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Join Huron as a Healthcare Consulting Associate focusing on CDI Inpatient Coding to partner with healthcare organizations and drive quality improvements in clinical outcomes and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities: Lead project work streams, design and implement effective solutions, summarize findings for leadership, and mentor junior team members while delivering tailored solutions to healthcare clients.

Skills: Requires a Bachelor's degree, RHIT (or RHIA), and CCS certifications, with a minimum of 3 years of inpatient coding experience and proficiency in ICD-10-CM/PCS, MS-DRG, and APR-DRG.

Qualifications: Experience in cross-functional team environments and CCDS/CDIP certification is preferred.

Location: Position is based in Chicago, IL with travel required up to 80% of the time (Monday-Thursday).

Compensation: $100000 - $130000 / Annually

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes.

Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients.

Joining the Huron team means you’ll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

At Huron, An Associate leads with expertise and collaboration, partnering with Huron and client leaders to create sustainable solutions that drive meaningful results. As an Associate, with our Healthcare CDI team, you will lead one or more project work streams utilizing Huron approaches, methodologies helping clients solve their business challenges to advance their clinical and financial outcomes. You’ll work on varied projects, gain valuable, hands-on consulting and change management experience, while positively impacting mission-driven healthcare organizations.

Your role will foster a supportive, inclusive environment, empowering team members and creating a workplace where diverse perspectives are valued. You will build critical leadership skills to grow your career and mentor junior Huron staff. This allows you to make an impact and provide you career opportunities both within and beyond your areas of expertise. If you’re passionate about driving impactful solutions and believe in the power of collaboration, Huron offers a rewarding path forward.

As the Healthcare Consulting Associate in CDI, you will:  

• Partner with project team members and client stakeholders to design and implement effective solutions by leveraging proven methodologies and best practices
• Leverage critical thinking skills in both data collection and complex analysis identifying data gaps and risks to develop sound conclusions and create implementable, sustainable recommendations for improvement
• Effectively summarize information and present findings and recommendations to varying levels of Huron and client leadership
• Provide direct supervision of junior project team members including coaching mentorship, leading teams, and providing feedback through performance management
• Deliver solutions tailored to each client’s unique needs, enhancing both impact and accessibility across healthcare services

Requirements:  

• Bachelors’ degree and RHIT (or RHIA) and CCS certifications required
• Minimum 3 years of inpatient coding experience across all specialties in an acute care hospital
• Strong leadership and management skills aligning to Huron’s core values and competencies
• Proficient in ICD-10-CM/PCS and both MS-DRG and APR-DRG assignment
• Maintains 95%+ DRG assignment accuracy
• Experienced with Epic and Cerner EHR systems
• Skilled in coding quality audits and inpatient coding education
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Willingness and ability to travel every week up to 80% (Monday-Thursday with occasional onsite Fridays) and work extended hours as needed 
• US Work Authorization required

Preferences:  

• Experience in a matrixed organization or cross-functional team environment 
• CCDS/CDIP certification

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The estimated base salary range for this job is $100,000 - $130,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $112,000 - $153,400. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future. 

Position Level

Associate

Country

United States of America