Senior Data Usability Analyst

HCA Healthcare; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Healthcare in Nashville, TN, is seeking a Senior Data Usability Analyst to improve how clinical data is used across the organization during MEDITECH Expanse implementation and the Digital Transformation initiative.

You will bridge clinical practice and data, ensuring data is accurate, meaningful, and easy to use for care teams, leaders, quality programs, and analytics initiatives. The role involves collaboration with clinicians, analysts, and IT teams in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
• 7+ years of healthcare experience required.
• Experience in hospital or health system environments preferred.
• Experience with EHR systems (MEDITECH, Epic, Oracle Cerner) preferred.
• Experience with clinical terminologies (LOINC, ICD-9/10, SNOMED CT) preferred.
• Hybrid position located in Nashville, TN.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME on MEDITECH Expanse clinical workflows and documentation practices.
• Partner with clinicians, operational leaders, and project teams to ensure data accurately reflects patient care and business needs.
• Help improve the quality, consistency, and usability of healthcare data used for reporting, analytics, regulatory requirements, and operational decision-making.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify opportunities for workflow improvement and data standardization.
• Apply knowledge of clinical terminologies to support data integrity and consistency across systems.
• Participate in validation, testing, and ongoing improvement efforts for reports, dashboards, and data-driven solutions.
• Serve as a liaison between clinical stakeholders and technical teams, helping ensure solutions align with clinical workflows and organizational goals.

Skills

Healthcare analytics

Data usability

Clinical informatics

Data quality improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MEDITECH Expanse

Epic systems

Oracle Health (Cerner)

Job description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Senior Data Usability Analyst with HCA Healthcare you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Clinical Data & Interoperability team within Digital Transformation and Innovation is seeking an experienced healthcare professional to help improve how clinical information is used across the organization during our MEDITECH Expanse implementation and the company’s going Digital Transformation initiative.

In this role, you will help ensure that clinical data is accurate, meaningful, and easy to use for care teams, operational leaders, quality programs, and analytics initiatives. You'll serve as a bridge between clinical practice and data, helping translate real-world workflows into trusted information that supports decision-making, reporting, and patient care improvement.

The ideal candidate combines a strong healthcare background with an interest in data, quality improvement, and healthcare technology. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with clinicians, operational leaders, analysts, and technology teams to improve the value and usability of healthcare data across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on MEDITECH Expanse clinical workflows and documentation practices.
• Partner with clinicians, operational leaders, and project teams to ensure clinical data accurately reflects patient care and business needs.
• Help improve the quality, consistency, and usability of healthcare data used for reporting, analytics, regulatory requirements, and operational decision-making.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify opportunities for workflow improvement and data standardization.
• Apply knowledge of healthcare documentation, coding systems, and terminology to support data integrity and consistency across systems.
• Participate in validation, testing, and ongoing improvement efforts for reports, dashboards, and data-driven solutions.
• Serve as a liaison between clinical stakeholders and technical teams, helping ensure solutions align with clinical workflows and organizational goals.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• 7+ years of healthcare experience required.
• Clinical, Health Information Management (HIM), revenue cycle, quality, informatics, or related healthcare experience strongly preferred.
• Previous experience working in a hospital or health system environment preferred.
• Experience analyzing clinical workflows, quality measures, operational processes, or healthcare data preferred.
• Experience supporting, implementing, optimizing, or maintaining an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system such as MEDITECH, Epic, or Oracle Health (Cerner) preferred
• Hands-on experience with clinical terminologies (LOINC, ICD-9/10, SNOMED CT) preferred
• Interest in healthcare analytics, informatics, data quality, or process improvement strongly preferred.
• Hybrid position located in Nashville, TN.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.