Cerner Ambulatory Analyst

Northside Hospital Inc.•Atlanta, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists the Applications Coordinator or Manager in the coordination of activities and resources for all hospital financial or clinical applications. This role involves maintaining a thorough working knowledge of all hospital financial or clinical applications and assisting in the coordination of design, development, build, testing, implementation, training, upgrades, support, and overall system management. The analyst will act as a Project Manager for the implementation of new Systems, maintain an issues work list, and provide primary support and maintenance for core financial or clinical systems. Additionally, for the Emergency Services Addendum, the role requires maintaining a thorough working knowledge of all Emergency Services applications, acting as the ED/IT departmental liaison for collaboration with IT on EDIS systems, and serving as the departmental project manager for new EDIS system implementations. The analyst will also assist the Emergency Services Director with project management for special projects, serve as a liaison for Visibility functionality and reporting, work closely with the EDMD provider group to resolve EDIS issues, research new technologies, develop relationships with department users, coordinate cross-functional support of EDIS, support Lucidoc functions, and develop/provide guidance regarding EDIS reports and documentation templates.

Requirements

S. Degree in Nursing, Business, Systems, or related field or Five (5) years healthcare financial or clinical experience
Two (2) years healthcare financial, clinical systems, or training experience (with B.S. Degree)
Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Five (5) plus years healthcare financial or clinical systems experience (with B.S. Degree)
Experience in Project Management
Knowledge of McKesson applications

Responsibilities

Maintain a thorough working knowledge of all hospital financial or clinical applications.
Assists in the coordination of design, development, build, testing, implementation, training, upgrades, support, and overall system management of all hospital financial or clinical applications.
Acts as a Project Manager for the implementation of new Systems.
Maintain an issues work list and conduct regular and thorough follow-up with interested parties.
Provide primary support and maintenance for core financial or clinical systems as determined by the Applications Coordinator or Manager.
Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital policies and procedures. Immediately reports any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions, or employee/patient/visitor injury-accident to the Director.
Maintains a thorough working knowledge of all Emergency Services applications.
Working as the ED/IT departmental liaison responsible for collaboration with IT for designing, building, implementing, upgrading and supporting overall system management of all EDIS.
Acts as the departmental project manager for the implementation of new EDIS systems in collaboration with ED Management and IT.
Assists Emergency Services Director in all aspects of project management for special projects as assigned. Providing detailed project plans and regular status reports on progress.
Services as the liaison on the functionality and reporting of Visibility as an active member of the Patient Flow Team.
Works closely with the EDMD provider group to identify and manage the process of providing resolution of EDIS issues, providing direct support as needed.
Researches new technologies and IT solutions that can help address gaps in service lines and enhance Emergency Services operations.
Develops and maintains relationships with department users/staff and other hospital departments. Acts as primary point-of-contact to staff during projects and as the liaison with other interfaced departments such as Radiology and Lab Services.
Works closely with Emergency Services Clinical Specialist and ED System Analyst to coordinate cross functional support of the EDIS.
Works closely with ED Operations Analyst to support Lucidoc functions for the organization.
Develops and provides guidance regarding reports coming out of the EDIS for both internal ED needs and other departments as assigned by ED management.
Works closely with ED System Analyst to manage the development of documentation templates with review by ED Clinical Specialist.