Epic Beaker Clinical Pathology (CP) Manager - (Remote Available)

Montgomery College; Nashville, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health in Nashville is seeking a Manager – Epic Beaker to lead the Beaker CP implementation, with in-depth Epic lifecycle knowledge across Inpatient Orders, Ambulatory, and Optime build concepts. You will guide product design, monitor progress, and ensure standards and value delivery while serving as a liaison to business managers.

The role supports remote work in most areas of the US. The candidate will manage teams, oversee budgets, and drive optimization and compliance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Recent Beaker CP course completion (certification a plus).
• Recent Beaker CP implementation experience preferred.
• CP lab experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing IT staff by recruiting and training employees, communicating job expectations, assigning projects/tasks, and monitoring performance.
• Ensures staff alignment with mission and strategic plan.
• Ensures staff compliance with budgets, resource allocation, operational plans, and policies.
• Ensures that projects stay on track and regularly communicates status to department leadership and business/operational leaders.
• Regularly review/implement advances in technology and industry best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Management

Business Results

People Management

Compliance

Operations Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Epic Beaker CP

Job description

Job Summary

Organization: HealthIT Beaker Job Summary: The Manager – Epic Beaker, will lead and support our Beaker CP implementation and will require in‑depth knowledge of the Epic implementation lifecycle. This role also should have strong knowledge of Epic Inpatient Orders, Ambulatory and Optime build concepts, as well as Clinical Pathology workflows, for ultimate success. The role utilizes core management skills to lead team(s) in resource planning, product design, and monitoring to meet the strategic direction and priorities of the department. Develops and ensures compliance with standards and processes for products and services. Acts as a liaison to business managers to ensure products deliver value and meet business expectations. Leads product managers in analyzing market for new product and service trends, capabilities, and scalability. Note: This role is available for remote work in most areas of US.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing IT staff by recruiting and training employees, communicating job expectations, assigning projects/tasks, and monitoring performance.
• Ensures staff alignment with mission and strategic plan.
• Ensures staff compliance with budgets, resource allocation, operational plans, and policies.
• Ensures that projects stay on track and regularly communicates status to department leadership and business/operational leaders.
• Regularly review/implement advances in technology and industry best practices.
• Assists with preparation of operating and capital budgets following established guidelines and using benchmark data.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (required)
• Recent Beaker CP course completion (certification a plus)
• Recent Beaker CP implementation experience preferred
• CP lab experience preferred

Technical Capabilities

• Operations Planning (Intermediate): Anticipates resource needs to meet objectives and implements appropriate processes.
• Leadership (Intermediate): Formulates a vision while motivating & guiding employees promoting engagement. Leaders state precise goals, ensures the commitment of individuals to those goals, defines the methods of measurement, and provides the incentive to accomplish measurable outcomes.
• Quality Management (Intermediate): Developing a systematic process of checking to see whether a process or service is meeting specific requirements.
• Business Results (Intermediate): Ability to achieve business results while focusing on quality, customer satisfaction, and stewardship.
• People Management (Intermediate): Interacting, communicating, building relationships and developing employees.
• Compliance (Intermediate): Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.

About the Department

Health IT HealthIT provides the best health information technology tools that support Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of: Delivering distinctively personalized care Improving the health care of individuals and communities regionally, nationally and internationally Providing transformative learning programs Supporting compelling discoveries Our tools, which form the digital arteries of VUMC, are either developed in‑house by our innovative product teams or selected from the most cutting‑edge solutions available in today’s ever-changing marketplace. Our 500 colleagues provide ongoing support over each product’s entire lifespan, ensuring that the tools are meeting the evolving needs of the Medical Center’s 24,000 colleagues. Our solutions are driven by the incredible work and research of our colleagues throughout Vanderbilt and supported through a close partnership with VUMC Information Technology (VUMC IT). The strong collaboration among our teams means that VUMC can respond to clinical and operational issues with agility and innovation. Together, we ensure VUMC remains a leader in its pioneering use of healthcare information technology. Underscoring our entire department are our core values of accountability, transparency and execution, delivered with a strong Partner Promise. Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Directs activities to achieve operational plans with some near term effect on results of the department/area.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Identifies issues, gathers facts to resolve technical and operational problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies in-depth knowledge and skills of a professional/technical area and basic management knowledge to manage the work of the team.
• Team Interaction: Leads a complex department with a focus on implementation. Typically executes on a short to medium term strategies.

Core Capabilities: Supporting Colleagues

• Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
• Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
• Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.

Core Capabilities: Delivering Excellent Services

• Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
• Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
• Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.

Core Capabilities: Ensuring High Quality

• Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
• Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
• Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.

Core Capabilities: Managing Resources Effectively

• Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
• Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
• Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.

Core Capabilities: Fostering Innovation

• Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
• Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short‑term challenges.
• Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications

Responsibilities: Certifications: Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level: 5 years Education: Bachelor's (Required)

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well‑being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity.

EOE/Vets/Disabled.

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