Job Summary:

The Making Care Primary (MCP) Program Manager will report up through the Director of Quality for Upstate University Medical Associates at Syracuse Inc. and is integrated into the Primary Care Clinics. The MCP Program Manager performs processes necessary for ensuring the organizations success in the CMS Making Care Primary payment model. They will provide project management to ensure timely reporting and success with the Making Care Primary model by communicating with providers and primary care clinic leadership. They will be responsible for the development of necessary deliverables, program communication and program improvement projects as specified by CMS.

Job Duties:

• Be an expert and a resource related to the requirements for the Making Care Primary CMS model program.

• Ensure all MCP deliverables are completed and submitted by the CMS designated deadlines.

• Oversee the MCP program for all Primary Care clinics at Upstate and ensure its success.

• Develop and maintain all necessary documentation for the MCP program including, but not limited to; health equity plans, care delivery intervention reports, collaborative care arrangements, spend plans, spend reports, e-consults, ambulatory co-management arrangements, and so on.

• Develop professional relationships with all primary care office leadership and quality teams.

• Initiate, maintain, and lead regular meetings regarding MCP model needs, progress, and financial impacts.

• Provide education in the form of written and oral communication related to the MCP program to the impacted primary care departments.

• Perform root cause analysis for low measure scores under the discretion of the Ambulatory Quality Governance Committee and or Making Care Primary committee and report back to the requesting committee with findings for opportunity and or barrier identification.

• When feasible, align improvement initiatives with other department or specialty quality initiatives (e.g. PCMH, VBP, Episodic Care, departmental quality initiatives).

• Attend applicable committee, department, and faculty meetings to share improvement needs, progress, strategies, and ideas.

• All other duties as assigned.

  Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Health Care Administration or Business Administration with a minimum of 2 years experience managing a health care related regulatory/quality program.

Will consider a combination of educational and work related experience for the right candidate.

Must have experience with Electronic Medical Records.

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters Degree in Health Care Administration or Business Management.

Experience working with EPIC.

Work Days:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Message to Applicants:

Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000, DOE

Recruitment Office: Human Resources