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Chief Medical Director
Centene
Corporation is seeking a Chief Medical Director (CMD) for Louisiana
Healthcare Connections (LHC), a joint venture between Centene
Corporation and Louisiana Partnership for Choice and Access,
an organization comprised of 19 non-profit Louisiana FQHCs. The regional
headquarters for Louisiana Healthcare Connections is located in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
A Fortune 500 company, Centene is a national leader in low-cost
solutions for high quality healthcare services for uninsured and
underinsured patients. Centene’s subsidiary health plans bring better
health outcomes to their 1.5 million members. Centene’s core
philosophy is that quality healthcare is best delivered locally. This
local approach enables them to provide accessible, high quality and
culturally sensitive healthcare services to their members in their own
communities.
Louisiana Healthcare Connections has been awarded a contract to serve
Medicaid beneficiaries in the state, which will commence in early 2012.
As a result, LHC will be serving a percentage of this population, which
is comprised of 875,000 eligible members in
the state’s three Geographical Services Areas. The Chief Medical
Director will be integral in establishing the strategic vision and
clinical policies and procedures for LHC. The CMD will provide
leadership and direction to the medical management, quality improvement
and credentialing functions for the health plan based on, and in support
of, the company’s strategic plan. The CMD will review analyses of
activities, costs, operations and forecast data to determine progress
toward stated goals and objectives. Also within
the purview of CMD will be oversight for compliance with National
Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) and/or Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) standards as determined
for accreditation of the health plan.
Successful candidates will be physician leaders with thorough knowledge
of quality improvement practices and familiarity with medical
information systems, medical claims payment processing and coding.
Knowledge of managed care, Medicaid and case management
programs are also essential. Board certification in a recognized medical
specialty and an active medical license are required. ID#143643G40.
For additional information, please contact:
Paul Esselman
Executive Vice President, Managing Principal
Cejka Executive Search
4 CityPlace Drive, Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63141
800-209-8143
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