Sr Applications Analyst

LCS Lifespan Corporate Services d/b/a Brown University Health; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health is hiring an Applications Systems professional to analyze, design, implement and support clinical applications and interfaces. You will work under the Application System Manager to deliver integrated information systems that meet customer needs and align with hospital policies.

You will guide and train staff, coordinate testing and vendor interactions, and help maintain quality assurance across the information services environment.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or a related field required.
• A combination of computer-related training and increasing information systems management responsibility may substitute for a degree.
• Epic Beaker Certification, Epic Orders Certification and/or any Epic Certification is preferred.
• Lab experience with clinical or lab instruments, interfaces or IS Lab support.
• Data Innovations interface experience and understanding of Epic Nephrology, Wound and/or Outpatient Rehab; three years programming and systems design experience.

Responsibilities

• Orient and train new employees.
• Schedule assigned employees.
• Provide guidance and counsel to employees.
• Provide input to performance appraisal.
• On a project basis may provide supervisory of Application System Analysts.
• Meet with user departments, IS staff and vendors to define and resolve problems.
• Analyze problems and determine efficient programming solutions.
• Develop specifications for software applications; design, code, test, debug, document and install software programs.
• Test and update software products with new releases.
• Evaluate new software products for applicability to hardware and software environments.
• Coordinate testing and installation of new software packages and vendor modifications.
• Design, program, test and install interfaces among systems with disparate configurations.
• Maintain and enhance existing software via releases and vendor utilities.
• Prepare manuals and training materials and train user personnel.
• Manage complex Information Services projects including planning and implementation.

Skills

Programming and systems design

Lab experience

Data Innovations interface

Epic Nephrology/Wound/Outpatient Rehab

Epic Beaker Certification

Epic Orders Certification

Epic Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Business Administration or related field

Tools

Epic Beaker Certification

Epic Orders Certification

Epic Certifications

Data Innovations interface

Job description

Summary: Under the general supervision of the Application System Manager, provide analysis and programming to assist in the selection, implementation and ongoing support of application software including all interfaces necessary to assure a high value, widely accessible, comprehensive, integrated information network which meets customer needs. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Responsibilities

• Orient and train new employees;
• schedule assigned employees;
• provide guidance and counsel to employees;
• provide input to performance appraisal.
• On a project basis may provide functional supervision of Application System Analysts.
• Meet with personnel from user departments Information Services staff and vendors, to define and resolve application system problems.
• Analyze problems and determine most efficient and economical programming solution.
• Develop specifications for software applications;
• design, code, test, debug, document and install software programs.
• Test and update software products with new releases.
• Evaluate new software products to determine their applicability to current and future hardware and software environments.
• Coordinate the testing and installation of new software packages and modifications from vendors.
• Design, program, test and install interfaces among systems with disparate hardware and software configurations.
• Modify, maintain and add value to existing software via maintenance releases, utilities from vendor, and creative use of available Information Services resources to enhance the usefulness of the information system to the organization.
• Direct preparation of manuals and training materials and training of user personnel in the use of systems and modifications to systems.
• Manage complex Information Services multi disciplinary projects including project planning, task assignment and project implementation.
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge by attending seminars and reading professional literature.
• Participate in councils, quality improvement teams, and other such committees as required.
• Maintain quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control in accordance with established hospital and departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Equivalent to Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or a related field required.
• A combination of computer-related technical training and successively increasing information systems management responsibility may substitute for a degree.
• Epic Beaker Certification , Epic Orders Certification and/or any Epic Certification is preferred.
• Lab experience: Clinically or with lab instruments, interfaces or other IS Lab support.
• Data Innovations interface experience Understanding of Epic Nephrology, Wound and/or Outpatient Rehab Experience: Three years experience in programming and systems design.

Pay Range: $86,382.40-$142,542.40

EEO Statement

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location

Remote-Massachusetts - N/A Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Work Type

M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

Work Shift: Day

Daily Hours: 8 hours

Driving Required: No

As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day. Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.

Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of our employees and their families. Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients - and for yourself.