Applications Analyst II - Epic Ambulatory Application Certified - Remote

Tufts Medicine

1d•Remote

About The Position

This role focuses on the design, development, and implementation of information technology (IT) solutions to meet the organization's needs through new and existing applications, systems architecture, network systems and applications infrastructure, and the management of the IT infrastructure. In addition, this role focuses on performing Client Applications Support duties, including designing, developing, implementing, and updating internal IT applications in accordance with specifications and business needs; designing, coding, testing, and debugging computer programs; and preparing systems documentation and training. This is a professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower-level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation, or delivery of processes, programs, and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. It is an experienced-level role that applies practical knowledge of job areas typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. The individual works independently with general supervision, facing difficult but typically not complex problems, and may influence others within the job area through the explanation of facts, policies, and practices. The job overview involves performing IT application implementation, optimization, and support activities, working on moderately complex to complex applications critical to operations, and working independently with minimal technical guidance. The role also involves leading small to medium-sized complex projects with oversight.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and eight (8) years of relevant experience OR Associate degree in information technology, finance, clinical field, or related field and six (6) years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s degree in information technology, finance, clinical field, or related field and four (4) years of relevant experience.
Epic Ambulatory Application Certified
Excellent customer service orientation and good communication skills.
Ability to be flexible with changing priorities, initiatives, and tasks.
Ability to work within a team and to be successful in a team environment.
Skilled at supporting applications in a healthcare environment.
Knowledge and ability to clearly explain findings and answer questions about the work.
Communicate complex information in a way that their users can understand.
Ability to interpret data and find meaningful information from it. Find patterns in data and determine what the data means.
Ability to analyze a situation and make decisions based on the information available.
Ability to make decisions about the data they analyze and the conclusions they make about the data.
Ability to find the cause of issues, develop strategies to resolve them, find ways to improve processes, and develop new methods.
Ability to understand the needs of the organization and how to meet those needs.

Responsibilities

Perform IT application implementation, optimization, and support activities.
Work on moderately complex to complex applications that are critical to operations.
Work independently with minimal technical guidance in the performance of duties.
Lead small to medium size complex projects with oversight.
Develop detailed understanding of application functionality by working with senior staff, attending training and/or reading documentation.
Collaborate with end users to understand and define requirements.
Use technical and analytical skills to determine the best approaches to tailoring systems to meet individual requirements.
Build and configure systems to meet requirements, using available application tools.
Create documentation of custom builds as appropriate.
Develop test scenarios based on requirements.
Execute testing and identify issues.
Research and resolve issues.
Provide input to application implementation event plans.
Provide support during application implementation events, including occasional off-hours support.
Build enhancements to current functionality using application tools.
Participate in detailed testing of software updates and upgrades.
Respond to issues reported by users; research and resolve issues in a timely fashion.
Provide excellent customer service: communicate in a friendly and professional manner, empathize with users on system issue impacts, set appropriate expectations on issue resolution.
Participate in after-hours on call support rotation, troubleshooting and resolving system issues escalated by the Help Desk.
Collaborate with vendor support personnel to research and resolve vendor product issues.
Participate in vendor user groups and online listservs, and review contents of vendor updates, to ensure optimization of the capabilities of the assigned applications.
Participate in cross-training, as a trainer and a learner, for personal development and to ensure adequate secondary coverage on all applications.