How to hire an epic consultant

How to hire an epic consultant, step by step

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

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your epic consultant job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find an epic consultant for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect epic consultant also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

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

   Type of Epic Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Epic Consultant	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$34-53
   Director Of Informatics	A director of informatics spearheads and oversees an organization's information systems, ensuring they function efficiently and accurately. They lead the development and implementation of informatics plans and technologies, conduct reviews and assessments to ensure operations adhere to the highest standards, coordinate managers and teams, and participate in the recruitment processes... Show more	$36-79
   Epic Credentialed Trainer	Epic credential trainers are professionals who are trained at the hospital client where they provide training to users. The responsibilities of the trainers include the delivery of end-user training and assistance in technicalities... Show more	$27-48

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Cadence
   • Patients
   • Workflow Issues
   • Front Desk
   • In-Basket
   • Go-Live Support
   • Smart Tools
   • Clinical Documentation
   • Troubleshoot
   • CPOE
   • Preference List
   • Order Entry
   • Epic EMR
   • Optime

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   Responsibilities:

   • Update scripts to automate Primergy servers running Linux and maintain a lab environment to test and troubleshoot deployments.
   • Manage various project phases on several B2B website builds for clients in the healthcare, e-commerce and manufacturing industries.
   • Support nurses and physicians on how to manage in-basket and communication management.
   • Assist staff with entering necessary patient documentation need to schedule patients for upcoming office appointments or surgery.
   • Work on Unix, VAX/VMS and PC platforms.
   • Participate in OpTime go live.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your epic consultant job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An epic consultant can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, epic consultants' average salary in arkansas is 31% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level epic consultants 35% less than senior-level epic consultants.
   • Certifications. An epic consultant with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an epic consultant's salary.

   Average epic consultant salary

   $89,651yearly

   $43.10 hourly rate

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   Entry-level epic consultant salary

   $72,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

4. Writing an epic consultant job description

   A good epic consultant job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of an epic consultant job description:

   Epic consultant job description example

   **The Opportunity**
   
   **At Huron, we're redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client's challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work...together.**
   
   **_Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron._**
   
   Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.
   
   Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.
   
   Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.
   
   **Position Summary**
   
   '- Full life cycle project implementation experience in Resolute Hospital Billing, Resolute Professional Billing, Claims, Charge Router, Charge Capture, SBO, or Tapestry. Other revenue cycle and/or clinical application experience and certified desired.
   
   - Must have current Epic certification in at least one of the above mentioned applications.
   
   - Advanced reporting experience desired (Dashboard and Reporting Workbench).
   
   - Ability and interest to travel weekly (typically Monday through Thursday), although our model is designed to save money for our clients by delivering high-level services remotely as much as possible.
   
   - Living location can be anywhere within the contiguous 48 states and near a major airport.
   
   - Previous consulting experience highly desired.
   
   **Qualifications**
   
   Huron healthcare technology client's needs are unique and so we are constantly on the look-out for outstanding technicians with different types and levels of expertise and knowledge who can uncover, untangle, and tackle the biggest challenges facing healthcare. In this fast-paced environment, you will thrive with minimal oversight, flexibility, adaptability, and resilience. Your ability to listen and respond persuasively and masterfully to clients, especially in difficult situations, will help lead clients through implementation, optimization, and improvement of their Epic systems and beyond.
   
   Our Senior Consultants partner with our clients to analyze and identify root cause of their most pressing issues and then develop and implement the tools and training to make them successful. So, if you're passionate about making a positive tangible impact in healthcare, we're waiting to hear from you!
   
   **Posting Category**
   
   **Opportunity Type**
   
   Regular
   
   **Country**
   
   United States of America

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5. Post your job

   To find epic consultants for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any epic consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level epic consultants with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your epic consultant job on Zippia to find and attract quality epic consultant candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit epic consultants, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   If your interviews with epic consultant applicants aren't enough to make a decision, you should also consider including a test project. These are often the best, most straightforward, and least bias-prone ways of determining who will likely succeed in the role. If you don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   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 epic consultant

   Once you've decided on a perfect epic consultant candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

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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