Epic Cadence and Prelude Senior Consultant

Huron; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Job summary

Huron is seeking an experienced Epic Cadence and Decision Tree consultant to partner with clinical and operational leaders. You will design and optimize scheduling workflows, translate business needs into Epic solutions, and advance ambulatory scheduling efficiency and patient access.

The role requires Epic Cadence Certification and proven expertise in decision trees, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Epic Cadence certification is required.
• Experience building and maintaining decision trees.
• Deep knowledge of ambulatory scheduling workflows and optimization strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and optimization of Epic Cadence decision trees and scheduling workflows.
• Provide subject matter expertise on ambulatory scheduling best practices.
• Partner with providers and service line leaders to gather requirements and guide system design.
• Translate business needs into functional Epic solutions.
• Support workflow improvements to enhance access, efficiency, and patient experience.

Skills

Epic Cadence

Decision trees

Scheduling optimization

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Job description

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.

Huron’s Healthcare Transformation Services (HDTx) team works with healthcare organizations to solve their most complex EHR challenges, so we are constantly searching for skilled technical consultants to help our clients maximize their technology investments. Our Senior Consultants come with a wide variety of experience leveraging their technical expertise to help our clients enhance their EHR platform to improve care delivery, patient outcomes and profitability.

Huron is seeking an experienced Epic Cadence and Decision tree consultant with strong expertise in decision trees and scheduling optimization. This role will partner closely with clinical and operational leaders to design and improve scheduling workflows while serving as a key liaison between IT and the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design and optimization of Epic Cadence decision trees and scheduling workflows
• Provide subject matter expertise on ambulatory scheduling best practices
• Partner with providers and Service Line Leaders to gather requirements and guide system design
• Translate business needs into functional Epic solutions
• Support workflow improvements to enhance access, efficiency, and patient experience

Requirements

• Epic Cadence Certification (required)
• Strong experience with decision tree build and maintenance
• Deep knowledge of scheduling workflows and optimization strategies
• Ability to engage directly with providers and operational leadership
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferences

• Experience working in large healthcare systems or complex ambulatory environments
• Proven track record of workflow redesign and performance improvement initiatives
• Strong consultative approach with ability to influence business decisions
• Additional Epic certifications or cross-application knowledge is a plus

The estimated base rate range for this job will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans, which include medical, dental and vision coverage, and other wellness programs. The rate range of 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: Consultant

Country: United States of America