Clinical Systems Analyst - Cardiovascular Imaging System

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley•Palo Alto, CA

1d•$56 - $74•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Systems Analyst supports core functions of the health system's applications to enable cost-effective, high quality, efficient, and safe patient care. This position will implement, administer, and support assigned systems under the minimal guidance of senior members of the team. The position will have a good understanding of Epic modules, ancillary systems, and health system operations. This role is specifically focused on cardiovascular imaging systems, managing PACS, and supporting their integration and interoperability (DICOM & HL7). The analyst will collaborate with cardiologists, interventional radiologists, IT experts, and researchers, and will drive change management initiatives, define testing strategies, and lead cardiovascular IT projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Management Systems, Electronics Technology, Computer Engineering, Health Information Management or a directly-related field from an accredited college or university.
2 or more years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience
Mid-level Microsoft Office skills
Ability to diagnose and resolve routine technology problems
Ability and desire to learn to resolve specialized and advanced technology problems
Ability to establish a set of tasks and activities associated with an intended outcome and timeline
Ability to take action consistent with available facts, constraints, and anticipated consequences
Ability to use appropriate interpersonal skills to give information to and receive information from coworkers and clients in a tactfully and professional manner
Ability to use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions and/or reaching conclusions
Ability to develop new skills and teach others
Ability to collaborate and build consensus with stakeholders
Ability to understand and adhere to operational standards, policies, and procedures
Ability to identify risks and issues
Ability to develop solutions for new and unfamiliar challenges
Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and interpret results
Ability to communicate concepts in elegant, concise, eloquent form to management and to cross-functional departments or teams verbally, in writing, and through pictures or diagrams when appropriate
Knowledge of current issues and trends in health care and clinical operations in a health care system
Knowledge of Epic Software as well as other information systems, clinical software, and computer applications used in a health care setting

Nice To Haves

Experience with cardiovascular imaging systems (PACS)
Familiarity with DICOM and HL7 standards
Experience in a fast-paced, highly collaborative setting
Experience with change management initiatives
Experience defining testing strategies
Experience leading IT projects

Responsibilities

Provide tier-2 support of application incidents reported through the help desk; including 24/7 on call coverage as required
Provide analytical assistance to junior team members to resolve application incidents, maintenance items, and enhancement requests
Perform daily monitoring of applications in production use
Coordinate application support with other information technology teams including Infrastructure, Integration, Reporting, and the help desk
Lead small to medium complexity software upgrade initiatives or enhancements to workflows including the design, build, and test phases
Modify tables/master files, make additions and changes under the direction of senior team members
Implement changes using documented procedures that are compliant with department’s policies and procedures
Take ownership of low to medium complexity issues and act as a liaison between customer and other support staff to facilitate resolution
Work with and mentor junior staff members to document workflows
Assist senior team members in developing and maintaining requirements/specifications and test cases for new or enhanced functionality to department applications
Participate in team and cross-team meetings and maintain appropriate meeting records
Design and optimize cardiovascular workflows
Manage imaging systems (PACS)
Support the integration and interoperability of cardiovascular imaging systems (DICOM & HL7)
Collaborate with top-tier cardiologists, interventional radiologists, IT experts, and researchers
Implement, administer, and support critical non-Epic systems
Drive change management initiatives
Define testing strategies
Spearhead high-visibility cardiovascular IT projects to ensure secure, reliable operations that support patient care