1. Supervises professional and clerical employees who work with a range of functions, including but not limited to: access, pre-authorization and precertification, bed placement, coding, utilization review and denial management, care coordination collaborative treatment planning and core measures, discharge planning, clinical social work, tracking of the post-acute period and provision of disease management, and contracting internally and externally. 2. Partners with the CMO for effective relationships with physicians, services, specialties, etc. 3. Provides consultation to the executive team, forming effective relationships with all VPs and department leaders. 4. Participates in the determination and definition of the Care Management Dashboard, using data to better understand strengths and weaknesses of the hospital and department, and to determine needs, decisions, and strategies. 5. Establishes, implements, and evaluates a written strategic plan for the department that takes into account internal and external factors. 6. Establishes, manages, and constantly evaluates staffing levels, assignments, skills, learning needs, and deployment of staff. 7. Creates stable and reliable processes to anticipate and address specific situations within the department and between the department and other departments and agencies. 8. Establishes effective communication systems and forums with third party payers, the local PRO/QIO, Medical Records, and the managed care and finance offices. 9. Develops structures and processes to facilitate participation by physicians, physical therapists, social work, and other health professionals in multidisciplinary care planning, care delivery, and discharge planning. 10. Participates in continuous quality improvement groups. 11. Negotiates, approves, and manages the operational and capital budgets. 12. Writes and conducts annual and interim performance appraisals for all staff in the department.

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