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+ **Department:** Payor Contracting and Relation

+ **Schedule:** Full-time, 8 hour day shift, Monday - Friday, Onsite

+ **Facility:** Ascension

+ **Location:** 102 Woodmont Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37205-2287

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

_Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer._

Responsibilities

Oversee payer revenue strategy and contracting for one or more assigned markets or strategic business segments.

+ **Develop Payer Strategy:** Develop a comprehensive payer revenue strategy and execute that strategy through contracting with payers across assigned geographic market(s), transforming high-level goals into market-specific results.

+ **Lead the Negotiation:** Serve as the primary negotiator in high-stakes payer discussions, securing agreements that protect and grow our financial and clinical interests.

+ **Master the Market:** Develop a deep, “boots on the ground” understanding of your assigned market’s competitive landscape, payer dynamics and our delivery footprint.

+ **Integrate Business Vision:** Bridge the gap between contracting and operations by aligning payer strategies with long-term business plans and organizational growth objectives.

+ **Drive Financial Performance:** Take full accountability for the bottom line by monitoring payer net revenue performance and collaborate with cross-functional teams to exceed budget targets for payer lifts and revenue growth.

Requirements

Education:

+ High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.

Additional Preferences

The ideal candidate possesses a rare blend of strategic intuition and diplomatic finesse, with a demonstrated ability to navigate differing perspectives and build the consensus necessary to move complex negotiations and payer relationships forward. We are looking for a seasoned managed care leader who seeks innovation and data-driven problem solving, who can translate complex analytics into a clear story, and execute on strategic negotiations at scale. The ideal candidate should be a master of prioritization, capable of managing high-stakes market demands while delegating effectively to ensure that financial goals are met with precision.

**Key Attributes** : Demonstrated ability to hear differing perspectives, influence, and gain consensus, highly developed communication and collaboration skills, strategic thinking and analytical skills, understanding of the human centered approach to change and program implementation, innovative mindset, data-driven problem solver, ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them appropriately. **Must** demonstrate ability to create content and solutions that can be executed at scale, demonstrate/articulate ROI.

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Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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