Patient Access Center Data Analyst I - Kelsey Seybold Clinic

Requisition Number: 2390349
Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation's leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Patient Access Center (PAC) Analytics team exists to monitor and improve patient scheduling and access across Kelsey-Seybold.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Primary Responsibilities:
The PAC Data Analyst provides actionable insights through analysis of scheduling patterns, service levels, patient utilization, and financial modeling-including utilization metrics, payer mix, and reimbursement structures-to identify access gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement. Along with historical analysis to inform future performance, insights, and guidance. This role requires experience in the healthcare industry with a solid understanding of provider scheduling, appointment workflows, visit types, and patient access metrics, enabling the analyst to create accurate reports, dashboards, and analyses that support leadership decision-making. The Analyst also partners with clinical, operational, and business teams to enhance patient experience, optimize capacity management, evaluate campaign effectiveness, and drive initiatives that improve access and overall operational performance.
The Data Analyst I provides patient access data, reporting and other actionable information to the PAC Management Team and other departments regarding the business units, process, products and/or service lines as directed by the manager. Responsibilities related to this position include:

• * Creating/producing access reports, analysis required to understand the key drivers of the relevant business unit or service line
• * Helping to develop the systems and processes that are the foundation for reporting and analysis

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 Qualification:

• Experience in data analysis, decision support, medical economics, healthcare informatics, or managed healthcare or equivalent combination of education and experience to demonstrate ability to succeed in healthcare analytics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the healthcare industry with understanding of data in healthcare organizations (including provider scheduling, appointment workflows, visit types, patient access metrics, and an understanding of financial modeling within healthcare operations such as utilization metrics, payer mix, and reimbursement structures)
• Experience writing, debugging and documenting complex queries against relational databases
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and report on business units, products or service lines
• Demonstrated analytical/modeling skills with ability to convert raw data into actionable business insights

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $60,200 - $107,400 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
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.
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