Sr Decision Support Analyst at RWJBarnabas Health – West Orange, New Jersey

Job Title: Sr Decision Support Analyst

Location: SBC Corporation

Department Name: Decision Support

Req #: 0000207332

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $75,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Overview:

The Decision Support Senior Analyst provides financial and operational analysis, to enable management to make informed decisions, identify issues and monitor the strategic initiatives of the Health System,

Utilizing Performance Analytics tools and other analytics applications, this position will develop dashboards and reports to measure and trend key performance metrics and present results in an analytical manner,

Corporate areas supported by this position include, Service Line performance, Strategic Planning initiatives, Compliance, Managed Care Payor performance, Regulatory reporting, Purchasing Contract initiatives, Provider performance and productivity and Revenue capture and resource utilization,

Analyses include:

• Responsible for development of on-going reports to support new corporate initiatives, ensuring standardization of criteria across all entities, efficiency of report design, and complete documentation of process, to facilitate routine updates and cross training to other members of the team
• Development and on-going reporting of Service line performance dashboards, providing Year over Year and trending analyses of volumes, cost per case, contribution margin and complications
• Development of data extracts from DSS data warehouse to support 3rd party specifications, incorporating automation, reconciliation and audit steps and appropriate secure file transfer processes
• Responsible for handling data requests, by reviewing and confirming requested information with requesting party, to ensure appropriate and relevant data is provided, in accordance with security and data governance policies
• Coordinates Survey requests with appropriate leads to ensure timely completion and without duplication of efforts
• Reconciliation of volumes, charges, net revenue and expenses, ensuring accuracy of reports and system data integrity
• Assists with data integrity analyses to ensure accuracy of data within the decision support data warehouse, by auditing results to source system
• In addition, this position will assist with data integrity analyses to ensure accuracy of data within the Analytics database

Requirements:

• Bachelor s degree in Finance/Accounting required
• 5-7 years experience in Healthcare Industry
• Masters degree a plus
• Microsoft Office experience with advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, required
• Proficient with Patient Accounting billing data and clinical terminology, essential to appropriately analyze patient populations and service line performance
• Hospital and Physician billing system knowledge, such as EPIC, a plus
• Experience with Decision Support Analytics tools, or other Business Intelligence tools, a plus
• Must be detail-oriented and demonstrate ability to analyze large amounts of data and present a meaningful format