Senior Consultant - Healthcare Financial Transformation - Clinical Integrity (Surgical Coding, CDI)

Guidehouse•Chicago, IL

57d•Remote

About The Position

Clinical Integrity Senior Consultants have responsibility for client management, solution implementation and generation of project results. You will own project workstreams and interact with the client daily to ensure engagement success. This includes supporting day-to-day operational meetings with client sponsors and consulting leaders. Senior Consultants are expected to prepare and communicate well-organized, effective reports and presentations to client and internal executives. You will lead, coach and mentor junior consultants and ensure quality deliverables. Managing Consultants own client engagements from cultivation to completion. In this role, you will be accountable for the activities of the project team and support the day-to-day management of the client relationship. You are expected to effectively develop and manage work plans, staffing, deadlines and budgets for multiple complex projects simultaneously. Work products are expected to be high-quality and client-ready. In this visible role, you will lead team meetings, and guide, manage, and coach consultants and senior consultants, providing constructive feedback on project participation and overall career development. Managing Consultants work closely with Directors and Partners to keep them abreast of project progress and important developments. Managing Consultants support practice development. We encourage career development and hiring for the long term. As a Senior Consultant, you will follow a clearly defined career path and continue to deepen your specialized industry knowledge and consulting skills. As you hone your project management skills, leadership abilities and the aptitude for managing multiple workstreams, you will have the opportunity to progress to the Managing Consultant level. As a Managing Consultant, you will follow a clearly defined career path and continue to develop your project management and client relationship skills. As you are ready drive strategic solutions across multiple complex workstreams and become more involved in business development, you will have the opportunity to progress to the Associate Director level.

Requirements

BA/BS Degree or higher in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Clinical Administration, or RN Licensure
HIM or Clinical Documentation Improvement certification through either of the following: AHIMA, AAPC, or ACDIS (e.g., RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CDIP, CCDS)
For Senior Consultant, 5 + years of experience in the role of Clinical Documentation Specialist or Inpatient Coding professional
For Managing Consultant, 5 + years of professional experience in Clinical Documentation and/or Inpatient Coding in the role of Manager, Supervisor, Lead or equivalent)
Strong MS-DRG/APR-DRG coding experience
Strong ICD-10-CM/PCS diagnosis and surgical coding experience
Strong understanding of coding and diagnosis capture for risk adjustment
Strong understanding of leading practice CDI key performance indicators, financial impact, and optimized processes
Ability to clearly convey the value and impact of OP IP CDI executives and hospital leadership
Advanced analytical and data manipulation skills using Excel
Willingness to travel to client sites across the United States up to 50%
Ability to develop and deliver educational presentations to providers and clinicians

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in business or related field
2+ years financial analysis experience in a health-related organization
Experience with diverse range of EMR systems
Technical EMR expertise of the revenue cycle management modules (EMR certification[s] and/or build experience highly desired)
Program design experience
Documentation program development

Responsibilities

Client management, solution implementation and generation of project results.
Own project workstreams and interact with the client daily to ensure engagement success.
Support day-to-day operational meetings with client sponsors and consulting leaders.
Prepare and communicate well-organized, effective reports and presentations to client and internal executives.
Lead, coach and mentor junior consultants and ensure quality deliverables.
Accountable for the activities of the project team and support the day-to-day management of the client relationship.
Effectively develop and manage work plans, staffing, deadlines and budgets for multiple complex projects simultaneously.
Lead team meetings, and guide, manage, and coach consultants and senior consultants, providing constructive feedback on project participation and overall career development.
Work closely with Directors and Partners to keep them abreast of project progress and important developments.
Support practice development.
Follow a clearly defined career path and continue to deepen specialized industry knowledge and consulting skills.
Hone project management skills, leadership abilities and the aptitude for managing multiple workstreams.
Drive strategic solutions across multiple complex workstreams and become more involved in business development.

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend