Epic Application Analyst

Altru Health System•Grand Forks, ND

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Application Analyst collaborates with users of our Electronic Medical Record and/or Financial Applications and is responsible for the design, build, integration and configuration based on professional standards, regulations and patient safety. In this role, the analyst will maintain and build on certifications needed for the position as appropriate. The analyst will spend time further time developing an understanding of the assigned application and processes and will follow departmental procedures. The analyst will work on projects of moderate scope and complexity, applying judgement within defined parameters. The Data Analytics team at Altru Health System functions as the primary support team and contact for Epic reporting. The Application Analyst will work with various customers to understand and document complex requirements, design and implement reports, and coordinate issues that arise during the reporting project. The analyst is a technical individual with a high degree of knowledge in the overall field and recognized expertise in functional areas. This position is for our Data Analytics team and prior experience with Epic EHR and Epic Cogito is preferred. Helpful to have experience with Epic applications, Epic Cogito data tools such as Clarity data models, SlicerDicer, Caboodle, Business Objects, Crystal Reports and SQL.

Requirements

Epic Certification | Epic | Within 6 Months of Start Date | Employee Provides HR a Copy
Preferred: Associates - Computer and Information Science- OR -Bachelors - Computer and Information Science
Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with Epic EHR and Epic Cogito is preferred.
Experience with Epic applications, Epic Cogito data tools such as Clarity data models, SlicerDicer, Caboodle, Business Objects, Crystal Reports and SQL.

Responsibilities

Ensures that all enhancement requests are being appropriately and adequately addressed in a timely fashion.
Takes responsibility for the problems reported and sees that a fix is provided to which the customer is kept informed and agrees.
Coordinates and escalates with senior staff as appropriate to ensure that customer issues are resolved in a timely fashion.
Continues further education of systems and applications by collaborating with operational owners as well as senior staff.
Reviews and completes new build enhancements as appropriate, utilizing resources as needed.
Provide technical support, diagnosis of application errors and troubleshooting with system issues.
Participates in cross application testing with system changes, ensuring that the system changes are compatible with other applications workflow and processes.
Serves as a resource person for daily operational issues within the electronic medical record.
Implement applications, tools, and processes that assist operational owners with the management of data in patient care and the provision of health care.
Participates in the on-call rotation.
Ensures that after hours coverage of customer support is maintained per department policies and procedures.
Responds to calls in a timely manner, takes responsibility for the problems reported and follows through to ensure a resolution is provided to the customer.
Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.