Contract Administrator
Johns Hopkins HealthCare (JHHC) is the managed care and health services business of Johns Hopkins Medicine, one of the premier health delivery, academic, and research institutions in the United States.
JHHC is a $2.
5B business serving over 400,000 lives with lines of business in Medicaid, Medicare, commercial, military health, health solutions, and venture investments.
JHHC has become a leader in provider-sponsored health plans and is poised for future growth.
Many organizations talk about transforming the future of healthcare, Johns Hopkins HealthCare is actually doing it.
We develop innovative, analytics-driven health programs in collaboration with provider partners to drive improved quality and better health outcomes for the members and communities we serve.
If you are interested in improving how healthcare is delivered, join the JHHC team.
POSITION
Summary:
The Contract Administrator is responsible for handling RFP/RFI submissions, contract authoring, contract implementation, and contract maintenance.
Those responsibilities include coordinating the contract implementation workflow, identifying potential gaps, recommending solutions, and sharing best practices.
The Contract Administrator is also responsible for review and redlining of contract terms and conditions in close coordination with Legal, intake and evaluation of invoices, and monitoring vendor performance against service level agreements.
Preference given to applicants with the following:
Experience in the legal field Understanding of vendor risk management, contracting, negotiations, invoicing reviews and recovery.
REQUIREMENTS:
A.
Education:
Requires a BS degree in business, health care administration, or a related field.
B.
Knowledge:
Requires knowledge of managed care and health care concepts and terminology.
Requires knowledge of the health care industry.
Requires knowledge of health care contract administration to include the relationships among operational units involved in executing and maintaining contracts.
C.
Skills:
Requires excellent verbal and written communications skills to effectively traffic and coordinate vendor onboarding contacts and materials.
Requires excellent research skills.
Requires analytical and decision-making skills.
Requires ability to effectively facilitate meetings and to coordinate efforts among multiple departments.
Requires project management skills.
Requires standard word processing and spreadsheet application skills.
D.
Required Licensure, Certification, Etc.
:
NoneE.
Work
Experience:
Requires a minimum of four years of experience in a managed care environment such as health plan operations with a minimum of three of those years in contract administration.
F.
Machines, Tools, Equipment:
General office equipment.
DIMENSIONS:
A.
Budget Responsibility:
NoneB.
Authority/Decision Making Level:
Makes decisions regarding contract and policy interpretation and implementation.
Works independently with very limited supervision and prioritizes own workload.
C.
Supervisory Responsibility:
May assign work to support staff.
PROBLEM SOLVING:
Uses knowledge of health plan operations, knowledge of contract requirements, and critical thinking skills to resolve contractual and operational issues.
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT:
Understands and interprets financial, utilization, and statistical reports.
Understands the managed care environment.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work requires attention to detail and mental acuity.
Works in a normal environment where there are limited or no physical discomforts due to temperature, noise, dust and the like.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
JHHC is a $2.
5B business serving over 400,000 lives with lines of business in Medicaid, Medicare, commercial, military health, health solutions, and venture investments.
JHHC has become a leader in provider-sponsored health plans and is poised for future growth.
Many organizations talk about transforming the future of healthcare, Johns Hopkins HealthCare is actually doing it.
We develop innovative, analytics-driven health programs in collaboration with provider partners to drive improved quality and better health outcomes for the members and communities we serve.
If you are interested in improving how healthcare is delivered, join the JHHC team.
POSITION
Summary:
The Contract Administrator is responsible for handling RFP/RFI submissions, contract authoring, contract implementation, and contract maintenance.
Those responsibilities include coordinating the contract implementation workflow, identifying potential gaps, recommending solutions, and sharing best practices.
The Contract Administrator is also responsible for review and redlining of contract terms and conditions in close coordination with Legal, intake and evaluation of invoices, and monitoring vendor performance against service level agreements.
Preference given to applicants with the following:
Experience in the legal field Understanding of vendor risk management, contracting, negotiations, invoicing reviews and recovery.
REQUIREMENTS:
A.
Education:
Requires a BS degree in business, health care administration, or a related field.
B.
Knowledge:
Requires knowledge of managed care and health care concepts and terminology.
Requires knowledge of the health care industry.
Requires knowledge of health care contract administration to include the relationships among operational units involved in executing and maintaining contracts.
C.
Skills:
Requires excellent verbal and written communications skills to effectively traffic and coordinate vendor onboarding contacts and materials.
Requires excellent research skills.
Requires analytical and decision-making skills.
Requires ability to effectively facilitate meetings and to coordinate efforts among multiple departments.
Requires project management skills.
Requires standard word processing and spreadsheet application skills.
D.
Required Licensure, Certification, Etc.
:
NoneE.
Work
Experience:
Requires a minimum of four years of experience in a managed care environment such as health plan operations with a minimum of three of those years in contract administration.
F.
Machines, Tools, Equipment:
General office equipment.
DIMENSIONS:
A.
Budget Responsibility:
NoneB.
Authority/Decision Making Level:
Makes decisions regarding contract and policy interpretation and implementation.
Works independently with very limited supervision and prioritizes own workload.
C.
Supervisory Responsibility:
May assign work to support staff.
PROBLEM SOLVING:
Uses knowledge of health plan operations, knowledge of contract requirements, and critical thinking skills to resolve contractual and operational issues.
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT:
Understands and interprets financial, utilization, and statistical reports.
Understands the managed care environment.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work requires attention to detail and mental acuity.
Works in a normal environment where there are limited or no physical discomforts due to temperature, noise, dust and the like.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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