Stellar Health
ACO Program Coordinator
Job Summary
The ACO Program Coordinator supports Stellar's value-based and risk management strategies within MSSP ACO and payor risk contracts. This role involves managing program requirements, coordinating with vendors, analyzing performance, and staying updated on CMS policies and regulations. Candidates should have healthcare experience, project management skills, and familiarity with risk contracts and value-based care. The position offers opportunities to contribute to infrastructure development and improve patient care outcomes in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
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Job Description
About Stellar Health:
Historically, US Healthcare has relied on a fee-for-service reimbursement system where providers are paid based on the quantity of patient visits and procedures, rather than the quality of health outcomes.
At Stellar Health, we help primary care providers put patient health first. Our platform - a mix of technology, people, and analytics - supports providers at the point of care, delivering real-time patient information, activating practice staff, and empowering providers and care teams with incentives that reward the work they are already doing to keep patients healthy. Using the Stellar App, our web-based, point-of-care tool; practices receive a simple checklist of recommended actions that support the best quality care. Providers and care teams are then paid monthly for each action they complete, and Payors save money in reduced healthcare costs along the way.
Stellar is a US-based Health-tech backed by Top VCs (General Atlantic, Point72, & Primary Venture Partners) with an established product & proven operating model. We’ve shown that we make a real difference for physician practices and their patients.
About The Position:
The ACO Program Coordinator will report directly to the VP, Value-Based Operations and support all key areas of Stellar’s value-based/risk strategy and performance in the MSSP ACO program and select payor risk contracts. This role is essential in supporting VBC Ops Leadership and interdisciplinary teams in creating foundational population health infrastructure as we develop this quickly growing and important area of our business.
What You’ll Do:
- Own all MSSP ACO and Payor Risk Contract Program management requirements
- ACO submission process
- ACO board administrative support
- Beneficiary notifications
- Provider contract management/inventory
- Stay up to date on all CMS policy updates/changes
- MACRA/MIPS/QP requirements and regulatory changes
- CMS payment reform
- CMMI model developments
- Synthesize and share-out with company and Stellar board on all key ACO operational and performance updates
- Support vendor evaluation and management
- Support VBC Ops Leadership in payor and provider growth strategy
- Support ACO leader in key Finance activities; budgeting, reinsurance, stop loss needs, pro forma development
As ACO Program Coordinator You Should Have:
- 4+ years healthcare experience
- Ideally have 2+ years working at an MSSP ACO or clinically integrated network taking risk with payors
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Healthcare startup or healthcare consulting experienced preferred
- Value-based performance strategy experience
- Advanced excel skills required
- You are experienced in project management - you have the ability to balance multiple priorities and communicate roadblocks
- You are an exceptional communicator, and are able to crisply articulate problems and solutions even when operating under uncertainty
Who Will Love this Job:
- You have a deep passion for empowering the goals of value-based care in the primary care environment
- You care about care delivery and improving patient outcomes
- You are excited by the prospect of building infrastructure from the ground up in a fast-paced environment
- You get things done and you love working in a dynamic environment
Pay:
The starting salary for this role is $85,000 - $100,000 and will be eligible for an annual performance based bonus. Where a new hire falls within this range will be based on their individual skills and experience, and how these competencies compare across other employees in the same role. Stellar's bands are designed to allow for individual compensation growth within the role. As such, new hires typically start at the lower end of the range. Stellar rewards performance and outcomes - should you join the company, you will have the opportunity to grow your salary over time. Stellar reserves the right to change our compensation bands at any time.
Perks & Benefits:
Stellar offers a carefully curated selection of wellness benefits and perks to our employees:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Universal Paid Family Leave
- Company sponsored One Medical memberships and Citibike memberships
- Medical Travel Benefits
- A monthly wellness stipend that gives employees the freedom to choose where they spend their cash, whether it be on wellness, pet care, childcare, WFH items, or charitable donations
- Stock Options & a 401k matching program
- Career development opportunities like Manager Training, coaching, and an internal mobility program
- A broad calendar of company sponsored social events that for our in-office and remote employees
Diversity is the key to our success. Stellar Health is an equal opportunity employer and we are open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
We believe that diverse teams -and the different identities, cultures, and life experiences our team members bring to the table- enable us to create amazing products, find creative solutions to interesting problems, and build an inclusive working environment.
Stellar Health Employment Privacy Notice
At Stellar Health, your privacy and security as a job seeker is a priority no matter where you are in the interview process. As recruiting scams have become more prevalent, please take note of the following practices to ensure the legitimacy of any interaction with our team.
- Please note that any communication from our recruiters and hiring managers at Stellar Health about a job opportunity will only be made by a Stellar Health employee with an @stellar.health email address.
- Stellar Health does not utilize third-party agencies for recruitment services and does not conduct text message or chat-based interviews. Any other email addresses, agencies, or forums may be phishing scams designed to obtain your personal information.
- We will not ask you to provide personal or financial information, including, but not limited to, your social security number, online account passwords, credit card numbers, passport information, and other related banking information until we begin onboarding activities, which will be coordinated by a member of the Stellar Health People Ops Team with an @stellar.health email address.
If you are ever unsure whether you are in contact with a legitimate Stellar Health teammate, please contact [email protected]. If you believe you've been a victim of a phishing attack, please mark the communication as “spam” and immediately report it by contacting the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
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