Assistant Vice President, Provider Contracting

Your experience matters 

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ^®.

More about our team 

The Assistant Vice President of Provider Contracting, Medical Group Services is responsible for developing and establishing physician/provider compensation models, facilitating provider agreements through the approval process, and negotiating provider contracts, and interacting with physician/provider recruits.

How you’ll contribute 

An Assistant Vice President who excels in this role:

• Serve as the central coordination point for all physician and provider contract negotiations to ensure consistent application of corporate standards, templates, and approved compensation structures across markets. 

• Manage the provider contracting process ensuring viability, optimal compensation, contract term approvals, contact exception review and documentation, and compliance with FMV tool.

• Monitor and oversee all Provider Related employment terms and agreements for contracted providers including, but not limited to, any/all contract provisions, updates, and revisions ensuring internal policy adherence, consistent application of approved contract language and regulatory compliance with Fair Market Value (FMV) and all other state or federal regulations.

• Assure all provider contracts move through any required approval process timely and efficiently.

• Prepare all required documents and information and lead the discussion on provider contracts provisions and proposed compensation terms through the Term Sheet Approval process and contracting.

• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Compensation teams to ensure all contracts align with approved models and corporate governance. 

Why join us 

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: 

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we’re looking for 

Applicants should possess a bachelor’s degree. 

Additional requirements include:

• 10 years of physician practice management experience or provider contracting experience required

• Experience calculating provider compensation required. 

• Excel skills required. 

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship