Clinical Systems Analyst II (PHA)

Episcopal Health Services, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Episcopal Health Services Inc. is seeking a Clinical Systems Analyst to optimize MEDITECH PHA workflows, configure dictionaries, and support CDS rules. You will collaborate with pharmacy, nursing, and IT to improve system efficiency and patient care across clinical units.

Responsibilities include leading tests and migrations, auditing configurations for compliance, and providing ongoing user support in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant clinical or IT field is required.
• 3-5+ years healthcare IT experience supporting MEDITECH PHA.
• Experience with dictionary maintenance, PHA billing, and CDS rules.
• Familiarity with HIPAA and healthcare interoperability standards.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate healthcare operational processes to identify friction points and optimization opportunities.
• Capture functional specifications and end-user requirements for healthcare technologies.
• Engage stakeholders to extract business requirements through interviews and sessions.
• Configure MEDITECH 6.0/Expanse PHA dictionaries and CDS rules.
• Lead testing, change control, and migrations from MEDITECH to Expanse.
• Troubleshoot issues, assist with regulatory compliance, and provide user support.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication with non-technical staff

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Healthcare Information Technology, Pharmacy, or a related clinical field

Tools

MEDITECH 6.0/Expanse

CPOE

HL7 interfaces

Pyxis interfaces

Job description

Job Category : Information Technology and Digital

Requisition Number : CLINI001672

• Posted : October 26, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Far Rockaway, NY 11691, USA

• Pay or shift range: $110,000 USD to $125,000 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

EHS Overview:

Episcopal Health Services Inc. (EHS) is a health system located on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York. EHS provides inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care to the diverse populations of the Rockaways, Five Towns, South Nassau, and beyond. The system offers comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, and rehabilitative services to people of all faiths.

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission’s Health Facilities Accreditation Program and is approved by the New York State Department of Health. The hospital is a recipient of the Gold-Plus Get with the Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award and the Gold-Plus Get with the Guidelines®-Heart Failure Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. Additionally, St. John's is proud to be redesignated as a Baby-Friendly® Hospital by Baby-Friendly USA – the accrediting body and national authority for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the United States.

Come Grow With Us!

Type:Full-Time 75 Hours Bi-Weekly

Shift:Days

Hours: 8:30AM - 5:00PM

Responsibilities

• Clinical Systems Analysis:
  • Evaluate healthcare operational processes to pinpoint operational friction points, system constraints, and targeted optimization opportunities.
  • Capture and formulate functional specifications and end-user requirements for healthcare technologies utilizing process mapping and technical schematics.
  • Engage key stakeholders via structured interviews, feedback assessments, and collaborative working sessions to extract business requirements.
  • Examinee, audit, and document current operational workflows within clinical units, assessing downstream interface and system integration effects.
  • Develop targeted mitigation strategies based on operational evaluations to support system upgrades and application enhancements.
• System Build, Configuration, & Maintenance:
  • Configure, build, and maintain MEDITECH 6.0/Expanse Pharmacy (PHA) dictionaries, tables, and parameters, including formulary maintenance, drug interaction rules, and order entry sets.
  • Configure clinical decision support (CDS) rules, dose calculations, drug-drug/drug-allergy interaction checks, and patient surveillance flags.
  • Maintain alignment between PHA dictionaries, CPOE order sets, change masters, and eMAR/BMV applications.
  • Partner with pharmacy to support BD Pyxis, HealthSight Viewer Components, BD Pyxis IV Prep, BD Care Coordination Engine (CCE), BD Security Module, BD Pyxis CIISafe, BD HealthSight Interface, interfaces, and smart pump infusion systems.
• Clinical Workflow:
  • Partner with pharmacy leadership, clinical informatics, and nursing teams to analyze operational processes and translate them into optimized EHR workflows.
  • Troubleshoot complex application issues, system bugs, and integration failures.
  • Assist pharmacy leadership with regulatory compliance and audit readiness by auditing system configurations.
• Lead change control efforts, unit testing, integrated testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for MEDITECH software updates, fixes, and Expanse migration phases.
• Document technical specifications, standard operating procedures (SOPs), system testing scripts, and end-user training guides.
• Collaborate on system migrations (e.g. upgrading from MEDITECH 6.x to Expanse web-based platform).
• Problem Resolution/Support:
  • Act a a liaison between I.S., Software vendors, department management, and end-users; maintaining a current knowledge of customer ongoing needs and issues, current procedures, and use of information systems.
  • Investigate and resolve system issues and defects.
  • Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting assistance to users.
  • Participates in I.T. on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Healthcare Information Technology, Pharmacy, or a related clinical field.
• 3-5+ years healthcare IT experience directly supporting MEDITECH PHA; hands-on dictionary build and support experience in MEDITECH 6.0 or Expanse PHA.
• Strong understanding of drug dictionary maintenance, CPOE order sets, eMAR/BMV integration, HL7 interfaces, and dictionary structures.
• Hands-on experience with First Databank (FDB) integration, Pyxis interfaces, and BCMA workflows.
• Active Pharmacy Technician certification (CPhT) or registered Pharmacist (PharmD/RPh) license preferred.
• Experience transitioning a hospital from MEDITECH 6.0 to MEDITECH Expanse preferred.
• Knowledge of CPT/LOINC coding standards and PHA billing processes.
• Ability to trace complex medication order workflows across CPOE, PHA, eMAR, and billing to resolve system issues.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical clinical staff (pharmacists, nurses, physicians).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with healthcare industry standards and regulations (e.g. HIPAA).
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards (e.g. HL7, FHIR).
• Experience with project management methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall).

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.