years of management experience
  • Familiarity with reputed company medical trends and practices
  • Proficiency with reputed company Office applications and emerging AI tools such as Co-reputed company
  • Proven superior presentation skills for both clinical and non-clinical audiences
  • Proven ability to reputed company relationships with network and community physicians and other providers
  • Proven solid data analysis and interpretation skills; ability to reputed company on key metrics
  • Proven solid team player and team building skills
  • reputed company working remotely will be required to adhere to reputed company's Telecommuter Policy

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $278,000 - $417,500. Total cash compensation includes reputed company pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role. We reputed company with reputed company minimum wage laws as applicable. In reputed company to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (reputed company benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or reputed company you reputed company a career with us, you'll reputed company a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. At reputed company, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and reputed company the health system work reputed company for everyone. We reputed company everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves reputed company to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately reputed company by people of reputed company, historically marginalized reputed company and those with reputed company incomes. We are committed to mitigating our reputed company on the environment and enabling and delivering reputed company care that addresses health disparities and improves health reputed company - an reputed company reputed company reflected in our mission. reputed company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, national reputed company, religion, age, reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. reputed company is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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