Managing Consultant - Revenue Cycle - Healthcare Performance Improvement
Description
- Plan and manage all aspects of small to medium sized client engagements and discreet segments of larger projects. Responsible for leading initiatives that span the Revenue Cycle continuum including Patient Access, HIM/Coding, Charge Capture, Revenue Integrity, Denials/Underpayments Management and Recovery, Patient Financial Services.
- Accountable for operational and financial metric improvements for each engagement, including but not limited to reducing Discharged Not Final Billed (DNFB) and A/R days, driving cash acceleration activity, increasing insurance verification rates, increasing Medicaid eligibility conversions, increasing timely claim submissions, preventing denials and collections inefficiencies, managing vendor relationships, and decreasing bad debt.
- Responsible for creating project charters, workplans, realization schedules, benefit tracking tools, client deliverables/work products, and transition planning documents.
- Delegate assignments to staff, instruct and monitor progress, and review work product for completeness and accuracy.
- Develop analyses and financial models using transactional data and/or financial data.
- Generate client deliverables and make valuable contributions to practice articles and whitepapers.
- Manage client relationships with senior-level client leadership and communicate results and work products.
- Demonstrate creativity and efficient use of relevant software tools, analytical methods and computer models to develop solutions.
- Participate in group practice meetings, contribute to business development initiatives and office functions such as staff training and recruiting.
- Adhere to project budget and hours by prioritizing assignments and responsibilities in order to meet goals and deadlines.
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (e.g., BS, BBA, MBA, MHA, M.A., M.S., etc.) with a preferred focus in Management, Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related discipline.
- Applicable industry certification is preferred (e.g., CRCR, CHFP, CHAM, CRCE-I, CRCE-P, etc.).
- 5+ years of healthcare industry or consulting work experience in Revenue Cycle operations including performance improvement and process re-engineering, revenue management and redesign, and reimbursement and recovery strategies.
- Extensive operational expertise in any of the following Revenue Cycle functions: Patient Access, HIM/Coding, Charge Capture, Revenue Integrity, Denials/Underpayments Management and Recovery, Patient Financial Services.
- Strong project management experience and proven success contributing to assessments and project implementations
- Ability to draft work plans, project budgets, timelines, and deliverables
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively manage team and client relationships
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Ability to succeed in a high-performance and rapid team environment where client expectations are consistently met or exceeded
- Desire and ability to manage processes and other consultants.
- Strong proficiency in MS Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Outlook
- Familiarity with Epic, Cerner, Allscripts, MEDITECH, Athena/IDX desired
- Willing to travel consistently (50% - 75%, depending on project requirements and client expectations)
Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the U.S., without company sponsorship.
About BRG
Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG) is a global consulting firm that helps leading organizations advance in three key areas: disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and strategy and operations. Headquartered in California with over 40 offices around the world, we are an integrated group of experts, industry leaders, academics, data scientists, and professionals working beyond borders and disciplines. BRG strives to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is instinctive, not an initiative. We celebrate and value the diversity of our professionals and are dedicated to maintaining a truly inclusive work environment where all individuals feel respected and valued. We harness our collective expertise to deliver the inspired insights and practical strategies our clients need to stay ahead of what's next.
Berkeley Research Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.
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