Revenue Cycle Improvement Consultant – Remote

Opportunities at Optum, in strategic partnership with Allina Health. As an Optum employee, you will provide support to the Allina Health account. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

The Revenue Cycle Improvement Consultant serves as an internal consultant to identify, plan, lead, and implement revenue cycle improvement opportunities for Allina Health. The Consultant works closely with Revenue Cycle Management, Finance, Information Technology, Clinical Operations, and other leaders to advance operational efficiency and revenue cycle improvement.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• People, Process, and Technology Improvement:
  • Evaluates complex data to identify and develop recommendations for governance committee review and prioritization aimed at increasing revenues, decreasing costs, accelerating cash flow, and
  • improving operational workflow efficiencies
  • Consults with the leadership to present findings to various governance committees
  • Identifies, plans, leads, and implements revenue cycle improvement opportunities
• Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Review:
  • Reviews and interprets KPIs and blend industry insights and thought leadership to guide discussions on revenue cycle opportunities
  • Consults with customers and junior revenue cycle business partner (RCBP) team members to research root cause and identify appropriate next steps
• Escalation, Mentorship, and Program Management:
  • Partners with junior RCBP team members to understand people, process, and technology barriers and build appropriate mitigation strategy
  • Serves as a mentor and coach to other RCBP team members to develop their skills and abilities
  • Assists in the coordination and distribution of work assignments and priorities
• Other duties as assigned

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience with Health Care Revenue Cycle operations
• 2+ years of proven experience with EPIC
• Proven experience using Excel at an intermediate level or higher (i.e., VLOOKUPS, Pivot Tables, charts, graphs, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification/proficiency with electronic health record (EHR) systems
• Certified Project Management Professional – Project Management Institute (PMI) – (Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associated in Project Management (CAPM) acceptable)
• LEAN or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt, Black Belt, etc.)
• Consulting experience

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy 

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.