Business Analyst II - Analytics, Southwestern Health Resources, SWHR

Company: Southwestern Health Resources
Location: Dallas
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Business Analyst II Analytics Department Sign-on Bonus: 5% Base Rate (for eligible external candidates) Southwestern Health Resources, a national leader in population health, is looking for a qualified -Business Analyst II to join our Analytics team. If you're looking for a rewarding career at a patient-centered organization with work-life balance and comprehensive benefits, we want to hear from you. Position Highlights Work location: - Southwestern Health Resources Headquarters, 1601/1603 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Farmers Branch, TX 75234. Work environment: - -Analytics Department. Please note: -The -Business Analyst II will be an employee of Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR). - -SWHR is a clinically integrated network formed by Texas Health Resources (THR) and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW). - Work hours: -

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Monday - Friday, Day shift.
• This is a Hybrid position, requiring onsite workdays during the week, based on department business needs.
• May require in-person attendance as needed, to department meetings, trainings and/or other department authorized activities, at the above-mentioned address or other locations as directed by the department management. Sign-on Bonus: 5% of base rate for eligible external candidates upon hire, with a one-year retention agreement. Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR) -is -a patient-centered clinically integrated network of 29 hospital locations and more than 5,500 -physicians and other clinicians. Formed by -Texas Health Resources and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, two of the region's leading healthcare systems, SWHR -delivers nationally preeminent, highest-quality care in 16 counties across North Texas. The SWHR Network includes physicians from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources, as well as more than 2500 independent community Primary and Specialty Care Physicians. In partnership, our team implements physician-driven, value-based care strategies to coordinate care for more than 700,000 patients, across 16 counties in North Texas, resulting in lower costs and high-quality care. - In 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual financial and quality results. - Based on the report, SWHR is one of the nation's leading Next Generation Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), having saved nearly $120 million since joining the program in 2017. - SWHR is the parent organization of Care N' Care Insurance Co., a leading regional Medicare Advantage health plan organization that serves approximately 17,000 patients in North Texas. Education
  • Require Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Health Care Informatics, or related field. Experience
    • Require 5 years of experience in Data Analysis.
    • Prefer 2 years' experience in Healthcare Business Intelligence using SQL and SSRS as the report tool.
    • Require working knowledge of MS Office Applications.
    • Prefer working knowledge of Process Improvement Methods, Statistical Process Control Techniques and Database Applications. -
    • Prefer familiarity with Data Warehouse, Healthcare Claims Data. Skills & Abilities
      • Familiarity with health care claims data is a must.
      • Experience in documenting business and technical requirements for healthcare quality and financial reporting.
      • Skills and knowledge in performing data analysis to troubleshoot data quality issues.
      • Strong follow-through skills.
      • Must be able to apply initiative in carrying out assigned tasks.
      • Must also have strong analytic and problem-solving skills as well as strong time-management skills.
      • Must also have excellent verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
      • Knowledge of health care business processes and terminology is preferred.
      • Strong skills in data warehousing process design and development using the SSIS data warehousing tool suite
      • Knowledge of data warehousing methodologies and best practices.
      • Effective interpersonal relations skills, ability to effectively collaborate with others and work as part of a team.
      • Ability to initiate and follow through on assignments.
      • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
      • Ability to work independently, research and resolve questions and problems. Position Responsibilities The Business Intelligence Business Analyst II will coordinate and actively contribute to the business intelligence projects throughout the development life cycle from initial requirement analysis/documentation, prototyping, design, and development all the way through to implementation, Quality Assurance and user acceptance. BI Business Analyst II will serve as a liaison between your team and other technical and functional teams to document requirements develop and deliver analytical outputs. You would need to have strong quantitative analytical skills, with a balanced interest in data manipulation and business. Position Functions
        • Develop, maintain, and standardize reports and processes through the use of scripts, stored procedures and packages.
        • Use systems and templates to document technical specs detailing the methodology, procedures, outcomes, and observations as part of the data processing and analytical steps in the projects.
        • Meet with functional teams to help them frame their business requirements.
        • Assess complexity of tasks and projects and develop timeline and scope documents.
        • Provide stakeholders with regular written status updates on the progress of analytical requests using the available tools.
        • Evaluate healthcare clinical and financial data for trends, utilization, outliers and organizational standards.
        • Define and implement performance metrics as part of outcome measurement to address clinical and financial concerns.
        • Direct in-depth analysis of clinical and financial outcomes in order to evaluate and develop process improvement initiatives.
        • Perform the appropriate data analysis to validate the technical requirements.
        • Plan and implement steps required for data quality assurance.
        • Manage user acceptance testing. Why Southwestern Health Resources - As a Southwestern Health Resources employee, you'll enjoy, comprehensive benefits, including a 401(k) with match; paid time off; competitive health insurance choices; healthcare and dependent care spending account options; wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy; tuition reimbursement; a student loan repayment program; and more. Additional perks of being an SWHR employee:
          • Gain a sense of accomplishment by contributing to a teamwork environment.
          • Positively impact patients' quality of life.
          • Receive excellent mentorship, comprehensive training and dedicated clinical and administrative leadership resources.
          • Enjoy opportunities for growth. Explore -Southwestern Health Resources Careers -for more information and to search all career opportunities. Our Recruitment team invites you to contact us with any questions at - Additional Information
            • Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
            • Shift: Day Job
            • Schedule: Full-time

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