Clinical Post Acute Care (PAC) SME

Job Description

Job Description

Role: Clinical Post Acute Care (PAC) SME
Duration: 5 months
Experience : 5+ years
Travel to Wisconsin 50%

Job Description: The PAC Manager will serve as a contract Post-Acute Care subject matter expert within Optums Inpatient Case Management and Clinical Variation solution, supporting strategic client partnerships through the design, implementation, and optimization of Post-Acute Care programs.

• This role is focused on providing hands-on advisory leadership, bringing deep operational expertise to help clients improve care delivery and post-acute performance.
• The successful consultant will thrive in fast-paced client environments, collaborate effectively with cross-functional Optum and client teams, and engage confidently with senior leaders, providers, and operational stakeholders to drive measurable outcomes.
• In this role, the PAC Manager will provide program and engagement management support, guiding Optum and client teams through targeted initiatives to improve care efficiency, post-acute utilization, and health system financial sustainability.
• As a client-facing consultant, this individual will ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across Optum business units, align solutions to client priorities, and support the successful execution of defined project objectives over the course of the engagement.

Required skills:
5+ years of experience in healthcare consulting and/or management consulting and/or hospital operations and/or project management
Proficient with MS Excel and PowerPoint for creating presentations
Demonstrated planning, organization, analytical and problem-solving skills
Proven self-guided, motivated, and able to simultaneously manage multiple activities with little direction
Proven solid strategic thinking and business acumen with the ability to align clinical strategies and recommendations with business objectives
Proven solid presentation, written and verbal communication skills, including communicating with senior leadership
Proven track record of working collaboratively with internal business partners and stakeholders across a large matrixed organization
Proven ability to develop relationships with clinicians and business leadership
Proven adaptable and flexible style; able to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous situations
Ability to travel regionally up to 50-80%

Desired skillset:
Licensed Nursing Home Administrator certification preferred
Self-guided, motivated and able to simultaneously manage multiple activities with little direction in a fast-paced environment
Experience building project/program deliverables with ability to manage 3+ workstreams across complex internal and external stakeholders
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior leaders
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and mentor team members
Proven track record of working collaboratively with internal business partners and stakeholders across a large matrixed organization
Ability to develop, build and maintain relationships with clinicians and business leadership
Experience with project turnaround/remediation and change management methodology
Experience in clinical transformation implementation resulting in significant recurring financial benefit

This is a remote position.