IT Applications Systems Specialist – Meditech Expanse
Location: Grand Junction, CO
Salary Range: $100,000–$124,000/year
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Schedule: Monday–Friday
Minimum Experience: 5 years
Position Summary
Seeking an experienced IT Applications Systems Specialist with strong expertise in Meditech Expanse Electronic Health Records (EHR) to support, maintain, and optimize clinical and administrative application systems. This role involves product ownership, system troubleshooting, upgrades, user training, workflow optimization, and collaboration between IT and clinical operations teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide product ownership and senior-level expertise for Meditech Expanse.
- Troubleshoot application issues and provide daily system support.
- Coordinate system updates, patches, upgrades, and maintenance.
- Train physicians and healthcare professionals on EMR usage and standards.
- Manage service desk requests, user provisioning, and enhancement requests.
- Investigate incidents and coordinate with vendors to resolve critical issues.
- Plan and execute application testing, validation, implementation, and enhancements.
- Optimize clinical workflows and identify opportunities for process improvement.
- Maintain the accuracy and integrity of clinical data.
- Coordinate between IT teams, physicians, and operational staff.
- Support system integration, application compatibility, and application lifecycle management.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of acute care and/or ambulatory Meditech Expanse EHR experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Health Sciences, Information Systems, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
- Strong understanding of clinical workflows and healthcare IT systems.
- Experience training and supporting EMR users, including physicians.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to translate technical concepts for clinical and business teams.
Preferred Skills
- Business Relationship Management (BRM).
- System integration and compatibility.
- Workflow optimization and process improvement.
- Application testing and quality validation.