Access Innovation Advisor

Nebraska Medicine; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Clarkson College discount

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Nebraska Medicine is seeking an Access Innovation Advisor to lead projects across clinical leaders, clinic managers, providers, and technical teams. You will reimagine scheduling and improve patient access by aligning patient needs with provider capacity, using data and collaborative problem solving to design smarter workflows.

Details: hybrid role, must live in Nebraska or Iowa and work on campus. Experience with Epic Cadence is preferred. Resume required for consideration.

Qualifications

• Five years experience in a technical or operational role, analyzing data to solve problems.
• Bachelor's degree in a business or healthcare related field or equivalent combination of education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to reimagine ambulatory scheduling and patient access.
• Collaborate with clinical leaders, clinic managers, providers, and technical teams.
• Improve scheduling workflows and digital tools such as MyChart.
• Drive improvements in access, scheduling accuracy, clinic efficiency, and patient volume.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Staff guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or healthcare

Job description

Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.

Shift: First Shift (United States of America) Access Innovation Advisor Make a meaningful impact on how patients access care at Nebraska Medicine! As our Access Innovation Advisor, you’ll lead projects that bring together clinical leaders, clinic managers, providers, and technical teams to reimagine and optimize ambulatory scheduling and patient access. Using data, critical thinking, and collaborative problem-solving, you’ll help develop innovative scheduling workflows that align patient needs with provider preferences and clinic requirements—from designing smarter appointment decision pathways to improving capacity, efficiency, and the overall patient experience. If you thrive on solving complex challenges, guiding teams toward practical solutions, and turning innovative ideas into meaningful improvements, we invite you to be part of shaping the future of patient access.

How This Role Makes a Difference

As our Access Innovation Advisor, you’ll help advance Nebraska Medicine’s strategic focus on patient access, digital innovation, and operational excellence. By improving scheduling workflows and optimizing digital tools such as MyChart, you’ll help patients connect with the right provider more quickly and accurately while ensuring provider capacity is used effectively. Your work will support a growing patient population, improve the patient experience, and drive measurable improvements in access, scheduling accuracy, clinic efficiency, and patient volume.

Details: Access Innovation Advisor Candidate must live in Nebraska or Iowa. This is a hybrid position, must be able to work on campus. Preferred consideration will be given to applicants with experience within Epic Cadence environment. Resume REQUIRED for consideration.

Why Work at Nebraska Medicine?

Together. Extraordinary. Join a team that values your skills, delivering exceptional care through collaboration. Leading Health Network Work with the region’s top academic health network, partnering with UNMC to transform lives through education, research, and patient care. Dignity and Respect: We value all backgrounds and experiences, reflecting the communities we serve. Educational Support Enjoy up to $5,000/year in tuition assistance, a 35% discount at Clarkson College, and career advancement opportunities with covered educational costs. Enjoy support for your personal growth within the organization, from those just starting their healthcare careers to those who are years down the path. Be part of something extraordinary at Nebraska Medicine!

Required Qualifications

• Five years experience to include the majority of the following: serve as a technical or operational expert for a group of employees, analyzing data to solve problems, provide guidance to and/or assist staff on non-routine or escalated issues required.
• Bachelor's degree in a business or healthcare related field OR equivalent combination of education/experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an ambulatory clinic healthcare environment preferred.
• Project management experience within an academic medical center environment preferred.
• Experience within Epic Cadence environment preferred.
• Master's degree in health information management, health administration, business, or healthcare related field preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status.

Nebraska Medicine includes two hospitals, the state's largest and highest rated Nebraska Medical Center and Bellevue Medical Center, along with more than 70 primary care and specialty clinics. Nebraska Medicine and our research and education partner, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), share the same mission: to lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care.

Every colleague plays a key role in upholding our promise of “Serious Medicine, Extraordinary Care” to our patients and their families. Working with Nebraska Medicine means committing to meaningful, impactful work that will elevate the success of your fellow colleagues and will help our patients and their families feel comfortable, confident and cared for.