Epic OpTime Anesthesia Analyst - Specialist

• Coordinate and perform analysis, design, development, testing, validation and implementation of Epic screens used by clinicians performing and documenting patient care activities leveraging system functionality to support clinical process and organizational goals
• Using in depth knowledge of Epic software and clinical operations and workflow, formulate/define end user needs, design & propose enhancements to Epic functionality and recommend solutions in Epic
• Work closely with project team clinical leasers to translate patient care needs into Epic functionality
• Understand and document current workflows that are supported by the existing clinical system and determine how best to maximize functionality to complement and improve the workflows
• Work directly with various stakeholders, including the providers, department administrators and department billing managers, Medical Center IT personnel and Billing Quality Educators to design and implement Epic solutions that improve clinical workflow and minimize compliance risk
• Understand the use of clinical computer applications, which assist in the management and processing of clinical information and delivery of health care services
• Provide on-going support of the Epic system and its end users
• Understand and apply established Medical Center Epic policies and procedures within the functional area of responsibility accurately when identifying possible changes and assessing their impact on current automated processes
• Provide cost effective and process efficient alternatives and appropriate solutions for application development, enhancement or modification as needed
• Formulate and define system scope and objectives through research and fact finding to develop or modify moderately complex information systems
• Participate in training of users in new system functionality and provide at the elbow support
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements and request system modifications to comply with regulations
• Participate in the install of new and upgrade of existing clinical and billing applications to ensure documentation will be compliant and professional charges will be generated appropriately
• Review Epic testing to ensure professional charges have generated and posted as expected, and, when issues arise, research and provide resolutions to the problems
• Complete other assignments as needed

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree in health informatics and management or related technical field followed by 5 years of progressively responsible experience in health care IT systems administration with a focus on procedural applications. Current Epic OpTime and/or Anesthesia Certification required.

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