Summary
Health Care Service Corporation is a purpose-driven healthcare organization that supports employee development and rewarding careers. The Associate Network Management Consultant supports provider recruitment and contracting, negotiates small to mid-size physician and physician group contracts, develops provider relationships, and assists with complex hospital and physician contracting activities.
Responsibilities
- This position is responsible for providing support to the provider recruitment and contracting process to ensure strategic coverage of providers for assigned territory
- Develop knowledge of products, contracting language and negotiations skills
- Responsibilities include small to mid-size contract negotiations for physicians and physician groups
- Developing and maintaining relationships with providers
- This role will also provide support for complex hospital and physician contracting activities
- Meet deadlines and work well under pressure
- Ability and willingness to travel within assigned territory, including overnight stays
Skills
- Bachelor Degree OR 4 years managed care operations experience handling independent work
- Meet deadlines and work well under pressure
- Verbal and written communication skills, organizational and planning skills
- PC proficiency to include Microsoft Office
- Analytical skills
- Sponsorship will not be provided for this role
- Bachelor's degree in business or healthcare management
- Advance experience in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Co-pilot
- Experience with spreadsheets, claims data, and market trends
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Bachelor Degree OR 4 years managed care operations experience handling independent work
- Meet deadlines and work well under pressure
- Verbal and written communication skills, organizational and planning skills
- PC proficiency to include Microsoft Office
- Analytical skills
- Sponsorship will not be provided for this role
Nice to Haves
- Bachelor's degree in business or healthcare management
- Advance experience in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Co-pilot
- Experience with spreadsheets, claims data, and market trends
Benefits
- Health and wellness benefits
- 401(k) savings plan
- Pension plan
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Disability insurance
- Supplemental life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Other incentives
- Annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan
- This position may be performed remotely from anywhere within the continental United States, excluding California, New York, Alaska, and Hawaii.