Decision Support Analyst, System Rankings

About the Role

Serves as a Decision Support subject matter expert in Finance, Operations, Revenue Cycle, Quality, Ancillary Services (Lab, Pharmacy, Radiology, Transfers, etc.), Market (e.g., adult vs. pediatrics), and/or Service Line Group. Takes on a broad range of complex descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analyses across service lines, corporate, hospitals, support services, ancillary services, and business units.

Responsibilities

• Performs exploratory data analysis to understand the structure and content of data sources for enterprise-level data (thousands to millions of rows of data).
• Learns contextual elements (workflows, operational definitions, patient experience) to better understand the meaning of the data.
• Uses a variety of reporting, analytical, visualization, and dashboarding tools to explore data and visualize insights (e.g., Excel, Tableau, software-specific reports).
• Creates joins between multiple data sources to produce new data sources and enriched subsets of data for case-specific projects or deep insights.
• Performs two-way reconciliation to established sources of truth.
• May serve as a point of contact for technical assistance.
• Uses “manage up” or SBAR communication to convey complex problems in a simple way to accelerate conceptual onboarding and decision-making.
• Summarizes findings and presents them to all levels of leadership.
• Assists in center of excellence initiatives including documentation, data governance, data literacy, “at-the-elbow” technical assistance, proactive data improvement initiatives, and other short/long-term initiatives.
• Assists decision support administration in the identification, planning, and development of data literacy initiatives, content, training, and presentations.
• Stays up to date on industry best practices and trends and presents these to the team as a means of guidance and support.
• Adheres to all policies and procedures around compliance, protected health information (PHI), and HIPAA.

Requirements

• 3 years of decision support, financial analysis, operational analysis, or related healthcare experience.
• Track record of successful execution and on-time delivery.
• Proficiency in Tableau, Power BI, VBA, SQL, R, Python, or other related coding languages.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree
• Preferred: Master’s Degree

Licenses and Certifications

• Required: Developer-level certification in data visualization software such as Tableau, Power BI, QlikView, etc.
• Preferred: Certification in Tableau.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of data processes and ability to apply them in a hospital business setting.
• Solid problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Solid understanding of general accounting/financial practices.
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of initiative, attention to detail, follow-through, and ability to complete tasks efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills coupled with strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly developed PC skills and functionality in standard desktop software (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Experience with Hospital Decision Support-related applications.
• Experience with report-writing tools.
• Project Management experience.

Schedule

Days (United States of America)

Benefits

LCMC Health fosters a community-driven culture celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion, and a "come on in" attitude. The organization emphasizes delivering healthcare with heart, bringing a unique and compassionate approach to work, and valuing individuality.