Senior Consultant - Epic - Cadence/Prelude
Posted Sep 3, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
What Epic certifications do you hold in Cadence and Prelude, and what have you built yourself?
What they are checking: Whether their certification is backed by real build experience in scheduling and registration.
Tell me about a time a clinic resisted a scheduling change you recommended.
What they are checking: Whether they can win over operational staff with data and patience.
What would you do
Schedulers say a decision tree keeps sending patients to the wrong provider. How do you troubleshoot it?
What they are checking: Whether they can trace decision tree logic and test fixes before rollout.
A department wants open scheduling for all its providers, but some providers object. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they balance access goals with provider concerns through governance, not just build.
You support two client projects and both have go-live issues on the same day. How do you manage it?
What they are checking: Whether they prioritize by patient impact and keep both clients informed.
About the work
Walk me through how you would build a new visit type and provider template in Cadence.
What they are checking: Whether they know the build steps and how templates, visit types and decision trees connect.
How do registration errors in Prelude end up causing claim denials later?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that front-end data drives back-end revenue, which clients care about most.
How would you set up eligibility checking so registration staff catch coverage problems before the visit?
What they are checking: Whether they know Epic's real-time eligibility tools and how staff should act on the results.
How do you test Cadence and Prelude changes before go-live?
What they are checking: Whether they test real patient scenarios across roles and downstream effects on billing.
How would you help improve patient access metrics like lag to third next available?
What they are checking: Whether they can connect build choices to access outcomes health systems are measured on.
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