Technical Analyst

EMPLOYEE’S NAME: _______________________

EMPLOYEE ID # ______________

FLSA STATUS:EXEMPT

Job Description

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance is to maintain and operate a state-of the-art hospital dedicated to the provision of quality, compassionate and cost-effective patient care while rendering the most advanced professional services to our patients.

VISION:

Our Vision at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance is to become the premiere Hospital of South Texas and leaders in the health care industry, addressing all health care needs of our community while eliminating the need to seek health care services outside of our region.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Technical  Analyst, Revenue Integrity assists with day-to-day activities required in areas of planning, preparation, and delivery of financial, clinical and business analysis for Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. This position maintains the development and support of data extractions for internal and external use and analytics for sound decision-making. The technical analyst   will work to standardize decision support functions, including financial analysis and service line profitability analysis.  The position reviews and ensures the accuracy of analysis, reports and projects related to measuring Doctors Hospital at Renaissance financial and operational performance.

POSITION EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:

       Bachelor Degree (Finance or Accounting Emphasis) - Required

       Comprehensive knowledge of healthcare billing.

       Health Care Experience – Required

       Excellent Customer Service

       Must be able to multi-task, and work with frequent interruptions

       Good written and verbal communication skills are required

       Ability to read, write and speak English

       Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of management

JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE­:

       Communicates clearly and concisely; and is able to work effectively with other employees, patients and external parties

       Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, be able to type at least 35 WPM, and good working knowledge of Excel is required.

       Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Sql and/or Oracle Sql

       Requires reasoning ability, good independent judgment and working with frequent interruptions.

       High level problem-solving skills, verbal and written communication skills, project management, consensus building, problem resolution, and quantitative analysis.

       Extensive knowledge of MS SQL and/or Visual Basic, Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint software applications,  )

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

       Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others.  Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices

       Provide direction and oversight for data collection and analysis, data validation and report preparation to facilitate and support financial analyses.

       Lead the development of solutions to maximize data appropriateness, consistency and timeliness, and minimizes burden of data collection and analysis.

       Support the Revenue Cycle by developing, updating and maintaining reimbursement models.

       Work with Finance and Reimbursement staff on an ongoing basis to validate and improve these models

       Evaluate, recommend and maintain systems that support financial analysis and decision support functions

       Coordinate the resolution of operational and technical issues and problems regarding financial and decision support systems with the Information Systems department and vendor support groups as required.

       Analyzes complex financial data and extracts and defines relevant information; interprets data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or to project a financial probability. Other duties and special projects as needed.

LINES OF RESPONSIBILITES:

Chief Revenue Officer, Director of Revenue Integrity

CUSTOMER SERIVCE: 

Performs other duties as assigned and provides excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E. program which outlines the Customer Service Principles including: First Impressions, Communication, Hospitality, Teamwork, Professionalism, Service Recovery and the Golden Rule. All employees are expected to practice theses principles at all times.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA): 

A.Essential Duties:Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position: 

B.Working Conditions:  The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.  The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents. 

C.Occupational Exposure:This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids).  Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.    

D.Aptitudes:HIGH123456LOW

Intelligence:  General learning ability:  The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles.  Ability to reason and make judgments. 4

Verbal:Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively.  To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly.              4

Numerical:Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.   4

Spatial:Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects.  Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms.  3

Form Perception:Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines.   4

Clerical Perception:Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 4

Motor Coordination:  Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly.               4

Finger Dexterity:Ability to move hands easily and skillfully.  To work with fingers in placing and turning motions.              4

Manual Dexterity:Ability to move hands easily and skillfully.  To work with hands in placing and turning motions.              3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination:Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli.              3

Color Discrimination:Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color.  To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately.              3

I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.

Employee Signature:________________________________Date:____________________