Epic Analyst, Security

University of Miami•Miami, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Epic Analyst, Security at the University of Miami Health System (UHealth) IT Department is a full-time role responsible for optimizing the application's configuration, function, and access. This position involves assisting Associate Epic Analysts, collaborating with stakeholders and end-users, and providing day-to-day application support and issue resolution. Key responsibilities include configuring and maintaining security functions within Epic applications, monitoring and reporting on security incidents, conducting audits, and designing system-level access in coordination with application and compliance teams. The analyst will also be involved in creating and maintaining user record procedures, assigning security levels, coordinating security activities across various IT layers, and staying updated with security trends to protect patient data.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
Epic Certification
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in application security or network security
Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships
Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems
Ability to lead, motivate, develop and train others
Proficiency in computer software (i.e. Microsoft Office)
Commitment to the University’s core values
Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Epic’s security infrastructure preferred
Understanding of concepts of confidentiality and data security preferred

Responsibilities

Serves as a support contact for application end‐users.
Identifies issues and works to resolve them.
Designs, develops, implements, and maintains the application.
Supports all phases of testing and document workflow design.
Performs the analysis of information technology in clinical work processes and validates the impacts to the workflow.
Provides day-to-day application support, evaluates and resolves service tickets, implements requested application changes, and retrieves requested data promptly.
Collaborates with trainers on application changes and new features to develop documentation and training strategies.
Assists with analyzing the impact of information technology in clinical work processes.
Participates in on-call rotations and support.
Attends and participates in applicable committees.
Maintains regular communication with team members and participates in weekly project team meetings.
Reviews the status of projects and issues on an ongoing basis with leadership.
Travel to the job site during go-lives, conferences, rounding, and/or senior leadership meetings.
Becomes knowledgeable about UHealth’s policies, procedures, and business operations.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
Providing oversight and leadership to Associate Epic Analysts on the team.
Configuring and maintaining security functions, access, and user records within various Epic applications.
Monitoring, responding, and reporting to security alerts, incidents, and breaches.
Conducting internal audits and risk assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities.
Work with application and compliance teams to design system‐level access.
Create and maintain procedures to activate, deactivate, and update user records.
Assign application security levels and roles and establish ownership of each particular security class.
Coordinate security‐related activities across physical (buildings, grounds), infrastructure (network, servers, operating system), and application (Epic or non‐Epic) teams.
Identify trends and patterns in design of security, recommend and administer security improvements, and maintain security measures to protect patient data.
Perform periodic risk reviews and internal audits to identify potential vulnerabilities.
Stay up-to-date with the latest security trends and technologies.