VNS Health · 16 hours ago
Data Associate
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$77K/yr - $96K/yr
2+ years expVNS Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. They are seeking a Data Associate to compile, analyze, and report on member and product data to support strategic business decisions and ensure effective information is supplied to customers while meeting regulatory requirements.
CharityHealth CareHome Health CareNon Profit
Responsibilities
Designs queries, collects raw data from disparate sources and database systems, and provides analysis to identify operational trends in efficiency, turnaround times, utilization patterns, productivity, etc. as well as develops analytical plans aimed at improving specific performance indicators, raising member retention rate, reducing hospitalizations, and tracking utilization trends
Gathers requirements from stakeholder units, performs systems analysis and solution design, tests new or enhanced systems and workflows, and develops support documentation to meet new operational needs
Produces reporting, dashboards, claims data visualizations and provider data
Performs root cause analysis to identify gaps in current workflows; meets with department leadership to solicit cooperation, establish priorities, and resolve problems. Provides business owners with analytical support for resolution of data management and business problems
Uses mathematical and analytical methods to assess efficiency of health plan processes; investigates workflow, data management and other operational issues; identifies and solves problems; and makes recommendations for new systems or related procedures
Develops a strong understanding of how clinical operational workflows, care management workflows, and business process changes map to data stored within database systems and ensures that this knowledge is disseminated to team members and other data consumers
Participates in defining the scope of projects, developing project plans, and ensuring momentum of projects toward stated goals. Tracks and monitors project work plans, including objectives, tasks, and time frames, to ensure deliverables are completed on time. Identifies and responds to changing project circumstances and communicates issues to project leadership
Promotes efforts to improve access to information and the ability of business staff at all levels to use data to generate change and improvements. Utilizes the most effective technology to distribute findings and disseminate information
Ensures presentation of metrics and data is consistently defined, formatted, and labeled across end-user deliverables and reports
Works with the business leads to make process enhancements that allow for appropriate data capture and defines the requirements for the business intelligence and analytics teams to build dashboards for oversight and monitoring
Coordinates and performs data quality exploration and validation on new data sources
Assists various health plan operational areas to develop reports that increase visibility into operations and facilitate process improvement
Keeps abreast of developments in Medicare and Medicaid payment models, value-based payment models, and relevant industry quality, process, and performance metrics
Assists department management with database and department reports. Conducts operations review and analysis of processes and procedures, issues report of findings, and implements approved changes as required
Assists department management with the preparation of correspondence, data and drafting materials for presentations, reports, publications, etc. Inputs, retrieves, compiles and formats information/data and prepares/develops and maintains statistical reports, using appropriate word processing software, and spreadsheet software, as necessary
Facilitates the gathering and documentation of data, identifies missing information and follows-up with appropriate sources to get this information
Develops and implements manual and automated systems, as necessary, to assure efficiency of operations
Assists various clinical and non-clinical operational areas to develop reports that increase visibility into operations and facilitate process improvement
Keeps abreast of developments in Population health, value-based payment models, and relevant industry quality, process, and performance metrics
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, statistics, epidemiology, mathematics, computer science or social sciences, or related field of study required
Minimum of two years of progressive work experience in data analysis required
Experience in health care and clinical data analysis required
Experience with large data sets and/or the analysis of member/patient-level healthcare data required
Experience with data extraction and manipulation required
Intermediate to advanced level of proficiency with data modeling and analytics required
Proficiency with MS Excel functions, including macros, pivot tables, filtering and formatting required
Strong data application, informatics and analytical skills required
Knowledge of relational databases and programming experience in SQL required
Experience in health care, health care claims data, health care provider data, and clinical data analyses required
Experience with statistical software (R, SAS, Python) and business intelligence applications (Microstrategy, Tableau, R-Shiny) required
Preferred
Master's Degree in related field preferred
Knowledge of home care, community-based service delivery, and Medicare/Medicaid payment policy preferred
Benefits
Referral bonus opportunities
Generous paid time off (PTO), starting at 30 days of paid time off and 9 company holidays
Health insurance plan for you and your loved ones, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability
Employer-matched retirement saving funds
Personal and financial wellness programs
Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
Generous tuition reimbursement for qualifying degrees
Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
Internal mobility, generous tuition reimbursement, CEU credits, and advancement opportunities
Company
VNS Health
VNS Health provides home care, hospice care, and behavioral health services.
10001+ employees
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