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Job Summary

Our client is seeking a Patient Care Coordinator Case Manager, a Senior Epic Consultant specializing in Grand Central / Patient Flow & Care Coordination. This role will lead build, design, and optimization for real-time discharge barrier tracking and discharge milestones, driving hospital throughput and inpatient flow initiatives. The consultant will also provide agile support for broader care coordination backlogs, Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG) integration, and reporting dashboard validation.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and test automated addition, completion, and removal logic, aging, and overdue escalation rules for discharge barriers and milestones.
• Bridge technical design between Grand Central / Bed Placement teams and ClinDoc / Case Management teams.
• Assist with the Care Coordination enhancement backlog during workflow downtime or while awaiting executive governance decisions.
• Execute unit and integrated testing; create clean configuration documentation and conduct knowledge transfer to internal staff.

Qualifications

• Epic Grand Central and/or Epic Patient Flow certified (or deeply experienced with Grand Central configuration).
• Strong Plus / Highly Preferred: Epic ClinDoc certification/proficiency or Epic Clinical Case Management / Care Coordination certification.
• Note on Prelude: Prelude is NOT needed; the focus is inpatient throughput and discharge.
• Working knowledge of SlicerDicer, Reporting Workbench (RWB), or Radar Dashboards is a plus.
• Awareness of Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG) or InterQual integration is a plus.

Experience

• Direct experience designing and configuring Discharge Milestones, Real-Time Barriers to Discharge, and Discharge Delays.
• Hands-on build with Patient Flow Expediter, Discharge Monitor, Navigators, Storyboards, and Flowsheets.
• Deep understanding of multidisciplinary discharge planning (working alongside Case Managers, Social Work, and Nursing).
• Experience in a large pediatric hospital or major academic medical center background is a plus.

Skills

• Epic Grand Central configuration expertise.
• Epic Patient Flow configuration expertise.
• Hands-on build with Patient Flow Expediter, Discharge Monitor, Navigators, Storyboards, and Flowsheets.
• Ability to shift between Grand Central patient movement and ClinDoc / Care Coordination requests.
• Proficiency in Epic ClinDoc (preferred).
• Clinical Case Management / Care Coordination (preferred).
• Working knowledge of SlicerDicer, Reporting Workbench (RWB), or Radar Dashboards (preferred).

Additional Requirements

• 100% Remote, supporting standard Central Time business hours.
• Engagement Model: Contract / Staff Augmentation.
• Contract Duration: 3 to 4 months (approximately 16 weeks).
• Target Start Date: Early December 2026.
• Candidate will have planned holiday downtime between Christmas and New Year’s due to a client change freeze and minimal staffing.

Benefits

• Paid Sick Leave (Medix provides paid sick leave according to state and local sick leave ordinances).
• Health Benefits / Dental / Vision (Medix offers 6 different health plans: 3 Major Medical Plans, 2 Fixed Indemnity Plans (Standard and Preferred), and 1 Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Plan. Eligibility for health benefits is based on verifying that an average of 30 hours per week during the first 4 weeks of the work assignment has been met. If you meet eligibility requirements and take action to enroll, you will be covered no earlier than 60 days into your assignment, depending on plan selection(s)).
• 401k (Eligible on the first 401k open enrollment date following 6 consecutive months on assignment. 401k Open Enrollment dates are 1/1, 4/1, 7/1, and 10/1).
• Short Term Disability Insurance.
• Term Life Insurance Plan.

^*We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO), and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).

Medix Overview:

With over 20 years of experience connecting organizations with highly qualified professionals, Medix is a leading provider of workforce solutions for clients and candidates across the healthcare, scientific, technology, and government industries. Through our core purpose of positively impacting lives, we’re dedicated to creating opportunities for job seekers at some of the nation's top companies. As an award-winning career partner, Medix is committed to helping talent find fulfilling and meaningful work because our mission is to help you achieve yours.

Any required state or Joint Commission training is compensated at the state or local minimum wage rate.

^*As a job position within our IT and EHR division, a successful completion of a background check may be required as a condition of employment. This requirement is directly related to essential job functions including but not limited to: accessing confidential information, potential exposure to personally identifiable information and/or HIPAA records and information, access to work stations for other staff, access to login credentials for protected technical equipment and software, unrestricted access to company software and programs. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.