Applications Analyst-Clinical Sr (Epic Senior Clinical Documentation)

Eisenhower Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 59,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eisenhower Medical Center in the United States seeks a Senior Epic Clinical Documentation analyst with current Epic certification or a comparable Senior Epic Analyst in the clinical module. The role requires producing support, on-call assistance, and leading medium to large projects within our dynamic Information Systems team to enable cost-effective, high-quality patient care.

Reporting to the Director-Clinical Applications, the analyst will coordinate with IS, DBA, and clinical staff, manage

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant degree/experience in lieu of degree.
• Two years of Application/Epic Analyst experience required.
• Epic Certification if applicable; experience in acute healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and policies and resolves inquiries.
• Acts as liaison between clinical end users and IS personnel.
• Maintains and troubleshoots current systems for assigned departments; documents issues for vendor resolution.
• Supports during and after implementation of assigned applications/systems.
• Provides on-call support for providers and end users during upgrades.
• Plans, coordinates, and manages medium to large IS projects; reports status to PMO.
• Communicates system needs and modifications across IS and vendor teams.
• Develops and documents technical solutions and workflow changes.

Skills

PMO methodology

Project management

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Healthcare informatics

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Relevant degree or experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Epic Systems

Job description

Default Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Hours: 40 Salary range: $43.05 - $65.40 Schedule: Full Time Shift Hours: 8 Hour employee Department: Information Systems

Job Objective

Eisenhower is seeking a Senior Epic Clinical Documentation certified analyst or an existing certified Senior Epic Analyst in clinical module that possesses relevant experience in the clinical setting to join Eisenhower to gain certification within the required time frame. This analyst will provide production support, on call and after-hours support, develop new functionality, analysis, problem solve, and support our clinical and non-clinical users daily fast paced environment. In this role, this analyst will own or manage medium to large projects. Supports the core functions of EMC clinical applications to enable cost-effective, high quality, efficient, and safe patient care. This position will implement, administer, and support assigned clinical systems under the guidance of the Information Systems Management team. This position will have a thorough understanding of assigned applications, ancillary systems, and health system operations. This position will address issues and design decisions of moderate to high complexity and deliver clear communication and documentation of complex concepts and issues related to applications, interfaces, data structures, and workflows across the organization. This position also manages software upgrades and maintenance as well as serves as Project Manager for major Information Systems projects. Coordinates application support with other information technology teams including System Administrators, DBA, Networking, Reporting, and the Help Desk. Implement changes using documented procedures that are compliant with department's policies and procedures. Provide solutions to work orders, trouble tickets and projects for assigned departments.

Job Description

Education: Required: Relevant degree or experience in lieu of degree Preferred: Bachelor's degree

Licensure/Certification: Certification(s) required for those positions supporting an Epic application

Experience: Required: Two (2) years of Application/Epic Analyst experience Preferred: Experience with the assigned applications desirable (Epic Certification if applicable); experience working in an acute healthcare setting or vendor setting

Reports To

Director-Clinical Applications

Supervises

N/A

Ages of Patients

N/A Blood Borne Pathogens: Minimal/ No Potential

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

Ability to maintain positive interpersonal relations with peers, users and vendors, Ability to teach/train other staff, Demonstrated knowledge and experience in PMO methodology and tools, Excellent communication skills, Excellent oral and written skills, Facilitation skills, strong organization skills, team building skills, PC Computer skills using MS Office, Internet Browsers, Email, Previous system analyst experience at a senior level, Proven experience in project managing major projects, Working knowledge of and experience using healthcare applications

Essential Responsibilities

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
• Acts as a liaison between assigned departments, clinical end users and I.S. technical personnel.
• Assists in the coordination and maintenance of all current systems for assigned departments and troubleshoots issues and documents for vendor resolution.
• Supports the departments and staff during, and post implementation, of assigned applications/systems.
• Provides at the elbow support for providers and end users as needed during and after clinical system upgrades.
• Analyzes current systems and processes in order to identify opportunities for improvement in patient care, provider productivity, financial outcomes and ancillary relations or cost savings.
• Identify and assist with planning for, and developing, department-specific requirements for future product acquisitions.
• Performs written and oral project status reporting on a regular basis as requested.
• Communicates with IS staff members, vendors and users, and facilitates communication between these groups to identify system needs, modifications, and/or issues. Works with these groups to reach resolution of issues, define necessary modifications and dEvelop solutions.
• Analyzes user-requested programming changes, documents requests, facilitates communication between users and IS staff.
• Works with vendors to determine, review and document acceptance of system changes. Facilitates communications between IS personnel and vendor representatives.
• Provides technical assistance and support to expert users.
• Follows Project Management Office (PMO) guidelines on all projects. Utilizes all PMO tools provided to manage and communicate project tasks and issues.
• Trains and assists other in utilizing PMO tools and methodologies.
• Takes initiative to share information regarding healthcare informatics or regulatory requirements with other team members.
• Takes advantage of available resources to stay informed of current developments and trends in healthcare informatics, information security and regulatory compliance.
• Assures that all necessary documentation (i.e. procedures, processes) is properly completed.
• Updates all service requests on a monthly basis and communicate updates to the requestor on a monthly basis.
• Ensures that email and voice mail indicate unavailability with alternative contact when out of office.
• Assumes administrative tasks to support management as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Welcome to Eisenhower Health Careers! Eisenhower has been a leader in health care for the Coachella Valley since we opened our medical center in 1971. Since then, we've been growing steadily, adding services, capabilities and facilities to anticipate and meet the needs of our expanding area. Today, the Eisenhower name extends far beyond the state-of-the-art care we deliver at the hospital.