Data Analyst for Revenue Cycle & Finance

$60,000 - $72,000/Yr

Carepoint, P.C. - Greenwood Village, CO

Full-time - Entry Level

Greenwood Village, CO

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Data Analyst for Revenue Cycle & Finance plays a crucial role in analyzing data to support the financial and operational efficiency of CarePoint Health. This position is essential for driving data-informed decisions that influence the organization's billing, finance, and revenue cycle functions. The analyst will work closely with senior leadership to provide actionable insights that enhance financial performance and optimize cash flow, while also ensuring seamless operations within the revenue cycle team.

Responsibilities

• Creates operational and diagnostic reporting to address workflow bottlenecks and issues.
• Responds to and completes ad hoc requests from senior leadership and senior clinical leaders, ensuring timely and accurate support for strategic initiatives.
• Analyzes data to project financial outcomes, providing forecasts and insights that support decision-making and strategic planning for leadership.
• Performs deep-dive analyses to review flow of patient encounters to our vendor, coding completion on a timely basis, collections per patient, trends in payer behavior, denials management and underpayment appeals.
• Reviews and evaluates reports from third-party vendors to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and accuracy in financial and operational data.
• Reviews expenditure and revenue data for ad hoc reports and presentations.
• Performs monthly audits to ensure appropriate payments are received, payment timeliness, and denial patterns.
• Detects critical issues and provides possible solutions.
• Identifies and elevates necessary problems to leadership.
• Collaborates with the CEO, CFO, and COO on special projects, workflow optimization, and improvement efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in healthcare, data science, finance or business required.
• 0-2 years of experience in data analytics, financial analysis, healthcare revenue cycle management experience preferred.
• Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong work ethic with a commitment to reliability, punctuality, and consistently meeting deadlines in a fast-paced industry.
• Self-starter who can work in an unstructured environment, independently or in collaboration with a team.
• Working knowledge of Excel, PowerBI, and analytical functions preferred.
• Inherent flexibility in demeanor with a positive can-do attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task efficiently and effectively while balancing a large work volume.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work well under pressure.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy in data analysis, reporting, and operational tasks to ensure high-quality outcomes and minimize errors.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written.
• Ability to define problems, collect & analyze data, establish facts to draw valid conclusions, and disseminate significant amounts of information.
• Demonstrates strong business acumen with the ability to understand and align operational data to broader financial and organizational goals.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with healthcare revenue cycle management.
• Familiarity with financial forecasting and strategic planning.