Director of Health Systems Finances

at State of Vermont in Montpelier, Vermont, United States

Job Description

The Green Mountain Care Board is in search of a Director of Health Systems Finances to work as part of the Board's innovative and dynamic leadership team.

This position designs, prepares, and presents financial analyses of Vermont's health system to Board Members, state legislators, and other stakeholders to inform regulatory policy and decision-making. This position will oversee the Board's health systems regulatory work and manages a team of skilled finance and data professionals.

Managerial, planning and operations work at the executive level managing hospital reporting, budgeting, and analyses of hospital operations and managing insurance premium rate review, including effects on the Vermont healthcare system.

The role encompasses a wide range of planning, financial, regulatory, and administrative functions including acting as the Executive Director's designee in many aspects of insurance premium rate review and hospital health care operations, improvement and compliance activities. Extensive interaction occurs with Board Members, individually and at public meetings; Division Directors; the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems; a wide range of providers and provider advocates; and other interested parties, including the public at large. Supervision is exercised over a staff of professional, technical and clerical employees and contractors, including actuaries. Duties are performed in a highly independent manner, reporting to the Executive Director and or the Board Chair.

Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting but some travel will require private means of transportation. Duties may require extensive time outside of normal work hours. The successful candidate will be expected to attend public meetings and hearings and to testify before the Legislature and the Board. The role also requires working individually with five Board members on requests and proposals. A wide diversity of opinion and emotions can be anticipated for which diplomacy and tact will be required.