Continuing Care Strategy and Operations Lead

Risant Health, a nonprofit affiliate of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, is transforming healthcare by accelerating the adoption of value-based care across community health systems. Headquartered in the Washington, DC area, Risant Health partners with nonprofit, community-based systems—starting with Geisinger—to expand access to care that prioritizes health outcomes and affordability.

Backed by nearly 80 years of Kaiser Permanente’s value-based care expertise, Risant Health operates independently to support its portfolio of health systems with shared resources, strategic guidance, and operational support—while preserving their community roots.

In partnership with Kaiser Permanente (KP) Medical Foundation, the team establishes an enterprise-wide care delivery standard for timely, patient-centered healthcare, operational effectiveness and efficiency, cost-control, and competitive differentiation, ensuring quality care across all Risant Health Organizations (RHO) Markets.                                                                            

This position collaborates with the Risant Health CWD Physician Lead to establish the strategic enterprise-wide care delivery standard, Care Without Delay (CWD), in alignment with the Kaiser Permanente CWD model, accommodating for differences in multiple pluralistic business and operating healthcare models.  The executive will collaborate with RHO leaders, Risant Health member organizations, community providers and labor partners to scale the Risant Health care delivery strategy across the enterprise. In partnership with the Risant Health CWD Physician Lead, the position will provide a systems view to support the provision of care services and ongoing performance monitoring and intervention across the RHO continuum and will provide enterprise-wide oversight and monitoring of the planning and implementation of continuum and community capacity management and strategic resource planning. Together with the Risant Health CWD Physician Lead, the position deploys measurement systems, operational processes, goals, and investments to optimize the performance of Risant Health member organizations in all Risant Health markets.

Job Responsibilities

• In partnership with the Risant Health CWD Physician Lead, provides strategic direction and drives performance over areas of accountability in partnership with key constituents across RHO and develops and implements the future vision for care delivery across the continuum.
• Standardizes the care delivery structure and evidence-based practices, including community resource capacity to all Risant Health member organizations, to assure effective spread of Care Without Delay (CWD) across the enterprise, ensuring alignment with RHO and KP standards.
• Explores critical issues related to health care delivery for specific populations, including complex needs patients and implements evidence-based care delivery models to address those needs.
• Ensures deployment of enterprise-wide engagement strategies to include communication and change management plans as CWD is deployed to each Risant Health member organization.
• Ensures that all member organizations within RHO are strategically positioned to maintain ongoing federal and State regulatory compliance across the continuum of care.

This position is a hybrid role and will require travel up to 50%. 

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in healthcare administration, business management or related field
• Eight (8) years of executive healthcare management (such as administrator or service line leader) experience with accountabilities in one or more of the following areas: hospital operations, administrative clinical management, post-acute operations, health plan operations
• Five (5) years of operational leadership experience in the healthcare field in a complex delivery system

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a healthcare related field (direct patient care, allied health, healthcare management)
• Five (5) years of management experience in a pluralistic healthcare system (private, for profit, and not for profit) with multiple payors, providers, and models of care, i.e., Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Value Based Care (VBC), Fee for Service (FFS), Preferred Provider (PPO)
• Seven (7) years of management experience of a clinical function in an acute health care delivery system
• Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) Certification
• Five (5) years of management experience of Utilization/Case Management operations in the acute care setting

Benefits: The projected base salary for this position ranges from $300,000 – $350,000 depending on experience and qualifications. This role is also eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including wellness programs, retirement savings, and relocation support as applicable. 

Join us! If you are passionate about improving healthcare through innovative solutions and want to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply. Risant Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

To learn more about Risant Health and its anticipated impact on the healthcare industry, please refer to the following link: https://risanthealth.org/.