Application Sys Analyst III - Beacon

University of Maryland Medical System•Columbia, MD

4d•$43 - $64

About The Position

Under limited supervision, gathers and analyzes user needs for developing and modifying clinical or business applications in a healthcare environment. Provides complex application support, writes documentation and specifications, analyzes complex results, recommends solutions, and builds, configures, or modifies applications using existing application tools. The role performs and coordinates complex analysis, design, development, testing, and support for assigned applications. It supports day-to-day operational issue tracking, analyzes the impact of new or changed applications and processes, guides end users and less experienced personnel, and helps resolve complex application problems. The position also develops and participates in testing scripts and conversion plans, recommends alternatives for development and support initiatives, prepares application and project documentation, and may lead projects and contribute to cost, schedule, and staffing estimates. The analyst validates application designs and documentation, prepares operational application materials and programming specifications for user departments, and contributes to departmental policies and procedures related to clinical applications. The role requires teaching and advising staff and end users, coordinating project work, and following application security and control procedures and applicable standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a health, science, or business field, or equivalent professional experience.
Five years of progressively responsible experience in information applications, including one year performing programming or applications analysis, or equivalent experience such as business analysis.
Ability to perform and teach analysis and problem-solving principles, emphasizing user relations, data-gathering techniques, and management information applications.
Ability to develop complex specifications for all aspects of applications and familiarity with problem analysis, hardware/software configurations, and application integration.
Ability to teach application functionality, design standards, process changes, and train-the-trainer methods.
Effective customer service skills and ability to work with all organizational levels.
Effective verbal and written communication skills for advising and consulting with users and presenting project findings and recommendations.
Excellent organizational skills, confidence, and creativity.
Ability to adhere to application security and control procedures and relevant standards.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Experience working in a healthcare environment.
Additional certifications may be required.

Responsibilities

Perform and coordinate complex analysis, design, development, testing, and support services for assigned applications.
Track and follow up on issues and questions arising in daily operations.
Analyze the impact of new or different applications, processes, and changes.
Provide complex application support and guidance to end users, offer technical guidance to less experienced personnel, and resolve complex application problems.
Coordinate development of application testing scripts and conversion plans, and participate in testing as assigned.
Recommend solutions and alternatives for development and support initiatives.
Prepare application documentation, analytical reports, functional specifications, training manuals, and status reports; create, evaluate, and teach related materials.
Participate in or lead projects; estimate costs, time frames, and staffing requirements; prepare cost justifications; and use status reports for project oversight.
Validate application designs through change management and user development request processes.
Prepare and validate complete application documentation for operations and establish programming specifications for user departments.
Provide input and assist with departmental policies and procedures related to clinical applications.
Teach analysis and problem-solving principles, application functionality, design standards, and process changes to IT staff, project teams, and end users.
Coordinate daily project activities, delegate responsibilities and tasks, and review and validate work.
Recommend integration and relationships among organizational applications.
Follow application security and control procedures in accordance with departmental, vendor, and regulatory standards, and make recommendations as needed.