Senior Consulting Associate Job in Oakland, California US
Senior Consulting Associate
This position manages mid-size consulting engagements or moderately complex projects /engagements including projects within a facility or functional area up to multi-functional / cross-regional work-streams within a nationally driven initiative. Essential Functions: - Manages project scope - Works w/ the project team to put appropriate processes in place to timely ensure and complete project deliverables - Leads team to achieve project deliverables goals - Develops risk management plans creates risk mitigation strategies - Facilitates process design or re-design engagements using appropriate process methodologies, tools techniques - Conducts background research, performs analysis, develops input for strategic planning in collaboration w/ engagement teams - Leads client teams through problem discovery root cause analysis - Facilitates cross-functional problem solving using appropriate best practice processes techniques - Facilitates meetings /or conference calls to seek understanding agreement using specific techniques - Follows a solution development process - Ensures the alignment of requirements solution alternatives w/ client objectives - Develops business cases - Presents summaries of analysis research to sponsors clients Secondary Functions: Identifies approaches for optimizing the HIM operations through the use of technology. Works closely with the Regional HIM organization to identify key organizational priorities and shapes overall strategic and project direction for responding to the HIM operational strategic needs. Prioritizes work in alignment with organizational objectives and goals. Promotes a work environment that fosters cooperation, teamwork, and continual learning. Frames decisions for business partners and provides information for strategic and operational decisions. Ability to communicate information for strategic and operational decisions. Ability to communicate information effectively, translating HIM operational and data requirements into potential system modification or new solutions. Coordinates working relationship with KPHC and other technology teams to use user requirements to drive systems initiatives and projects. Clearly communicates business/end user requirements into data and performance metrics requirements to assist the report developers in creating useable accurate reports, dashboards and other analytical tools. Leads efforts to collaborate with end users, program office and others to create benchmarking studies, operational analysis of Revenue Cycle initiatives and cost benefit analysis of Revenue Cycle initiatives. Analyzes trends and interprets affect on future financial performance. Recommends data, metrics, and other reporting modifications for the purpose of responding to the changing operating environment of customers. Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - 2 to 4 years of analytical /or consulting experience preferably in health care services or Master's degree in lieu of 2 years of work experience - Health care experience preferred - Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field - Master's degree preferred - Specific expertise required as specified - Ability to conduct interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis - Advanced computer skills knowledge of data systems - Effective consulting project management skills Preferred Qualifications: - Previous EPIC/KPHC or othe systems experience. - Previous revenue cycle/hospital and medical office billing experience. - Previous HIM medical records operational or coding experience.