Manager - Decision Support & Financial Analysis

Shift:

Manage and coordinate activities related to maintaining the Strata decision support system to ensure timely and accurate patient based financial data can be used in decision making by Nebraska Medicine. Ensure these modules within Strata have integrity including: cost accounting, revenue analytics, reporting, episode analytics, patient populations and service line definitions. Provide financial leadership with objective information, analysis and Proforma development for daily operations and strategic purposes. Forecast/monitor financial performance and developing actionable recommendations to address challenges/opportunities. Collaborate with senior leadership to develop long range financial plan to incorporate expected volumes, program changes, and reimbursement/cost changes. Promote widespread use of decision support tool and ensure that leadership/analysts in organization receive education/training. Partner regularly with manager of Budgeting and Cost accounting to create a robust decision support system. Develop, guide, and direct the implementation of new functionality or new applications within the decision support system. Establish relationship with vendor to enhance system functionality.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of four years healthcare finance or decision support systems experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance or accounting required.
• Proven critical thinking, logic and analytical skills for financial and operational improvement through data analysis and interpretation to identify and comprehend opportunities required.
• Expert knowledge and extensive interest in computer based software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook required.
• Proven analytical skills required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to lead others through development of skills and empowerment techniques required.
• Ability to manage monthly projects and develop the organization's annual processes required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior hospital leadership experience preferred.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Intellectual curiosity preferred.
• Expert knowledge in Microsoft Excel, report writing/query skills within a Decision Support System preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of managed care and government payer reimbursement methodologies and medical terminology preferred.