Insurance & Value Based Care Specialist | Community Health Center Join our mission to provide a comprehensive continuum of care for people in Louisiana, encompassing primary care, behavioral health, and substance use disorder treatment. Help save lives at OHL! Job Summary Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is seeking a full-time Insurance & Value Based Care Specialist for its Federally Qualified Health Center. The schedule is Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. In this role, the Insurance & Value Based Care Specialist will verify insurance coverage for all clients and enter information in a timely manner into our EHR. In addition, the Insurance & Value Based Care Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the utilization of billing codes to optimize health centers' Value-Based Care programs. Responsibilities and Duties It is the duty and responsibility of the Insurance & Value Based Care Specialist to: Work with the Director to understand, precisely document, and prioritize all value-based contract requirements, and then organize these requirements into a coherent roadmap that outlines key activities and milestones. Use available data and best practices to develop creative and innovative strategies, interventions, and other performance improvement strategies in collaboration with health center members. Track payer payments and escalate issues as necessary to the Director. Prepare and present progress against goals monthly to Director Responsible for providing project coordination, analytical reporting, and operational support for increasing access to health services with/for an identified population through the health centers' care management team Increase access to health services with/for an identified population through the health centers' Clinic Leadership team as directed by Director Develop, maintain, share, and educate stakeholders on complex analytical models supporting data literacy Lead practice transformation and practice performance improvement initiatives Guide Health Centers in achieving targeted goals and outcomes, to improve quality, efficiency, and utilization Use data to identify and deliver actionable insights to key stakeholders, including trends in prescribing and new opportunities for improvement Work with Clinic Leadership team to improve chronic disease management and promote preventive care, as appropriate, to reduce the utilization of inappropriate care settings (e.g., avoidable emergency department visits) Develop transformation plan, including strategies for improvement in utilization metrics and HEDIS and other Quality Measures, based on performance analysis data and established targets Facilitate effective practice improvement meetings with Director, to monitor, present, and discuss progress on the transformation plan Analyze cost, utilization, and quality data from multiple data sources, including, but not limited to, payer portals and payer claims Establish relationships, gather input, and facilitate communication amongst key stakeholders Use data dashboards to educate and foster opportunities for change in clinical workflow Review monthly practice team reports and facilitate improvement strategies Verify insurance information for all appointments Update insurance information in EHR for all appointments Update utilization of billing codes in EHR to ensure health center optimizes Value-Based Care programs Other duties, as assigned. Minimum Qualifications and Skills Bachelor's degree either in health care administration, nursing, business management, public health, or another health-related field preferred. A person not possessing a bachelor's degree may be considered if their combination of education and experience matches what is needed for this role. Preferred Qualifications and Skills Knowledge of CPT codes and basic medical terminology (preferred) Value-Based Care experience Phone communication skills Bilingual ability (English/Spanish) Compensation and Benefits Competitive Compensation and Benefits package includes insurance (health, dental, vision, life, long-term and short-term disability), leave benefits and 401k match.