Health Underwriting Director directs and oversees the health insurance underwriting program for individuals and/or groups for medical and/or dental insurance. Responsible for ensuring integrity of underwriting activities and processes. Being a Health Underwriting Director manages staff of underwriters at the organization. Provides assistance to underwriters on more complex applications. Additionally, Health Underwriting Director has a strong knowledge of the underwriting discipline. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Health Underwriting Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Health Underwriting Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
Overview:
Responsible for planning, coordinating, managing and directing all activities and programs of the MASTER HOME HEALTH, INC.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Planning, directing and evaluating operations to ensure the provision of adequate and
appropriate care and services.
2. Complying with applicable law and regulation.
3. Assures that all business conduct is above minimum standards required by law and will not
condone any activities that achieve results through violation of the law, unethical business
or patient care practices.
4. Fiscal planning, budgeting and management of operations in accordance with fiscal
parameters.
5. Implementing governing body directives and ensuring that appropriate service policies are
developed and implemented and maintain ongoing liaison between the governing body and
the staff.
6. Organize and direct the ongoing functions of the agency.
7. Recruiting, employing and retaining qualified personnel to maintain appropriate staffing
levels.
8. Establishing and maintaining effective channels of communication.
9. Ensuring program personnel have current clinical information and current practices and
ensuring that a clinical manager is available during all operating hours.
10. Directing and monitoring organizational performance improvement activities.
11. Ensuring staff development including orientation, inservice education, continuing education,and evaluation of staff.
12. Ensures that a clinical manager is available during all operating hours.
13. Ensure the accuracy of public information materials and activities including advertisements
and brochures that the agency uses to represent itself to the community-at-large.
14. Assuring that skilled nursing and other therapeutic services furnished are under the
supervision and direction of a physician or registered nurse.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- Is a licensed physician, a registered nurse or holds an undergraduate degree. Bachelor's
degree in Business Administration, Master's degree in health care or related field is
preferred.
- At least three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in health care management preferably in
health care management preferably in health care operations.
- Demonstrated an ability to supervise and direct professional and administrative personnel.
Ability to market aggressively and deal tactfully with the community.
Knowledge of corporate business management.
- Demonstrates good communications and public relations skills.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $40,000.00 per year
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
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