How to hire a cerner consultant

How to hire a cerner consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step cerner consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a cerner consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new cerner consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the cerner consultant you need to hire. Certain cerner consultant roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

   Yes

   No

   A cerner consultant's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, cerner consultants from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of cerner consultant salaries for various roles:

   Type of Cerner Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Cerner Consultant	Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.	$32-50
   School Nurse	A school nurse is in charge of advocating and providing healthcare services to students, faculty, and staff daily. Their responsibilities revolve around providing necessary treatments to someone in need, developing programs that promote students' health, and administering proper medication... Show more	$18-37
   Nurse	Nurses are medical professionals assigned to a specific department in the hospital and provide their trusted department services. Nurses are in charge of taking patients' medical histories, getting vital signs, preparing patients for checkups or procedures, explaining upcoming practices, answering any questions, and communicating any concerns to the assigned doctor... Show more	$18-41

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Workflow Issues
   • Medication Reconciliation
   • Med-Surg
   • Cerner Powerchart
   • Clinical Documentation
   • Order Entry
   • Go-Live Support
   • Cerner Millennium
   • Troubleshoot
   • Dragon
   • Patient List
   • Cerner EMR
   • Firstnet
   • Epic

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead architecture, develop of predictive models & application develop of radiology-oncology executive dashboard and alerting services base on statistical calculations.
   • Experience working with physicians, nursing, and ancillary medical staff with CPOE and clinical documentation.
   • Specialize in supporting Cerner functionality and clinical documentation.
   • Abstract chart information for EHR.
   • Provide CLINDOC support to nursing staff.
   • Assist in the Pre op and PACU documentation

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your cerner consultant job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A cerner consultant salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, cerner consultants' average salary in iowa is 50% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level cerner consultants earn 36% less than senior-level cerner consultants.
   • Certifications. A cerner consultant with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a cerner consultant's salary.

   Average cerner consultant salary

   $84,665yearly

   $40.70 hourly rate

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   Entry-level cerner consultant salary

   $67,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 29, 2025

4. Writing a cerner consultant job description

   A job description for a cerner consultant role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a cerner consultant job description:

   Cerner consultant job description example

   Job DescriptionSalary: $55-$70 / Hour W2 with full benefits
   

   Cerner Consultant (mid level): PowerChart: Inpatient and Ambulatory Orders

   
   

   This position can be done remote (US Only) with little or no travel. Must be US citizen. Must be able to pass the drug and background screen.

   Pay: $55-$70 / Hour W2 with full benefits.

   
   

   
   

   We are seeking a consultant for the Cerner PowerChart, inpatient, and ambulatory orders modules . We have a very hot need on a three (3) month project that could develop into a long-term project assignment for someone to assist in a build and deployment/immigration for a large Cerner lab environment!

   
   

   • Consultant is responsible for communicating, collaborating and working to design and customize clients’ new or updated computer systems.
   • The Consultant will support specific Cerner software services.
   • The Consultant will communicate with and support clients on a day-to-day basis.
   • The Consultant’s end goal is to support clients through Cerner upgrades, system changes and enhancements, and ongoing system maintenance, which can include system testing, troubleshooting, issue management, and training.
   • Will support the Lead consultant on the project.
   • Must have build experience: Power chart: Inpatient and Ambulatory Orders.
   • Cerner PowerChart build including PowerNote, PowerForm, PowerPlan, ESH, and Dynamic Docs.Design, Build, Maintenance, and support for Cerner Message Center. Complete Cerner Ambulatory build including orders, tasks, Ambulatory Summary, Organizer, Invitations, ePrescribe, and Health Maintenance.Provide knowledge and understanding of DCWs, maintenance, and Discern rules writing for Ambulatory.
   • Need to be able to make changes as directed to the Orders Module and ESH (Event Set Hierarchy).
   • Demonstrates Ambulatory workflow (Provider, Nursing, Front Office, Coder, and Ancillary staff, including lab, radiology, medication administration, ePrescribe, and other Orders workflows) and solution knowledge, in accordance with Cerner standards.
   • Serve as Cerner Analyst for Ambulatory and PowerChart optimization providing system optimization, testing, validation, and development of education for end users.

   
   

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find cerner consultants for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your cerner consultant job on Zippia to find and attract quality cerner consultant candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting cerner consultants requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new cerner consultant

   Once you've found the cerner consultant candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new cerner consultant. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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