Health Equity Subject Matter Expert RN

Job Title
Health Equity Subject Matter Expert RN
Job ID
27731180
Work Remote
Yes
Location
Remote U.S., 
Other Location
Description
Health Equity Subject Matter Expert RN
Remote U.S.

@Orchard LLC is retained by a not-for-profit corporation that partners with public and private sectors to create high quality, safe, and efficient delivery of health care and human services programs. We have multiple lines of business including population health, utilization review, managed care organization quality review, and quality assurance for programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities. Our Client is also a national leader in fighting fraud, waste and abuse for large organizations across the country. In addition, our Foundation provides grant opportunities to those with programs for under-served communities.

This is a remote position providing advanced level of expertise on health equity and quality improvement to all members of the contract team and CMS. This remote position supports the implementation of a disparities national quality improvement initiative, which infuses health equity as an integral part of CMS programs and provides advanced level of expertise on subject matter to all members of the contract team. Responsible for developing and leading specific projects by performing the following duties.
 
As a Health Equity SME RN, your duties and responsibilities will include:
  • Supports CMS staff and contractor staff across different agencies to design and evaluate health equity related quality improvement initiatives.
  • Provides clinical expertise to inform health equity and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborates with the contractor and CMS to design and adapt processes and deliverables to meet changing needs.
  • Provides customer service functions related to the contractor and federal agencies' implementation of health equity quality improvement initiatives across national programs.
  • Assists in the development, evaluation process, and implementation of policies and procedures, relating to all contract activities.
  • Liaison to contractor and federal agencies with possible responsibilities including: facilitating meetings, attending meetings, addressing questions and concerns raised by contractor, and delivering presentations.
  • Oversees specific projects to ensure all contract requirements are met, including deliverable due dates.
  • Acts as administrative lead for specific projects.
  • Interfaces significantly with CMS staff and contractor staff.
  • Supports ongoing contractor relationships and development of processes and procedures for new initiatives.
  • Represents the organization at the national level in relation to contract administration.
  • Identifies opportunities for improvement; assists team in developing and implementing improvement strategies.
  • Be comfortable responding to requests with a rapid turnaround to meet deliverable due dates.

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing
  • Must possess leadership skills and the ability to interact with all levels of personnel, including state and national collaborations.
  • Health equity and disparities reduction experience
  • Project management skills
  • Quality improvement experience
  • Solid understanding of CMS and how they work
  • Strong writing and presentation skills
  • Ability to rapidly respond to contract requests to ensure deliverable due dates are met
  • Ability to assimilate data and information to evaluate health equity plans per contract requirements

Established in 2010, @Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI.  Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atorchard.com.

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