Applications Analyst II

WesleyLife; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401K plan

Scholarship opportunities (up to $3,?k

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness membership

Discount for Purdue University Global

Referral bonus program

Voluntary benefits – Life, Accident, &

Job summary

WesleyLife, a respected Midwest health and well-being organization, seeks an Applications Analyst II to collaborate with the IS team and clinical departments on planning, design, development, and deployment of new and enhanced applications. You will manage projects from scope to delivery, set budgets, and triage issues to ensure timely resolutions.

You will extract data for reporting, design training programs, and help improve existing systems while maintaining HIPAA compliance and exploring

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with IS team and departments to plan, design, develop, and deploy new applications and enhancements.
• Direct and manage software application projects from scope to deliverables in partnership with management and stakeholders.
• Establish project budgets and recommend budget changes as needed.
• Field and triage problem tickets; document problem-solving steps and resolutions; analyze trends to prevent recurrence.
• Extract data and create reports to present clinical information to end users.
• Design and deliver software training programs and classes.
• Review app performance and develop strategies to improve systems.
• Configure clinical applications and implement new solutions to optimize healthcare service reimbursement.
• Ensure patient confidentiality and HIPAA compliance for information systems.
• Participate in selecting and implementing aging-in-place technology solutions.
• Contribute to process improvement projects focusing on clinical applications usage and workflows.

Job description

For the past 75 years, WesleyLife has built a reputation of excellence and is known in the Midwest as a progressive and thought-leading organization in the senior living and services industry. As a health and well-being organization, WesleyLife’s networks provide a full continuum of services including traditional brick-and-mortar operations as well as home health, hospice, personal services, adult day services, transportation and home-delivered meals.

We believe everyone should experience the opportunity to live a life of continued growth, engagement, and meaning. The benefits we offer extend well beyond a paycheck to focus on your comprehensive health and well-being.

Working at WesleyLife will make you feel valued. You will be treated with respect and appreciation and trusted to do your job!

As An Applications Analyst II, You Will

• Collaborate with the IS team and other departments in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications, and enhancements to existing applications.
• Direct and manage software application projects from beginning to end, including defining project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with management and stakeholders.
• Establish project budgets, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Field incoming and escalated problem tickets to resolve application and software issues. Record, track, and document the problem-solving process, including all successful and unsuccessful decisions made, and actions taken, through to final resolution. Evaluate documented resolutions and analyze trends for ways to prevent repeated future problems.
• Extract data and create reports using application tools to present necessary clinical information to end users.
• Design, develop, and deliver software applications training programs and individual classes.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing software applications and develops strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Configure existing clinical applications and implement new solutions to optimize the reimbursement of delivered healthcare services.
• Ensure that new or modified information systems maintain patient confidentiality and privacy, in accordance with HIPAA
• Participate in the research, selection and implementation of “aging in place” technology solutions.
• Participate in process improvement projects that focus on the usage of clinical applications or the improvement of clinical processes with technology solutions.

We are looking for an individual that can build strong working relationships with our clinical department and other leaders, through timely and effective communication.

Why Work at WesleyLife

Benefits

• Incredible benefits package including healthcare, vision, dental and 401K
• Up to $3,000/year Scholarship opportunities
• Up to $1,500/year Tuition reimbursement
• Free Wellness membership and wellness incentive program
• 18% Discount at Purdue University Global
• Referral Bonus Program
• Other voluntary benefits – Life, Accident and Critical Illness coverage

WesleyLife believes in the value of diversity within our workforce and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Because of our commitment to your health and well-being, you will be required to successfully complete a pre-hire health assessment, drug screen and meet our COVID-19 requirements prior to beginning employment.