The Manager, Payer Contracting is a key role for St. Luke's Health Partners accountable for the payer contract portfolio, to include oversight of the timely drafting, negotiation, and execution of payer agreements, ensuring contracts are completed within required timeframes and stored appropriately for easy access. 

St. Luke’s Health Partners is a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Luke’s Health System, and a financially and clinically integrated network of providers improving the health outcomes of the population and lowering the cost of care. We offer a dynamic, collaborative work environment that values innovation, cross-functional teamwork, and work-life balance.  

What You Can Expect:  

• Establishes and maintains network professional and facility outbound interim payment schedules, and/or prospective capitation payment schedules. 
• Ensures payers adhere to such payment schedules and performs audits as necessary. 
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders, including legal, finance, and network operations, to validate contract terms, mitigate risks, and ensure agreements reflect negotiated terms. 
• Tracks and monitors agreement status from initial draft through execution, proactively addressing delays and facilitating issue resolution to maintain efficiency.
• Facilitates knowledge sharing and professional development for the Reimbursement Analyst, ensuring they stay current on industry trends, reimbursement policies, and data analysis best practices.
• Works closely with Health Partners Administrator, President and the broader Provider Network team to develop and communicate strategy, tactics, and payer relationship management. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5 year's relevant experience (related to healthcare payer contracting)

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.