Job Description
SUMMARY The Consultant is responsible for ensuring that the firm makes at least the expected profit and that the firm's quality expectations are met. He/she shall cooperate with the Principal in Charge and the Senior Management Consultant in performing his/her duties; however, the Management Consultant shall have the authority to carry out the assigned duties defined herein. The Management Consultant shall report to the Senior Management Consultant. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Develop marketing contacts, proposals, and negotiate new business. Assist with the preparation of the necessary contracts. Understand completely the contract requirements, inform the project team of those requirements and ensure they are met. Make modifications to the contract when necessary. Assist with space programming and work with operational system flows. Participate in regulatory analyses for impact on business plans; attend meetings of state regulatory bodies to report on trends and meeting conclusions. Assist with completion of CON and other regulatory and legal applications required to initiate new healthcare business, and adjust existing business or space use. Prepare reports in collaboration with other members of the team. Help formulate and conduct market surveys. Learn secondary data sources, including decision support systems and maintain contact with data suppliers; continuously track the reliability of sources. Travel to client sites as required and collect and analyze primary data and present findings. Writes preliminary and final project reports under supervision, presenting study/problem, pertinent facts, desired objectives, and recommended solution in business plan format. Direct and participate in client briefings. Coordinate in-house tasks with client-produced work. Respond to client requests for information and keep team briefed on changes that may redirect projects. Develop proficiency in the healthcare delivery field and participate in in-house briefings and journal reviews. Take responsibility for updating company resource files. Participate in continuous quality improvement programs. Develop a work plan and ensure the efficient performance of the work by the project team. Apply the discipline and control needed to obtain optimum performance. Develop and maintain the schedule of the work. Ensure schedules are met. Ensure that the profit goals of the work are met. Ensure the content and technical quality of the project meets the company's standards. Apply standard procedures and details. Keep information flowing to corporate management, business office and to marketing. Provide adequate documentation to support all business and legal needs. Conduct self in a professional manner and be prepared to represent the company at any time. QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE Bachelor of Science degree in health administration, industrial engineering or related health or construction fields, with at least one year of health care experience. Experience must include application of financial, marketing, and analytical skills. Working knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and spreadsheet modeling and analysis is essential. Knowledge of managed care and outpatient care is preferred. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as statistical inference and fundamentals of plane geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. REASONING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
