Senior Applications Specialist | Human Capital Management (HCM)

Logan Health; Kalispell (MT); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Kalispell is seeking a Senior Applications Specialist HCM to lead projects and optimize healthcare information systems. The role requires strong project management, problem-solving, and communication skills. Candidates should have a degree in Health Information Management or related field, along with experience in Human Capital Management and familiarity with Oracle Fusion. This full-time position offers a day shift schedule and competitive compensation. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in enhancing patient care through technology.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of healthcare IT or related industry experience.
• Experience with Human Capital Management systems.
• Strong understanding of healthcare workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager for healthcare information systems.
• Manage work plans, timelines, and project tasks.
• Facilitate project teams and guide decision-making.

Skills

Project management experience

Problem-solving skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Technology

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Workday

Microsoft Office

Job description

**Location:**Logan Health Medical Center – Kalispell, Montana **Schedule:**Day Shift – 8 Hours | Full-Time – 40 HoursAt Logan Health, technology plays a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care. We are seeking a **Senior Applications Specialist HCM** who thrives at the intersection of healthcare operations and technology. In this role, you’ll serve as a **project leader and subject matter expert** responsible for implementing, supporting, and optimizing the healthcare information systems that power our organization.* Serve as project manager for the implementation, support, and integration of healthcare information systems.* Participate in system planning, design, build, testing, training, and go-live activities.* Manage work plans, timelines, and project tasks while coordinating with users, vendors, and leadership.* Facilitate project teams and guide decision-making across departments to ensure successful project outcomes.* Translate clinical and operational needs into functional system requirements.* Serve as liaison between end users and software vendors.* Assist with development of system interfaces, workflow design, table mapping, and specification development.* Conduct integrated system testing and apply quality management principles to ensure system reliability.* Demonstrate strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and issue management skills.* Support change management and production system updates.* Stay current with healthcare technology trends and pursue professional development opportunities.* **Minimum of one of the following:*** Demonstrated **project management experience**, including implementation of software application systems* Strong **problem-solving, analytical, and leadership skills*** Excellent **verbal and written communication skills**, with the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences* Strong **organizational skills**, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks* Ability to work **independently and collaboratively** in a team environment* Strong **interpersonal skills** and ability to handle sensitive or confidential information with professionalism* Solid understanding of **personal computers and common software applications** (such as Microsoft Office)* Bachelor’s degree in **Health Information Management, Computer Science, Health Information Technology, or related field**, OR* **5+ years of healthcare IT or related industry experience**- Experience with **Human Capital Management** * **Current Oracle Fusion certification, or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire*** Experience working with **hospital or clinic application systems*** Experience with **Workday and/or Oracle Fusion*** Experience supporting HR systems **software application implementation and optimization. Recruiting, HCM, Staffing/Scheduling, and payroll module experience preferred.*** **Knowledge of all federal, state and local regulations and compliance requirements related to employee records retention. Familiarity with human resource policies and procedures to ensure the system meets organizational needs and goals.*** Familiarity with **database structures, reporting tools, or data management systems. Prior Integration, XLST, REST, SOAP knowledge preferred.*** Knowledge of **healthcare workflows and clinical operations*** Minimum of one (1) of the following required:* Possess leadership, problem solving, and analytical skills required.* Strong understanding of both common software applications (ex. MS Office) and personal computers required. Experience with hospital and clinic application systems (preferably Meditech), application support, implementation experience, database structures/tools, and reporting tools preferred.* Possess project management skills and experience implementing software application systems required.* Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences.* Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, a self-starter, possess critical thinking skills and be able to set priorities and function as part of a team as well as independently.* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.* Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, Computer Science, Health Information Technology or related field.* Minimum of five (5) years’ related job or industry experience.* Provides high quality customer service and end-user support, including, but not limited to; configuring applications, building system tables/dictionaries, creating user access, troubleshooting, and issue resolution with consistent follow-through and timely escalation to vendors and/or leadership as applicable to assigned area(s).* Identifies problems, probable causes, and impact on operations. Reports problems to the appropriate parties, leads the effort to find solutions, and determines the optimal course of action. Independently and/or collaboratively brings issues to a complete resolution.* As applicable to assigned area(s); Exhibits project and implementation skills, including understanding of and participation in planning, design and build, testing, end-user training and cutover and go-live activities as applicable to assigned area(s).* As applicable to assigned area(s); Exhibits knowledge of work plans and manages tasks and timelines. Facilitates group projects toward successful completion of goals, effectively and independently facilitates decision-making with users and leadership in multiple venues and environments as needed.* Assumes full ownership of all outcomes, start to finish. Multitasks and prioritizes tasks utilizing appropriate critical decision-making skills.* As applicable to assigned areas; Exhibits an understanding of the integration between modules and the interaction/impact changes cause within the modules. Assists in the development of interfaces, design, workflow, specification development, table-mapping, and testing. Executes testing in an integrated environment while incorporating quality management concepts.* Exhibits fundamental HIT knowledge and skills including problem-solving, analytical skills, issues management and escalation, change control, production change management, and creation of design specifications or documentation. Exhibits knowledge of hospital and/or clinic workflow and incorporates into problem solving, support, and implementation.* Pursues opportunities for self-development. Stays current with industry trends as they relate to job responsibilities.**Location:**Logan Health Medical Center – Kalispell, Montana **Schedule:**Day Shift – 8 Hours | Full-Time – 40 Hours