Epic Application Analyst II - Hospital Billing - FT (1fte) Remote Possible!

Remote Available for the Following States:

Arizona

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Iowa

Maine

Michigan

South Dakota

Texas

South Carolina

North Dakota

*If your state is not listed you will be required to relocate to Montana or one of the states above to be applicable for this position.

Position Summary: 

The Application Analyst is responsible for installing, designing, configuring, training, and supporting application systems with a focus on Behavioral Health within the Epic EMR system. Provides expertise in area of application responsibility and works closely with subject matter experts on designing system requirements. Responsibilities include optimization of the application through development of new functionality, testing, and implementing scheduled vendor releases and system upgrades and fixing system defects. Provides technical and functional application analysis, defines system requirements, and develops logical data models using best practices for build and configuration, maintenance, and data integrity. Works closely with cross functional team by providing education on system functionality and configuration of new tools to increase end user productivity with the application. Ensures application changes follow change management procedures and protocols, creates and maintains all documentation for assigned applications and develops, plans, and executes testing for supported applications. Communicates all necessary application changes, enhancements, and procedures to all affected departments. On-Call Support Required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or Healthcare Administration or equivalent work experience (4+ years)
• 2 – 4 years of healthcare IT experience
• EPIC Certification within 6 months of hire (if applicable)
• Preferred: Minimum of 5 years healthcare IT experience  

Essential Job Functions:

• Primary resource dedicated to designing, building, testing, and activating the application database.
• Supports new project development including system analysis, planning and preparation.
• Participates on new implementation / installation project teams.
• Assists other Applications staff and vendors with technical and process issues.
• Troubleshoots, researches, and solves technically challenging problems involving integrated systems.
• Tests and verifies software releases, upgrades, and changes prior to the promotion of code to the production environment.
• Analyzes business processes to ensure proper system configuration.
• Documents and maintains all required system design and build documents.
• Supports end users within the facility and offsite locations.
• Contributes to preparation of testing scripts and perform unit, system, and integrated testing tasks.
• Logs, tracks, analyzes, and coordinates system changes including any software code implementations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work varied shifts

• Computer applications, MS Office, EMR, internet applications and standard office equipment
• Detail oriented, organizational skills and the ability to prioritize
• Self-directed, completes assignments accurately, thoroughly and with minimal oversight
• Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills