HCS Apps Systems Analyst Sr - Epic Cadence - Prelude - Community Connect

UNC Health; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Morrisville, NC, is seeking an Epic Cadence Analyst to design, build, optimize, and support Epic Cadence in the patient access and scheduling domain. You will partner with clinical and revenue cycle teams to configure workflows for scheduling, referrals, and prior authorizations to ensure a seamless patient experience.

Responsibilities include building and optimizing cadence scheduling, managing workqueues, configuring online scheduling, and developing decision trees and test

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or related field.
• Four (4) years of IT systems and/or related operational experience.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills; able to work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain Epic Cadence scheduling functionality.
• Configure appointment types, visit types, scheduling templates, and provider calendars.
• Optimize scheduling workflows to improve access, reduce delays, and enhance patient throughput.
• Build and maintain workqueues for scheduling, referrals, and prior authorizations.
• Configure routing rules, triggers, and prioritization logic to ensure efficient task distribution.
• Design and maintain Epic Welcome workflows for check-in, arrival, and patient intake processes.
• Collaborate with front desk and access teams to improve patient registration efficiency and experience.
• Support kiosk, mobile, and desk-based check-in configurations.
• Develop and maintain decision trees to guide schedulers through complex scheduling workflows.
• Configure and maintain Epic online scheduling (MyChart/Open Scheduling) functionality.
• Build scheduling rules, slot restrictions, and patient-facing workflows.
• Ensure online scheduling aligns with organizational access and provider availability strategies.
• Build and maintain referral workflows, including referral orders, tracking, and status management.
• Partner with departments to ensure accurate referral routing and timely completion.
• Configure workflows to support prior authorization processes.
• Integrate prior authorization requirements into scheduling and referral workflows.
• Develop work queues and reports to track authorization status and reduce denials.
• Participate in unit, integrated, and user acceptance testing for system changes.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide ongoing system support to end users.
• Participate in upgrades, enhancements, and optimization initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:

The Epic Cadence Analyst is responsible for the design, build, optimization, and support of Epic Cadence functionality within the patient access and scheduling domain. This role partners with clinical, operational, and revenue cycle stakeholders to configure and maintain efficient workflows related to scheduling, referrals, and prior authorizations, ensuring a seamless patient experience.

Responsibilities:

Epic Cadence Build & Optimization

• Design, build, test, and maintain Epic Cadence scheduling functionality.
• Configure appointment types, visit types, scheduling templates, and provider calendars.
• Optimize scheduling workflows to improve access, reduce delays, and enhance patient throughput.

Workqueue (WQ) Management

• Build and maintain workqueues for scheduling, referrals, and prior authorizations.
• Configure routing rules, triggers, and prioritization logic to ensure efficient task distribution.

Welcome Application Configuration

• Design and maintain Epic Welcome workflows for check‑in, arrival, and patient intake processes.
• Collaborate with front desk and access teams to improve patient registration efficiency and experience.
• Support kiosk, mobile, and desk‑based check‑in configurations.

Decision Trees & Workflow Design

• Develop and maintain decision trees to guide schedulers through complex scheduling workflows.
• Ensure decision trees support accurate appointment selection, referral requirements, and patient preparation.
• Continuously review and refine decision logic based on operational feedback.

Online Scheduling Build

• Configure and maintain Epic online scheduling (MyChart/Open Scheduling) functionality.
• Build scheduling rules, slot restrictions, and patient‑facing workflows.
• Ensure online scheduling aligns with organizational access and provider availability strategies.

Referral Management

• Build and maintain referral workflows, including referral orders, tracking, and status management.
• Configure referral work queues to support intake, processing, and follow‑up activities.
• Partner with departments to ensure accurate referral routing and timely completion.

Prior Authorizations

• Configure workflows to support prior authorization processes.
• Integrate prior authorization requirements into scheduling and referral workflows.
• Develop work queues and reports to track authorization status and reduce denials.

Testing & Support

• Participate in unit, integrated, and user acceptance testing for system changes.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide ongoing system support to end users.
• Participate in upgrades, enhancements, and optimization initiatives.

Other Information

Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or related field (or equivalent combination of education, training and experience).
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
If a Bachelor's degree: Four (4) years of experience with IT systems and/or related operational experience.
If an Associate's degree: Six (6) years of IT systems and/or related operational experience.
If a High School diploma or GED: Eight (8) years of IT systems and/or related operational experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Excellent analytical and communication skills. Ability to work well in a team environment. Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Highly responsive to internal customers.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: ISD Ambulatory Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$41.45 - $59.58 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully‑owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
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