The Managed Care Regional Director will be responsible for evaluating, negotiating, credentialing, and securing financially and administratively favorable managed care contracts with new and existing health plans/managed care organizations. Leads the implementation of managed care contracts and develops and maintains systems to effectively disseminate contract information for the assigned region. Manages the tracking, approval, administration, and post-implementation process of all managed care contracts throughout contract life cycle. Achieve and maintain a full understanding of Medicaid and or Medicare pricing reimbursement and structure for both payers and providers. Responsible for all aspects of managed care and direct revenue contract management including analysis interpretation, implementation, maintenance of the contract’s performance, and payer relations. Responsible for coordination and communication between managed care and other interested party departments and leadership. Responsible for developing new and existing relationships with medical and pharmacy plans to ensure competitive reimbursement rates and contract language attainable through the revenue cycle operations. Oversight of payer credentialing. Will assist with various payer prior authorization, eligibility, protocol, referrals, enrollment, billing issues, and education that relate to contracting. Communicates with respective payers related to trends and compliance with contract parameters. Consistently represents the company in a professional manner. Maintain effective working relationships and cooperate with all personnel in the Company. Adheres to the Company’s compliance requirements as stated in the policy and procedure manual and all other related policies. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.