Fast Facts

Ascend Learning is seeking a Senior Education Consultant to provide expert consultative services in Medicare IRIS reporting, enhancing client strategies for efficiency and compliance within the healthcare educational sector.

Responsibilities: Identify client challenges and develop strategies to enhance efficiency, maximize funding, ensure compliance, and improve accreditation results; conduct consultations on CMS IRIS reporting and affiliate billing; audit and refine data related to reimbursement.

Skills: Bachelor's degree, 5+ years in GME IRIS and affiliate billing, strong finance and accounting expertise, proficiency in eLearning development, excellent communication skills, advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.

Qualifications: In-depth knowledge of the GME market, ability to adapt to change, strong analytical skills, and experience engaging executive leadership.

Location: Remote position in the United States with some travel required (up to 15%).

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $95,000 - $130,000.

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Senior Education Consultant specializing in Medicare IRIS reporting, you’ll provide expert consultative services to proactively identify client challenges and define client strategies for enhanced efficiency, boost accreditation results, maximize reimbursement funding, and compliance regulations navigation. 

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This position will work remote in the United States.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Provide expert consultation on CMS IRIS reporting, affiliate billing, state funding compliance
• Conduct client consultations on IRIS reporting, CMS data reconciliation, and billing processes including Veteran’s Affair Medical Centers
• Mitigate reporting risks by ensuring hospital and GME practices meet national standards 
• Audit and refine trainee data, reimbursement setup, and schedules, advising hospital leadership and GME administrators
• Present comprehensive reports, supporting documentation, and consultation summaries, and action-orientated recommendations to clients for future actions
• Serve on CGI/CMS vendor regulatory committees and collaborate with the Product team to ensure compliance with external requirements
• Share best practices, product knowledge, and develop eLearning resources for the GME Finance market
• Engage with client executives to evaluate and improve reporting best practices and outcomes

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years in IRIS and affiliate billing within GME
• 15 years of combined education and experience in GME IRIS and affiliate billing can substitute for the above requirements
• Proficiency in eLearning development, preferably in software, engineering, or IT education
• Strong finance and accounting expertise with a focus on critical analysis
• In-depth knowledge of the GME market, with an emphasis on financial aspects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of engaging executive leadership and diverse groups
• Advanced Excel skills and Microsoft Office proficiency
• Ability to adapt quickly to change and deliver results in ambiguous environments
• Strong analytical skills
• Able to work individually or as part of a team, ability to multitask on multiple projects
• Up to 15% of travel expected for conferences, meetings, and client site visits

BENEFITS

• Flexible and generous paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) employer matching program
• Parental leave
• Wellness resources
• Charitable matching program
• Hybrid work
• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
• Community outreach groups
• Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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