EPIC Analyst (Inpatient) - 40 hours a week - Informatics

greatriverhealth; West Burlington (IA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision

401(k) matching / Retirement programs

Paid time off

Education Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Great River Health in Iowa seeks an Epic Analyst to configure, test, and maintain Epic and related clinical applications. You will build strong partnerships with hospital leadership and clinical staff to optimize Epic workflows and ensure reliable system performance.

The role involves designing and documenting configurations, testing updates, and training users while ensuring HIPAA compliance and data accuracy for reporting. Epic certs and related collaboration with clinicians are essential.

Qualifications

• Epic certification in at least one module or the ability to obtain certification within six months.
• Preferred: BA/BS degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Analyze clinical workflows and align Epic EHR features with organizational processes.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, IT staff, and stakeholders to gather requirements.
• Configure and customize Epic with templates and order sets for clinical use.
• Monitor performance, manage upgrades, and patch as needed.
• Provide training to clinical staff and ensure data accuracy for decision-making and reporting.

Skills

Epic certification

Epic certification eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in BA/BS Related Field

Job description

Minimum Hiring Wage:

From $90,064.00 a year

Job Details:

Focus: EpicCare Inpatient - Behavioral Health, Long-term Care & Rehabilitation Services

The position is responsible for configuring, modifying, testing, and maintaining Epic and other clinical applications. This role involves building collaborative relationships with hospital leadership, clinical department users, and other corporate departments to facilitate system usage and acceptance. The analyst handles complex build and configuration tasks, resolves advanced issues, and provides support to ensure reliable application system availability and performance. Additionally, the analyst designs, verifies, documents, and refactors software configurations, investigates and resolves application issues, develops and executes test plans, evaluates design options, ensures incidents are handled according to procedures.

Job Description:

This position requires the completion of an EPIC Assessment for your application to be considered.

What you will do

• Analyze and optimize clinical workflows by ensuring that Epic EHR features align with the healthcare organization's clinical processes. This includes working closely with clinicians to improve efficiency and reduce any pain points.
• Work closely with physicians, nurses, IT staff, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and feedback on Epic's functionality. Collaborating helps to align the system's use with clinical and organizational goals.
• Configure and customize the Epic system to meet the needs of clinical workflows. This involves setting up templates, order sets, and other features specific to the organization's requirements.
• Monitor system performance, manage upgrades, and ensure that the Epic system is regularly maintained and updated with the latest versions. This includes patching and troubleshooting any technical issues that arise.
• Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues that arise in the Epic EHR system. This could involve working with IT teams to resolve system downtime or user errors.
• Ensure the Epic system complies with healthcare regulations, such as HIPAA, by enforcing security protocols and monitoring data privacy. This includes overseeing user access control and audit logging.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, staying up-to-date with the latest Epic features and healthcare technology trends. Recommend and implement best practices for Epic usage to enhance overall system efficiency.
• Test new features, updates, and system changes to ensure they function as expected. This involves conducting unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure clinical needs are met.
• Provide training to clinical staff and users on how to effectively use Epic. This includes creating training materials, conducting training sessions, and providing ongoing user support to troubleshoot any issues.
• Ensure that Epic data is accurate and accessible for clinical decision-making and regulatory reporting. Develop and maintain reports to track clinical outcomes, performance metrics, and patient care quality.

This job can be performed out of any of the following campus locations: West Burlington, Fort Madison or Mt. Pleasant. Possible hybrid options in the future .

Qualifications:

REQUIRED:

• Epic certification in at least one module or the ability to obtain certification within six months of hire

PREFERRED:

• Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Related Field
• 1-3 years Experience in clinical, operational, or financial workflows relevant to the supported module.
• 1-3 years Experience in healthcare IT or clinical operations.

Benefits:

We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:

• Competitive base pay
• Matching retirement programs
• Health, Dental and Vision plans
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
• Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Discounted cafeteria meals
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Service Recognition program
• Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.