Location: Remote, United States (travel to participating states required)
Job type: Full-time
Compensation: $225,000 to $275,000 a year, plus a share of ACO savings
A growing, multistate Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organization focused on skilled nursing and long-term care residents is looking for an Executive Director of ACO Operations. The founder keeps strategy. You run day-to-day operations.
This is a hands-on executive role for someone who has run a Medicare ACO, not just worked near one. You'll own operations, provider relationships and performance, and report directly to the founder.
What you'll do
Run daily operations of a multistate MSSP ACO
Own relationships with participating physicians, practices and long-term care providers
Drive shared-savings performance, quality reporting and CMS compliance
Track medical expenditures, benchmarks and utilization with finance and analytics partners
Lead staff, vendors and operational partners
Execute the founder's growth plan, including expanding provider participation
What you'll need
Senior leadership experience in Medicare ACO operations (executive director, COO, VP of ACO operations or similar)
Working knowledge of the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Direct accountability for financial results, shared savings and quality performance
Experience managing physician relationships and a distributed team
Willingness to travel to participating states
Preferred
Experience with skilled nursing, nursing home or other institutional Medicare populations
Multistate operations experience
Familiarity with CMS reconciliation, risk adjustment and claims analytics
Experience moving an owner-run organization to professional management
What you'll get
Remote work from anywhere in the U.S.
An operating ACO and a founder who wants you running it
Base salary of $225,000 to $275,000, plus a share of ACO savings (terms discussed during the interview process)
