Senior Epic Patient Access Consultant

Planet Group; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

3-month contract

Job summary

Planet Group is seeking a Senior Epic Patient Access Consultant (Willow) with 5–7 years of Epic IT experience for a remote, 3-month engagement. The role requires active Epic Cadence, Prelude, and Grand Central certifications and a proven healthcare implementation track record.

Responsibilities include analyzing workflows, configuring Epic modules, defining specs, overseeing testing, collaborating with stakeholders, and mentoring analysts to drive front-end revenue cycle improvements and patient

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of hands-on healthcare IT experience specializing as an Epic Analyst.
• Current, active certifications in Epic Cadence, Epic Prelude, and Epic Grand Central.
• Proven track record of delivering successful Epic implementations, optimizations, or upgrades within large hospital networks, IDNs, or complex health systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of front-end revenue cycle operations, patient registration, scheduling templates, real-time eligibility (RTE), and bed tracking/ADT workflows.

Responsibilities

• Workflow Analysis & Design: Document current-state business workflows and analyze, design, and implement optimized future-state patient access workflows across scheduling, registration, and bed management.
• System Configuration & Integration: Lead configuration, build, and integration setup for Epic Cadence (scheduling), Prelude (registration/insurance verification), and Grand Central (ADT/tracking).
• Requirements & Functional Specifications: Define detailed product requirements, use cases, and high-level functional specs to align tech with operations.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Oversee testing cycles, validation protocols, and integrated testing scenarios for major implementations, upgrades, and optimization packs.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Advisory: Serve as an intermediary among client stakeholders, the Epic team, and Accenture leads to ensure shared understanding of capabilities and data requirements.
• Leadership & Knowledge Transfer: Guide client teams through change management, mentor junior analysts, and share best practices across the project lifecycle.

Skills

Epic Cadence

Epic Prelude

Epic Grand Central

Job description

Job Title: Senior Epic Willow Consultant (Level III)
Location: Remote
Duration: 3 months
Pay: $65- $78/hr W2 only (MUST be a US Citizen)

MUST be Certified in Epic Cadence, Epic Prelude, and Epic Grand Central.

Summary:

The client is seeking a seasoned and dynamic Senior Epic Patient Access Consultant with deep expertise spanning Epic Cadence, Prelude, and Grand Central (GC). As a key member of our healthcare technology consulting practice, you will drive complex implementations, patient access transformations, and front-end revenue cycle optimizations for major healthcare provider organizations. We are looking for an expert who can independently analyze workflows, configure sophisticated scheduling, registration, and admission/transfer/discharge (ADT) structures, and partner closely with client leadership to optimize front-end revenue integrity and patient experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Workflow Analysis & Design: Document current-state business workflows and collaborate with clinical and administrative teams to analyze, design, and implement optimized future-state patient access workflows across scheduling, registration, and bed management.

• System Configuration & Integration: Lead the system configuration, build, and integration setup for Epic Cadence (scheduling), Prelude (patient registration/insurance verification), and Grand Central (ADT/tracking) modules.

• Requirements & Functional Specifications: Identify and define detailed product requirements, use cases, and high-level functional specifications to align technology capabilities with operational goals.

• Testing & Quality Assurance: Oversee and execute comprehensive testing cycles, validation protocols, and integrated testing scenarios for major implementations, upgrades, and optimization packs.

• Stakeholder Collaboration & Advisory: Serve as a key intermediary among client stakeholders, the Epic team, and Accenture technical leads to ensure a shared understanding of system capabilities, limitations, and data requirements.

• Leadership & Knowledge Transfer: Act as a senior subject matter expert, guiding client teams through change management, mentoring junior analysts, and sharing best practices across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of hands-on healthcare IT experience specializing as an Epic Analyst.

• Current, active certifications in Epic Cadence, Epic Prelude, and Epic Grand Central.

• Proven track record of delivering successful Epic implementations, optimizations, or upgrades within large hospital networks, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), or complex health systems.

• Comprehensive understanding of front-end revenue cycle operations, patient registration, scheduling templates, real-time eligibility (RTE), and bed tracking/ADT workflows.