Promotional Only-Hospital Decision Support Analyst

This is a Promotional Only recruitment open only to current regular Monterey County employees. PRIORITY SCREENING DATE: Monday, October 05, 2026 at 11:59pm. Application materials will be reviewed in a continuous basis until position is filled. Please allow up to (2) two weeks for processing of application materials. (Postmarks and faxes not accepted.) The eligible list established by this recruitment will be used to fill current and future permanent or temporary vacancies as they arise. Exam#26/14C36/09SS, Natividad is currently seeking to fill one (1) permanent full-time Hospital Decision Support Analyst., * Develops and maintains productivity and service-level reports, such as Non-Physician Productivity Reports, financial reports, operational reports, Service Level Reports, and Ad Hoc Reports

• Works effectively with related hospital management in the development and maintenance of reports related to Clinical Services, Operations/Support Services, Finance/ Accounting, and Information Systems
• Analyzes reports as produced and provides Executive Management with written and verbal reports on pertinent variances/trends, providing recommendations for process improvements
• Maintains and manages hospital cost accounting system
• Meets with hospital management to design and develop analytical reports that assist them with their strategic or operational decision making process
• Assists in determining appropriate productivity goals for new departments, and updates goals as necessary to existing departments
• Identifies opportunities to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness, including faster, easier, more efficient ways to gather, analyze, and report data; implements operational improvement programs for clinical and support departments
• Creates and prepares data extracts for hospital reporting agencies
• Develops and maintains database applications to assist related departments in developing solutions for improve productivity and financial accountability; maintains data integrity through the development and implementation of strategies for improving database and query performance
• Creates database queries, templates, filters, and reports to fit individual user needs
• Implements modeling techniques for trend analysis and performance analysis; develops other data collection tools, analyzes data, and provides input in the making of operational decisions as required
• Other duties as assigned

Thorough Knowledge:

• Automated systems related to Patient Financial Services, Clinical Services, Operations and Support Services of an acute care hospital. (i.e., Meditech)
• Principles of mathematical, Boolean, and statistical analysis
• Principles and techniques of computer programming, code development, report writing software, and structure query language (SQL)
• Research techniques, data compilation and analysis, and report writing

Working Knowledge of:

• Fundamentals of hospital organization, management and administration
• Standards, regulations, state and federal laws applicable to hospital administration and payroll administration
• General financial principles and procedures pertaining to budget development, monitoring and justification
• Internal and external operations, functions and resources related to clinical services, finance, public domain databases, operations, and support services of an acute care hospital
• Principles and practices of medical staff interaction and organization in an acute care facility

Some Knowledge:

• Principles and practices of personnel management, including planning and organizing work, delegating authority, motivating subordinates, appraising performance and administering discipline

Skill and Ability to:

• Take initiative and pro-actively seek creative solutions
• Effectively deal with multiple, complex situations; effectively prioritize and organize a varied workload
• Adapt to a varied routine of office work
• Communicate effectively with all internal and external representatives; establish effective relationships with those contacted during the course of work
• Conduct comprehensive and in-depth research
• Analyze and interpret a wide variety of complex data and information
• Prepare and present clear and concise written and oral reports

• Identify issues, options and projected outcomes and make recommendations, Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics, or other related field Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience in the Finance Department and/or Operations/Support Division of an acute care hospital, * Natividad requires that all incumbents pass a pre-employment physical/medical assessment.

• Natividad will conduct a thorough background and reference check process which includes a Department of Justice fingerprint check.
• Employees who drive on County business to carry out job related duties must possess a valid Driver License for the class vehicle driven or have the ability to provide suitable transportation that is approved by the appointing authority.
• Employees must have and show their original Social Security Card and a valid Driver License or State ID prior to the first day of work (Social Security Card is required for payroll purposes only).
• Incumbents may be required to work all shifts, including irregular hours, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Incumbents may be required to work with potentially hazardous and infectious substances., QUALIFICATIONS ASSESSMENT: To further assess applicants’ possession of required qualifications, this process may include an oral examination, pre-exam exercise, performance exam, or physical ability exam.