EHR Application Analyst, Sr. jobs in Pascagoula, MS

Application Analyst - Lead Epic Billing Teams

Singing River Health System Hospital - Pascagoula / Full-Time /Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:30PM CST Weekend and Holidays as needed /
United States

Position Overview:
The Application Analyst – Lead has in-depth knowledge of the different clinical systems and serves as a bridge between end users and the IS applications staff. He/She supervises the appropriate Epic team (i.e. Ambulatory, Rev Cycle, Access, Willow/Beacon, ASAP/Hospice, Beaker/Bugsy, Inpatient, ORCA); delegates tasks, manages resources, maintains project timelines, monitors Service Desk tickets for the group, and provides feedback to managers for evaluations. The Application Analyst – Lead conducts regular day-to-day communication with Information System teams, reviews software, analyzes business operations, and works with application vendors and the clinical, business representatives, and/or subject matter experts to tailor the different system(s) to fit the organization's needs.

Application Analyst – Lead can perform in-depth analysis of workflows, data collection, report details, and other technical issues associated with the use of the different applications. He/She is the primary support contact and works with the other members of the application team in coordinating efforts and status updates with the end users/operations stake holders. Application Analyst – Lead coordinates and communicates with the end users and representatives from other organizational departments, such as lab, radiology, pharmacy, and medical records that are impacted by the EMR and other applications.

They utilize advanced knowledge of the software functionality, and maintains knowledge of the implemented clinical, revenue, or ambulatory workflows. The Application Analyst Lead coordinates and a future-state workflow and build the system to support the new workflow. They will work in groups within their respective team(s) and across interdisciplinary workgroups to accomplish these goals

Must be certified in one or more modules for Epic Billing / Claims

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different task performed as assigned.

Education:
Associate’s degree in a clinical discipline required; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or healthcare-related field preferred.

License:
N/A

Certification:
If clinical practitioner (LPN, RN, RT, etc.), must hold current applicable MS license/certification(s). Current certifications in Epic applications required or obtained within 90 days of date of hire.
Must maintain certifications in Epic to retain position

Experience:
A minimum of one (3) years’ supervisory or project leadership experience required. A minimum of one (2) years’ experience in developing, implementing, operating, or maintaining information systems in integrated healthcare delivery systems including hospitals and/or clinic settings required. Previous installation experience with healthcare system databases and interfaces in hospitals and/or clinic settings or with a healthcare system vendor required. Management and project execution experience medium to large projects preferred.

Reports to:
Revenue Cycle and Ambulatory Application Manager or Clinical Applications Manager

Supervises:
Appropriate Application Team(s)

Physical Demands:
Work is moderately sedentary: involves sitting with regular requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard, copier, and 10-key.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue. Must be able to work flexible hours. Work requires employee participating in rotating "on-call" schedule with other members of the Epic team.

Mental Demands:
Must have general knowledge of Ambulatory Clinic operations.

Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities. Must demonstrate communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone. Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels. Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Must maintain effective working relationships with peers, physicians and other healthcare workers.
Must maintain a current working knowledge of clinical workflow.  Work requires a combination of intermediate to complex analytical, clinical, financial and administrative abilities.

Must demonstrate the ability to learn and adapt quickly in a fast paced environment and have the ability to work independently. Work requires a combination of intermediate to complex analytical, clinical, and administrative abilities.

Special Demands:
Must demonstrate an understanding of workflows in order to design and execute software solutions that solve business problems. Must have intermediate to advanced knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation software (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio).

Out of state travel for education purposes required. Must have a valid driver license as job may require traveling throughout the SRHS service area - with the employee providing his/her own transportation.