Senior EHR Application Specialist (91-00)

La Clinica de Familia Inc; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(K) with employer matching

Life and AD&D Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Supplement Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Education Reimbursement

Cafeteria Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Travel Reimbursement

Job summary

La Clinica de Familia Inc in Southern New Mexico seeks a Senior EHR Application Specialist to lead our EHR platform and related clinical apps. This role designs, configures, and optimizes systems to support patient care and operations.

Work closely with clinical leadership, providers, and IT to ensure secure, compliant workflows, regulatory reporting, upgrades, and staff training. FQHC experience is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Five+ years supporting healthcare information systems.
• Three+ years advanced EHR administration or analyst experience.
• Experience with FQHCs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, configuration, optimization and support of the EHR platform.
• Collaborate with clinical leadership to ensure compliant, efficient workflows.
• Perform interoperability, reporting, upgrades and user training.

Skills

EHR systems knowledge

Clinical workflows understanding

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare informatics or related field

Job description

La Clinica de Familia (LCDF) is a FQHC with several locations in Southern New Mexico. For over 40 years, La Clinica has provided services to the residents of Southern New Mexico. Our mission statement definitely speaks to what La Clinica de Familia stands for, which is to empower and enrich families, individuals, and communities by providing quality medical, dental, behavioral health and educational service for people of all cultures.

Exempt

Up to $80,000

Job Summary:

The Senior EHR Application Specialist serves as the lead functional and technical expert for LCDF's Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform and related clinical applications. This position is responsible for the design, configuration, optimization, support, integration, reporting, and ongoing enhancement of clinical systems that support patient care and organizational operations.

The Senior EHR Application Specialist partners with clinical leadership, providers, quality improvement teams, compliance, revenue cycle, and information technology staff to ensure clinical applications are efficient, secure, compliant, and aligned with organizational goals. The position plays a critical role in workflow analysis, application upgrades, interoperability initiatives, regulatory reporting, user training, and strategic technology projects.

Core Competencies:

• Advanced knowledge of Electronic Health Record systems.
• Strong understanding of clinical workflows in ambulatory healthcare settings.
• Knowledge of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) operations.
• Healthcare regulatory compliance knowledge.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Commitment to customer service and user satisfaction.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• High level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare informatics or/and Information Technology, Health Information Management, Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Computer Science, or related field.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Five (5) years or more of progressive experience supporting healthcare information systems.
• Three (3) years or more of advanced EHR administration, configuration, optimization, or application analyst experience.
• Experience with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) highly preferred.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance - PPO
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(K) with employer matching
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Supplement Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holidays (9)
• Education Reimbursement
• Cafeteria Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Reimbursement