General information
Name
Lead Consultant, Healthcare Performance Improvement
Posting Title
Lead Consultant, Healthcare Performance Improvement
Ref #
2236768
Date Published
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Close Date
08/07/2026
City
Kansas City
State
Missouri
Country
United States
Job Category
Healthcare Consulting
Advertised Location
US-CO-Denver, US-IL-Chicago, US-IN-Indianapolis, US-KY-Louisville, US-MO-Kansas City, US-TX-Dallas
Working time
Full Time
Description & Requirements
The Performance Improvement Healthcare Consulting team helps healthcare organizations achieve sustainable results by addressing margin erosion through targeted improvement strategies. By aligning strategic, operational, and financial initiatives, they identify opportunities and support leadership in implementing impactful changes. With a focus on strengthening margins, the team empowers providers to fulfill their mission and thrive in today’s evolving healthcare environment.
What You Will Do:
- Lead or support healthcare client engagements, with a focus on patient access and patient financial services applying operational knowledge, analytical rigor, and client-facing consulting skills to help healthcare organizations improve financial and operational outcomes.
- Contribute to large-scale revenue cycle performance improvement initiatives through both qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Support healthcare client engagements, with a focus on patient access and patient financial services
- Conduct data analysis to identify and evaluate performance trends · Deliver a best-in-class client experience through proactive communication and high-quality work
- Collaborate effectively with team members and clients to validate workflows, facilitate knowledge transfer, and address challenges
- Mentor junior team members by providing guidance, knowledge sharing, and professional development support.
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Healthcare, or a related field
- 4+ years of relevant healthcare experience working with hospitals and health systems.
- Working experience with EPIC, Oracle/Cerner, or Meditech
- Experience in healthcare revenue cycle with a focus on claim denials, accounts receivables management, and/or patient access
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to travel up to 50% depending on client need
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience in healthcare revenue cycle finance, reserve modeling, and general ledger systems
- Master's Degree
- Prior consulting experience
- Experience in PowerBI or Tableau
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About Forvis Mazars, LLP
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