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By Lois Dister
Avera Health Plans, a subsidiary of Avera Health, is seeking a Chief Medical Officer to supervise the Director of Health Services and oversee Medical Vendor Management and Physician Relations. He or she will chair the health plans Regional Care Councils, Utilization Management Committee, P&T Committee, Best Practices Workgroup and Credentialing Committee.
Responsibilities
The CMO also will be responsible for leading performance measurement, quality improvement and utilization management programs, analyzing and improving quality of care and patterns of care utilization within the AHP network and improving the health status of member population.
Candidates
Candidates must be board certified with an unrestricted medical license, have five years of clinical practice experience and a minimum of three years of experience as a health plan physician executive. Ideal candidates must also be able to demonstrate superior communication skills, be able to work well within a team and will have experience in a leadership role at a health plan and fully understand health care economics and the medical economics of prepaid plans.
About Avera
Avera Health Plans is a regional health system providing services at more than 231 locations in eastern South Dakota and surrounding states, with more than 60 hospitals and 3,100 physicians and licensed practitioners in its regional network. Care can be accessed in more than 200 counties in the AHP service area with more than 600 physicians providing primary care services.
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Lois Dister
ldister@cejkasearch.com
Phone: (866) 228-0506
Ext. 63493
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