Epic Solutions Architect 2 - Patient Access

University of Miami; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami Health System IT Department invites applications for an Epic Solutions Architect 2 - Patient Access. This full-time role leads the design, development, and deployment of Epic patient access solutions, basing system choices on stakeholder needs, cost, and integration with existing applications.

Responsibilities include guiding projects, mentoring senior analysts, optimizing workflows, ensuring vendor collaboration, and maintaining compliance with hospital policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Epic Certification in a relevant specialty.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Engineers new workflows or optimizes processes across clinical applications.
• Leads projects with high complexity and larger impact.
• Applies project management methodology for software development.
• Mentors senior analysts and ensures clinical application knowledge.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Judgment

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Epic Certification

Job description

Epic Solutions Architect 2 - Patient Access

The University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") IT Department has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Epic Solutions Architect 2 - Patient Access.

The Epic Solutions Architect 2 - Patient Access is responsible for the independent design, development, and deployment of clinical applications and technologies. The architect defines system solutions based on user/client needs, cost, and required integration with existing applications, systems, or platforms. This employee also researches, identifies, selects, and tests technology products required for solution delivery. Establishes, implements, and documents technology integration or migration strategies.

Core Responsibilities

• Engineers new workflows or optimize existing business processes that supersede existing standards set in place internally or by vendors utilizing expert knowledge crossing multiple clinical applications and operational areas.
• Leads projects associated with application implementation and execution of high complexity and larger impact.
• Applies project management methodology and utilizes standard project management for software in development and maintenance of project plans.
• Functions as an independent project lead or provides oversight for project manager and/or business analyst on assigned projects and recognize/ minimize business value lost during project/program execution.
• Performs proactive analysis on current systems and technology in order to recommend potential changes or enhancements that will assist in adhering to organization's strategic vision and improve operational workflows as well as patient and end user experience.
• Identifies product and customization requirements to effectively address necessary product configuration, while working within project scope and time line.
• Serves as mentor to senior analysts and is proficient and/or certified in numerous applications.
• Holds a comprehensive working knowledge and understands healthcare operational processes and job functions pertaining to assigned UHealth IT clinical applications and solutions.
• Possesses expert knowledge of third party partnerships, experience with managing vendor relationships, and contract negotiations.
• Provides support to the team in analyzing, resolving, and escalating complex integration problems encountered by the team during system implementations and upgrades.
• Implement projects that are ahead of industry/peer trends.
• Think out of the box and follows the marking curve to stay on the forefront of Healthcare technology.
• Designs new solutions.
• Participates in new hire orientation by providing the clinical application support in the work area required for the job role.
• Collaborates with clinic leadership to develop or improve operational processes, polices, and procedures.
• Participates in all clinical operations meetings to assess user feedback, gather future requirements for modifications, and provide a status on competency, adoption, and utilization rates.
• Facilitates knowledge transfer of the technology-enabled user workflows and best practice use of applications.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Department Specific Functions

• Keeps abreast of industry information and trends related to information technology systems, attends and participates in continuing professional education courses and programs.
• Expert level and comprehensive working knowledge and understanding of healthcare operational processes and job functions pertaining to assigned UHealth IT clinical applications and solutions.
• Expert knowledge of third-party partnerships, experienced with managing vendor relationships and contract negotiations.
• Able to implement projects that are ahead of industry/peer trends.
• Think out of the box and follow the marking curve to stay on the forefront of Healthcare technology.
• Design new solutions.
• Actively collaborates with clinic leadership to develop or improve operational processes, polices, and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
• Epic Certification in relevant specialty or field
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
• 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 and 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

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

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