MANAGER, PREFERRED TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS -CLEARINGHOUSE

MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT OCHIN

OCHIN is a nonprofit leader in health care innovation and a trusted partner to a growing national provider network, delivering the clinical insights and tailored technologies needed to expand patient access, strengthen care teams, and improve the health of rural and medically underserved communities.

We are hiring a number of new positions to meet increasing demand. When you choose to join OCHIN, you have the opportunity to continuously grow your skills and do meaningful work to help fulfill our vision of good health and well-being for everyone. 

At OCHIN, we value the unique perspectives and experiences of every individual and work hard to maintain a culture rooted in our values. 

Founded in Oregon in 2000, OCHIN employs a growing virtual workforce of more than 1,200 skilled professionals, working remotely across 49 states. We offer a generous compensation package and are committed to supporting our employees’ entire well-being by fostering a healthy work-life balance and opportunity for professional advancement. We are curious, collaborative learners who strive to live our values every day. OCHIN is excited to support our continued national expansion and the increasing demand for our innovative tools and services by welcoming new talent to our growing team. 

Work Authorization

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis at the time of application.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future. OCHIN does not provide sponsorship for employment-based visas or transfers of existing employment-based visas.

Position Overview

The Manager, Preferred Technology Partners Team leads a team responsible for an assigned portfolio of products and/or solutions from OCHIN’s preferred technology partners (PTP) which enables OCHIN to offer a variety of EMR-integrated third-party tools including functionality such as payment processing, virtual care video visits, faxing, telecommunications, eConsults, and electronic prescribing of controlled substances to optimize our members’ efficiency and experience.  

Essential Duties

 • Provide general oversight, leadership, coordination, and management of the assigned PTP program’s portfolio, processes, and functions to ensure the program is appropriately maintained, meeting both organizational and member needs.   

• Maintain an awareness of industry developments and trends that will impact the assigned PTP program and ensure alignment with the program’s portfolio and roadmap.   

• Cultivate, build, and maintain relationships, communication, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to enhance support and awareness of the assigned PTP program’s activities including products, projects, and strategic initiatives related to the program’s portfolio.   

• Actively seek, creatively design, and thoughtfully implement effective methods to enhance the assigned PTP program’s portfolio performance as it relates to the roadmap, change management, and improved adoption rates.  

• Expand and/or bring in new, innovative ideas to create value and identify systems needed to sustain growth or enhance productivity and efficiency.  

• Serve as subject-matter expert of the processes, value proposition, and use case for the assigned portfolio of Preferred Technology products/services.  

• Communicate team decisions, outcomes, accomplishments, performance, and best practices with other PTP Manager(s) and Director to ensure alignment and support across the entire PTP team.  

• Assign resources for PTP projects and work with PTP Director to anticipate future resourcing needs as new PTPs are operationalized.  

• Serve as an escalation point around the clock.   

• Other duties as assigned.   

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, healthcare, health informatics, related field, or equivalent experience; Maste's degree preferred.   
• Minimum of Six (6) years of professional business experience, preferably in a healthcare and/or IT setting-More than 6 years preferred 
• Minimum of 4- years of clearinghouse experience is required
• Minimum of 4- years of management/higher level leadership required
• Experience with project management and business analysis systems, tools, and tasks.  
•  Experience working with Epic in both inpatient and outpatient settings preferred.  Epic experience required.
• Proficiency in Smartsheet or similar project management system preferred 
• Must be proficient in MS Suites (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required  
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Base Pay Overview 

OCHIN uses broadened pay ranges to support equitable and market-aligned compensation practices. The final offer will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant skills, certifications, education, experience, training, responsibilities, internal equity, and market data.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• Constant interpersonal skills, teamwork, and customer service. Frequent creativity, mentoring, presentations/teaching. Occasional decision making and independent judgment or action. 
• Reading, speaking, writing, and understanding English. 
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms. 
• This position requires a virtual home-office environment, working remotely and will require that employees be on camera for all virtual meetings.
• The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and mobile devices. 
• Up to 20% Travel may be required to support OCHIN’s business requirements for which may require travel by air, vehicle, or train. 

Work Location and Travel Requirements

OCHIN is 100% remote organization. Work from home requirements are: 

• Ability to work independently and efficiently from a home office environment
• High Speed Internet Service
• It is a requirement that employees work in a distraction free workplace
• Travel may be required to support our member organizations on-site based on business requirements for OCHIN

We offer a comprehensive range of benefits. See our website for details: https://ochin.org/employment-openings

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

To keep our colleagues, members, and communities safe, OCHIN requires all employees—including remote employees, contractors, interns, and new hires—to be vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine, as supported by state and federal public health officials, as a condition of employment. All new hires are required to provide proof of full vaccination or receive approval for a medical or religious exemption before their hire date.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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