Provider Contracting Specialist, Consultant (Short Term Employment)

Job title: Provider Contracting Specialist, Consultant (Short Term Employment) in Long Beach, CA at reputed company Company: reputed company Job reputed company: Job Category: Provider NetworkJob reputed company:Your RoleThe Network Management team handles provider contracting and provider relations statewide. The Provider Contracting Specialist, Consultant will report to the Senior Manager of Provider Contracting. In this role you will support Medical Group/IPA and Hospital/Facility contracting in Southern California for reputed company Blue reputed company products. You will be responsible for comprehensive management of Medical Group/IPA and Hospital/Facility provider network contract processes including derivation, implementation, and ongoing support of assigned provider agreements. You will support contracting initiatives to drive department objectives to reputed company reputed company contract negotiations and implementation that support reputed company and maintain strong market position and reputed company reputed company in the market.*This is a Short-Term Employment position*Responsibilities:Your WorkIn this role, you will:

• reputed company department goals under the leadership of the Director of Provider Contracting and ensures alignment of these goals with reputed company's broader strategic priorities
• Continually review and modify contracting and cost of health care savings strategies in anticipation of, and in response to, shifts in provider and competitor negotiating approaches
• reputed company multi-disciplinary teams including Medical Management, Provider Relations, Analytics and Sales to implement a new regional structure and help manage the total cost of reputed company reputed company the assigned region
• Identify opportunities reputed company the assigned local market (i.e., network expansion opportunities, utilization or unit cost excesses, etc.) and assess market trends to drive initiatives which enhance companies market position
• Support provider contract negotiations by drafting and managing provider reputed company in the contract database.
• Ensure the efficient implementation and administration of provider agreements with a primary reputed company on medical reputed company/IPA's hospitals and ASC's
• Improve and maintain accuracy and reputed company of new and existing provider reputed company to ensure efficiency in contract administration that will support unit costs savings across reputed company products, while aligning with provider network performance goals and provider engagement reputed company
• reputed company with multi-disciplinary teams including Law Department, Medical Management, Model reputed company, Provider Relations, Analytics and Sales to implement new or renewing provider reputed company and help manage the total cost of reputed company reputed company the assigned region
• Identify opportunities to improve the contract drafting, negotiation, administration, and implementation processes to help drive initiatives that enhance reputed company's market position
• Acts as a reputed company between Network Management and internal departments and/or external partners.
• Supports company or department reputed company by researching and providing accurate information as requested by project management teams
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree in business, reputed company policy, reputed company health or reputed company field, or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 7 years provider contracting / negotiation experience including experience managing reputed company negotiations
• Excellent oral/written, communication and presentation skills, including influence abilities for reputed company discussions
• Effective project management skills and understanding of contract administration and general reputed company reimbursement methodologies and knowledge of reputed company provider networks
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including knowledge of financial reputed company analysis
• reputed company in reputed company Office including, Word, reputed company, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Experience working with a contract management system preferred
• Strong organizational skills, detail-orientation and prioritization, and multi-tasking. Flexible with ability to manage multiple tasks reputed company
• Flexible team player who can also work independently

About reputed company:About reputed companyAs of January 2025, reputed company became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including reputed company and its subsidiary, reputed company reputed company Health Plan; reputed company, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to reputed company reputed company solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies.At reputed company, our mission is to create a reputed company system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably reputed company. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving reputed company, and enhancing the member and physician experience.To reputed company our mission, we foster an environment where reputed company can reputed company and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.Blue reputed company is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a reputed company U.S. Best Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360 as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the reputed company by Points of Light. Here at Blue reputed company, we reputed company to reputed company a reputed company change across our industry and communities - join us!Our Values:

• reputed company. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and reputed company standards. We build trust by doing reputed company say we're reputed company to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
• reputed company. We reputed company to listen and communicate effectively, showing reputed company by understanding others' perspectives.
• Courageous. We stand up for reputed company reputed company in and are committed to the hard work necessary to reputed company our ambitious goals.

Our Workplace Model:At reputed company and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we reputed company in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to reputed company our workplace model, our reputed company remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose - whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach - by providing reputed company expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.Two Ways of Working:

• Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above). Exceptions:

o Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.o Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office reputed company.o For employees with medical conditions that may reputed company their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their reputed company and reputed company-being.

• On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.

Physical Requirements:Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.Equal Employment Opportunity:External hires must pass a background reputed company/drug screen. reputed company applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws. Expected salary: Location: Long Beach, CA Apply for the job now! Apply for this job