Sr. Clinical Consultant - Med-Surg

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Summary:

In this role, you will provide strategic direction to our provider’s medical/surgical portfolio of categories for clinical contracting and sourcing optimization. You will manage and facilitate all sourcing events from RFP processes to contracting. You will also drive system enhancements; proactively recognizing and delivering on new or improved processes and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Identify cost-savings opportunities and develop a formal work plan for the medical/surgical portfolio of categories.
• Partner with the provider and key clinical stakeholders to address best practice opportunities in reducing variation, consolidation, and utilization in clinical practice.
• Partner with Vizient GPO to drive contract compliance, tier optimization, and administrative fees.
• Conduct the entire RFP process through evaluations, vendor demonstrations/product evaluations and vendor service level assessments.
• Build and foster ongoing professional relationships with C-suite, clinical leaders and other client executives.
• Facilitate and lead sourcing initiatives in conjunction with provider’s governance structure for decision making, and clinical value analysis teams.
• Present savings opportunities to provider C-suite, supply chain, and clinical leadership.
• Conduct business reviews with key suppliers following internal audit requirements.
• Partner with suppliers to ensure contracts are in compliance with provider expectations.

Qualifications:

• Nursing degree preferred. Advanced degree is highly desired.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience in healthcare and/or health care operations required.
• Medical/surgical experience required. Value Analysis experience a plus.
• Understanding of project management concepts needed.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with an ability to lead enterprise-wide projects needed.
• Strong analytical skills and data interpretation needed.
• Excellent business and financial insight with the ability to quantify challenges and suggest alternative actions desired.
• Willingness to travel.

Career Framework:

Professional - Senior Associate (P3)

Estimated Hiring Range:

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $88,900.00 to $155,500.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

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