Strategic Data Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary analytics resource for Coding Leadership.

• Convert coding, revenue cycle, operational, and financial data into actionable insights.

• Create, maintain, and enhance dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, routine reports, and ad hoc analyses.

• Evaluate productivity, quality, accounts receivable, budgets, vendor performance, workflow outcomes, coding, and revenue cycle data.

• Detect trends, risks, variances, and areas for improvement.

• Offer actionable recommendations to leadership and operational teams.

• Transform analytical findings into reports, presentations, and visualizations.

• Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to address issues and fulfill reporting requirements.

• Utilize Epic, computer-assisted coding technology, Power BI, Microsoft applications, and reporting tools.

• Assess system functionality and validate business requirements.

• Oversee user acceptance testing and post-implementation validation.

• Enhance operational performance.

• Document workflows, assist with upgrades and troubleshooting, and manage IS ticket documentation and status reporting.

• Act as a subject matter expert for Epic and CAC workflows.

• Lead and support reporting, technology, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Implement project management principles, enhance data integrity, document requirements and decisions, and streamline workflows.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Associate’s degree in health information management, Health Informatics, or a related field; or equivalent education and relevant experience.

• 3 years of experience in data analytics.

• Familiarity with Key Performance Indicators management.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel functions.

• Experience with Epic and computer-assisted coding technology.

• Epic reporting certification required at hire or within six months.

• Membership in AHIMA or AAPC.

• Preferred experience in acute care revenue cycle.

• Preferred project management experience.

• Preferred background in healthcare coding analytics.

• Experience with EPIC Cogito, Reporting Workbench, Slicer Dicer, or relevant Epic reporting is preferred.

• Preferred skills in dashboard development and data visualization.

• Preferred experience in budget, productivity, and quality analysis.

• Bachelor’s degree in health information management, Health Informatics, or a related field; or equivalent education and relevant experience is preferred.

• RHIA coding credential is preferred.

• For inpatient addendum: expertise in inpatient coding principles and regulatory requirements, including ICD-10-CM, PCS coding, and official coding guidelines.

• For inpatient addendum: expertise in denials, including DRG downgrades and writing appeal letters.

• For inpatient addendum: RHIT or CCS credential.

• For inpatient addendum: 3 years of inpatient coding experience.

• For inpatient addendum: experience in reviewing and writing appeal letters for payer denials and DRG downgrades.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Loan forgiveness.

• 401(k) matching.

• Lifecycle benefits.

• Resources for physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

• Protection against unexpected life events.