Behavioral Health Medical Director

🔥 13 hours ago

🏄 California, Oregon – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🌲 Oregon – Remote

💵 $236.5k - $449.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👨‍⚕️ Medical Director

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Centene Corporation

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🛡️ Insurance

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

Insurance • Consulting • Healthcare

Centene Corporation is a leading provider of government-sponsored healthcare services, specializing in delivering affordable and high-quality healthcare solutions. For over 40 years, Centene has focused on transforming the health of communities by expanding access to Medicaid, Medicare, and Health Insurance Marketplace services, as well as serving military communities through the TRICARE program. As the largest Medicaid managed care organization and a key participant in the Marketplace, Centene emphasizes localized healthcare delivery combined with strong partnerships with nonprofit organizations to meet the unique needs of its members. Centene is also committed to corporate sustainability and social responsibility, prioritizing environmental stewardship and ethical governance to enhance the well-being of the communities it serves.

📋 Description

• Assist the Chief Medical Director to direct and coordinate medical management, quality improvement, and credentialing functions for the business unit • Provide medical leadership for utilization management, cost containment, and medical quality improvement activities • Perform medical review activities for utilization review, quality assurance, and complex, controversial, or experimental medical services • Support implementation of performance improvement initiatives for capitated providers • Assist in planning and establishing goals and policies to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care and service for members • Provide medical expertise in quality improvement and utilization management programs in accordance with regulatory, state, corporate, and accreditation requirements • Assist with physician committees, including committee structure, processes, and membership • Conduct regular rounds to assess and coordinate care for high-risk patients with care management teams • Collaborate with clinical teams, network providers, appeals teams, medical and pharmacy consultants on complex cases and medical necessity appeals • Participate in provider network development and new market expansion • Assist in physician education regarding clinical issues and policies • Identify utilization review studies and evaluate adverse utilization trends, unusual provider practice patterns, and benefit/payment adequacy • Identify clinical quality improvement studies to reduce unwarranted variation in clinical practice • Interface with physicians and providers to implement recommendations improving utilization and healthcare quality • Review claims involving complex, controversial, unusual, or new services to determine medical necessity and appropriate payment • Develop alliances with the provider community through medical management programs • Represent the business unit on medical philosophy, policies, and related issues before local and national publics as needed • Represent the business unit at state and ad hoc committees • Work weekends and holidays as needed to support business operations

🎯 Requirements

• Must be a Board Certified Psychiatrist • Licensed in either California or Oregon • Highly preferred the candidate lives in the Pacific Time Zone • Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy • Utilization Management experience and knowledge of quality accreditation standards preferred • Actively practices medicine • Course work in Health Administration, Health Financing, Insurance, and/or Personnel Management advantageous • Experience treating or managing care for a culturally diverse population preferred • Board certification in a medical specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialists or the American Osteopathic Association’s Department of Certifying Board Services • Board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for Behavioral Health • Current state medical license as a MD or DO without restrictions, limitations, or sanctions from government programs

🏖️ Benefits

• competitive pay • health insurance • 401K and stock purchase plans • tuition reimbursement • paid time off plus holidays • flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules • additional forms of incentives may be included in total compensation • Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity