Medical Director Operations

6 days ago


Rancho Cordova, California, United States Blue Shield of California Full time
Job Title: Medical Director, Operations

Blue Shield of California is seeking a highly skilled Medical Director, Operations to join our team. As a key member of our Medical Management team, you will play a critical role in ensuring that our organization is at the forefront of medical, medication, and payment policy to accelerate the emergence of a value-based healthcare system in California.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Review and Render Decisions: Review pre- and post-service behavioral health service requests and render decisions based on the member's benefits, medical necessity, Blue Shield of California medical policy, FEP medical policy, legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Clinical Decision-Making: Provide medical decision-making and support for the behavioral health review for all services currently requiring authorization or review, facilitating appropriate use of all resources, including safe and timely discharges.
  • Training and Development: Train BSC utilization and care management staff, including physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and others as needed.
  • Clinical Reviews: Perform clinical reviews to support utilization management and fraud, waste, and abuse case evaluations.
  • Quality Improvement: Participate with the quality management function in the identification and analysis of medical information to develop interventions to improve quality of care and outcomes for our members.
  • Project Participation: Participate on projects and committees as necessary.

Requirements:

  • Medical Degree: A Medical degree (M.D.) and 12 years' experience, including a minimum of 5 years' behavioral health clinical experience, preferably including hospital experience.
  • California State Medical License: Unrestricted California State Medical License required.
  • Board Certification: Board Certification in one of ABMS categories, preferably in Psychiatry through American Board of Psychology and Neurology (ABPN) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
  • Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience in active clinical behavioral health practice with active recent inpatient psychiatric hospital experience (within the past five years) is desirable.
  • Health Plan Experience: A minimum of 3-5 years of Health Plan experience in Medicare Advantage utilization management, case review, and/or quality improvement activities in a managed care setting is preferred but not required for this position.
  • Communication Skills: Clear, compelling communication skills with demonstrated ability to motivate, guide, influence, and lead others, including the ability to translate detailed analytic analysis and complex materials into compelling communications.
  • Collaboration Skills: Strong collaboration skills to effectively work within a team that may consist of diverse individuals who bring a variety of different skills ranging from medical to behavioral, project management, and more.
  • Knowledge of MHPAEA: Deep knowledge of MHPAEA (Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act), SB855, and all regulatory and compliance requirements.


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