Business Analytics Consultant

1. Analyze strategic alignment of proposed projects to the organization’s strategic objectives and goals.
2. Works directly with service line leaders in planning, managing, and improving service lines both financially and based on other scorecard expectations.
3. Conducts analysis of moderate to high complexity information to assure key stakeholders are provided with actionable, accurate, and high integrity data. Performs financial analysis, modeling, and reporting related to project/business proposals.
4. Present and explain information and data in an understandable and purposeful manner.
5. Analyze data to identify trends and patterns, along with ability to integrate and relate data from disparate sources including financial, billing, and operational systems.
6. Works in conjunction with data management team for statistical gathering, reporting and compilation of benchmarking information including market share data.
7. Build business models and analyses that incorporate the complete healthcare delivery process. Effectively collaborates with entire organization to conduct analysis and communicate findings and value-added information to the stakeholders at all levels in the organization.
8. Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of accounting and finance activities and demonstrates the willingness and ability to learn healthcare service line specific operations, ensuring applicable and effective analysis is performed.
9. Develops and maintains service line reports in alignment with strategic initiatives and orchestrates the process for routine distribution. Maintains data integrity process to ensure all data received, retrieved, and processed is validated prior to distribution.
10. Works with team to develop departmental level, entity level, and system-wide operating and capital budgets.
11. Prepares and monitors annual key department operating and capital budgets/forecasts.
12. Performs variance analysis of budget to actual monthly reports. Assists with analysis of expenses and economic reviews of both labor and supply expense reduction efforts.
13. Assist with development and maintenance of cost accounting method over time. In conjunction with routine reporting incorporates cost accounting analysis to supplement the strategic decision-making process where appropriate.
14. Identifies and implements process improvement strategies to produce reports, gather information, and meet organizational needs effectively and efficiently.
15. Integrates with both service line and finance teams to insure seamless and efficient communications and decision making.

16. Performs all other duties as assigned., * Performs work in a manner that is quality focused. * Treats patients, co-workers, visitors and volunteers with courtesy, compassion, empathy, and respect. * Results oriented and focused on achievement of objectives. * Acknowledges and responds to the diversity of people and the situation. * Encourages peers (others) to be owners of change. * Always makes the effort to anticipate and exceed customer needs and expectations. * Possesses the ability to engage others with patience and understanding. * Acts in a manner that creates positive first and lasting impressions. * Demonstrates the ability to own issues until they are resolved.

17. Patient Centered Care (patients/families, physicians, co-workers, all other internal/external customers) * Introduces self and role…connects with everyone. * Communicates effectively (i.e., advising others of actions, pertinent information, time durations, etc.) and asks for feedback. * Asks for and anticipates needs and concerns of others. * Maintains a positive work environment for staff and a healing environment for patients (i.e., safe, clean, quiet, etc.) * Maintains the dignity and privacy of each person; manages confidential/sensitive information appropriately. * Responds to requests in an appropriate and timely manner. * Exits patient/customer encounters courteously, asking if there are additional needs that can be addressed.

18. Promotes Patient and Employee Safety * Demonstrates safe Patient Handling (i.e. transfers, transport, care administration, nutrition, medication, etc.) * Demonstrates safe Materials Handling (i.e. appropriate use and disposal of chemicals, infectious wastes, etc.) * Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of Infectious Disease precautions and use of proper protective equipment * Demonstrates Slips/Trips and Falls Awareness. * Actively contributes to maintaining a safe, clean and quiet environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Works in an office environment.
2. Regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
3. Vision aptitude required: up close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
4. Answers phones, uses a personal computer, scanner, copier, and fax, which require finger dexterity.
5. May occasionally bend, reach, push, pull, stoop kneel, crouch or crawl.
6. Employee may be required to travel to other departments/floors or travel to other locations.

This description reflects in general terms the type and level of work performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive, nor portray the specific duties of any one incumbent.

1. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Healthcare administration, Engineering, or other related field In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an equivalent of certification(s) approved as applicable to the job role.
2. Three (3) years’ experience in business administration, healthcare administrative, or related field.
3. Experience in data analysis and visualization methods.
4. Experience in developing operating and capital budgets at a departmental and system level.
5. Must be analytical, resourceful, and an excellent communicator who’s able to tell the story from data to decision to all audiences.
6. Knowledge of data mining methods and systems and analysis tools.
7. Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills with ability to read, categorize, comprehend and calculate information.
8. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
9. Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills to effectively create analysis and presentations.
10. Ability to independently prioritize and focus on multiple tasks concurrently.
11. Must be detail oriented and complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy. PATIENT CENTERED CARE & BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS