Decision Support Analyst (Hybrid)

Description

Take on a high-visibility role in a world-class health organization. Help ensure the consistent delivery of the highest quality of care within California's #1 hospital. Take your professional expertise to the next level. UCan do all this and more at UCLA Health.

As a technical leader and subject matter expert, you will analyze complex problems using patient-level financial and clinical data to support strategic hospital decision-making. This will involve defining and executing a wide variety of analytical projects as you anticipate client needs; establish project scope; identify data sources; translate data into deliverables; and formulate business strategies. This position requires you to maintain a high degree of knowledge in healthcare, finance, and operations, including staying current on evolving industry trends. You will:

• Interface with executive and physician leadership

• Audit multiple systems and data for reasonableness and investigate variances

• Collaborate with professional and technical teams to pinpoint issues, achieve objectives and improve performance

• Benchmark business operations relative to established best practices and internal business objectives

• Apply innovative problem-solving in a dynamic and complex environment

Salary Range: $92,600 - $202,200/annually

Note: This posted position is 1 of 2 positions available for hire. All applicants will apply through this requisition and if selected will be hired into one of the available positions.

Qualifications

We're seeking a self-motivated, creative, goal-driven professional with:

• Related Bachelor's degree, required

• MBA or MPH preferred

• Five or more years of experience in hospital or medical group financial analysis

• Advanced Knowledge in Microsoft Excel and Tableau, highly desired

• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office

• Ability to employ SAS, Visual Basic, SQL, Visio and Publisher a plus

• Knowledge of hospital decision support and EMR systems, EPSi and Epic preferred

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work autonomously

• Ability to translate clinical needs into financial terms and explain results to a non-financial audience

• Understanding of healthcare coding systems (e.g., ICD-10-CM/PCS, UB-04, HCPCS, MS DRG, CPT, etc.)

• Familiarity with commercial HMO/PPO, Medicare, and Medi-Cal reimbursement mechanisms to hospitals and physicians

• Ability to anticipate and respond to rapid changes and industry shifts

• Strong commitment to high-quality deliverables

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four

award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty

practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro

Los Angeles as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine. Through the efforts

of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles' trusted provider of

exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you're looking to experience

greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, UCan at UCLA Health.

UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person's unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.