Epic Technical Manager

Cook Children's; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children's Health Care System in Fort Worth, TX seeks an Epic Technical Manager to lead the design, implementation and support of theEpic technical architecture. You will provide strategic technical guidance to the Epic Technical Team and coordinate cross-functional efforts across hardware, OS, virtualization, storage and security.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 8+ years IT experience including networks and virtualization, 3 years in a supervisory capacity, Epic experience or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 8 years in information technology with infrastructure focus.
• 3 years in a supervisory or management role; strong leadership in matrix teams.
• Expert knowledge of healthcare industry; health-care environment experience preferred.
• Epic experience or certifications (Epic certified ECSA or Epic Security) within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation and support of the Epic technical architecture.
• Provide leadership to the Epic Technical Team and coordinate hardware/software for Epic infra.
• Oversee Epic security, disaster recovery planning and implementation requirements.
• Collaborate with Epic and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure performance.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Healthcare knowledge

IT infrastructure

VMware

EMC SAN

Security administration

Epic Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VMware

EMC SAN

Job description

Location: Rosedale Office Building Department: Technology Services Shift: First Shift (United States of America) Standard Weekly Hours: 40

Summary: The Epic Technical Manager leads the design, implementation and support of the technical architecture for the Epic environment. Provides leadership to the Epic Technical Team including, but not limited to, strategic technical guidance, project management, personnel management and optimization for the Epic solution. Coordinates production and non-production hardware and software support for the Epic infrastructure including servers, network, storage, backup, operating systems, virtualization platforms, and desktop devices. Oversees Epic security administration, disaster recovery planning and implementation requirements for the Epic infrastructure. Partners with the Epic and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure efficient functionality and performance.

Education: Bachelors degree required.

Management: 3 years of experience in a supervisory or management level role; ability to demonstrate strong leadership within matrix teams.

Healthcare/Business: Expert knowledge of healthcare industry. Minimum of 2 years of experience in a Health Care environment preferred.

Information Technology: Minimum of 8 years of experience in information technology required. Expert knowledge of networks, virtual desktop, server operating systems, EMC SAN storage technologies, VMWare Server Virtualization, and overall infrastructure design and architecture.

Epic: Prior experience implementing Epic Systems preferred. Experience with security administration and security provisioning.

Project Management: Proven track record of successfully delivering projects on-time and on-budget.

Epic - Overview of Implementation. Technical Overview of Implementation.

Optional: Epic e-learnings: System Pulse, Hardware Overview, Overview of Hyperspace, Introduction to Chronicles, Printing Overview, Office Visit Demonstration, Preadmitting a New Patient, Physician Rounding Overview.

Certification/Licensure: Epic certification required ECSA or Epic Security, within 6 months of employment. Microsoft certification is a plus. PMP/Project Management Certification preferred.

About Us: Cook Children's Health Care System Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents. Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination. Promise, a strong word with deep meaning that everyone understands - especially kids. This is the foundation of our organization and what drives us to blaze new trails in medical care, research, advanced technology, as well as programs and initiatives that benefit children who may not otherwise have access to quality health care. Every day our employees come to work with the intention of keeping our Promise. It's the guiding principle that helps our patients and their families get better and stay healthy. As a member of our Cook Children's team, you can be an important part of making that happen.