Epic Senior Analyst, HIM

University of Miami; Miami (FL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Tuition remission

More benefits

Job summary

University of Miami Health System (UHealth) is hiring an Epic Senior Analyst, HIM for a full-time remote role in the IT department. The analyst will lead configuration, testing, and optimization of HIM applications, collaborate with end-users and stakeholders, and mentor junior staff in day-to-day operations.

The role requires an Epic certificate in relevant HIM areas, a Bachelor’s degree, 3–5 years of healthcare IT experience, and flexibility to work evenings or weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• Epic certificate in Hospital Coding Administration, Deficiency Tracking Administration, Release of Information Administration, Identity are required.
• 3-5 years of experience, preferably in healthcare or healthcare-related organization.
• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
• Previous operational, project management, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with HIM processes including Chart Tracking, Release of Information, Deficiency Tracking, and Coding.
• Familiarity with transcription and scanning workflows and privacy guidelines preferred.
• Detailed knowledge of Master Patient Index (MPI) interfaces and other sources of patient information preferred.
• Understanding of duplicate patient management processes preferred.
• Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Excel.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with stakeholders to optimize the application’s configuration, function, and access.
• Serves as primary support contact for application end-users.
• Initiates design, development, deployment, and maintenance of the HIM applications.
• Performs testing and documents workflow design.
• Analyzes IT in clinical work processes and their workflow impact.
• Identifies issues and guides resolution efforts.
• Supports junior staff in resolving service tickets and data retrieval tasks.
• Coordinates with trainers on changes and new features, developing training docs.
• Keeps stakeholders informed of project status and issues with leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Project management

End-user support

Epic applications

HIM processes familiarity

Office suite

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Epic certificate in Hospital Coding Administration, Deficiency Tracking Administration, Release of Information Administration, Identity

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Job description

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The University of Miami Health System (“UHealth”) IT Department has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Epic Senior Analyst, HIM to work remotely.

The Epic Senior Analyst initiates the implementation, builds, and modifies complex applications, and collaborates with key stakeholders, end-users, and application team members to optimize the application's configuration, function, and access. The incumbent supports junior staff members in day-to-day operations and resolving application issues.

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborates with key stakeholders, end-users, and application team members to optimize the application’ s configuration, function, and access.
• Serves as a primary support contact for application end-users.
• Initiates the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of the application.
• Initiates all phases of testing and the documentation of workflow design.
• Performs the analysis of information technology in clinical work processes and validates the impacts to the workflow.
• Initiates the identification of issues and guides the work to resolve them.
• Supports junior staff members in the evaluation and resolution of service tickets, identification and implementation of application changes, retrieval of requested data, and execution of day-to-day operations.
• Collaborates with trainers on application changes and new features to develop documentation and training strategies.
• Works with stakeholders, the business community, and end users to ensure the application meets UHealth’s business/clinical needs.
• Participates in on-call rotations and support and attend and participates in, applicable committees.
• Maintains regular communication with team members, including participating in weekly project team meetings.
• Reviews the status of projects and issues on an ongoing basis with leadership.
• Remains knowledgeable about UHealth’s policies, procedures, and business operations.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Department Specific Functions

The Epic Analyst 3 - HIM, overseas and leads the Associate Epic Analysts and Epic Analysts on the team and will report to the Senior Manager and will be responsible for:

• Initiates the implementation, builds, and modifies of the HIM applications
• Providing oversight and leadership to Associate Epic Analysts and Epic Analysts on the team
• Travel to the job site during go-lives, conferences, rounding, and/or senior leadership meetings.
• Maintains regular communication with team members, including participating in weekly project team meetings.
• Review the status of projects and issues on an ongoing basis with leadership.
• Remains knowledgeable about UHealth’s policies, procedures, and business operations.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field
• Epic certificate in Hospital Coding Administration, Deficiency Tracking Administration, Release of Information Administration, Identity are required.
• 3-5 years of experience, preferably in healthcare or healthcare-related organization
• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
• Previous operational, project management, and organizational skills
• Familiarity with processes that fall under HIM: Chart Tracking, Release of Information, Deficiency Tracking, and Coding preferred
• Familiarity with transcription and scanning workflows and vendors, and confidentiality and privacy guidelines preferred
• Detailed knowledge of Master Patient Index (MPI) interfaces and other sources of patient information preferred
• Understanding of duplicate patient management processes preferred
• Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Excel
• Problem Solving: Seeking, logically examining, and interpreting information from different sources to determine a problem's cause and developing a course of action to resolve the problem and to prevent its recurrence
• Dependability: Ability and willingness to take ownership of work activities and ensure that they are completed in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner
• Critical Thinking: Ability and willingness to see things in an open-minded way and examine an idea or concept from as many angles as possible
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to work effectively with all levels of employees including senior leadership
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• medical
• dental
• tuition remission
• more

UHealth—University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time

Employee Type: Staff