Epic Clinical Information System Analyst III, Day Shift, Beaker Lab

Adventist HealthCare • Gaithersburg, MD

5d • $96,059 - $145,995 • Onsite

About The Position

Adventist Healthcare seeks to hire an experienced Epic Clinical Information System Analyst III for our Beaker Lab Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

As an Epic Clinical Information System Analyst III, you will:
• Lead advanced analysis and enterprise workflow design; architect, configure, build, test, validate, optimize, and maintain Epic functionality and integrated solutions across application and operational boundaries.
• Leads resolution of high-impact, ambiguous, or cross-application incidents and problems; directs root-cause analysis, coordinates technical and operational responders, develops durable corrective actions, and communicates through closure.
• Plans and leads large or highly complex application projects, upgrades, implementations, and optimization initiatives; establishes approach, scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, testing strategy, implementation readiness, and outcome measures.
• Serves as a senior liaison and subject matter expert for operational leaders, governance bodies, Epic representatives, end users, vendors, and technical and application teams; facilitates decisions and escalates issues through defined governance channels.
• Establishes and reinforces standards for application design, build, integrated testing, change control, documentation, release readiness, data validation, and production support; performs quality review of complex work.
• Mentors and develops analysts, coordinates shared work, provides technical direction, and leads knowledge transfer, training, and support-readiness activities without requiring formal supervisory authority.
• Evaluates emerging capabilities, regulatory and patient-safety requirements, operational performance, and user feedback to recommend enterprise improvements and sustainable Epic solutions.
• Provides leadership with concise status, risk, dependency, budget or resource, and milestone reporting; participates in go-lives, upgrades, downtimes, and major-event support outside normal business hours.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Beaker Build and Configuration: Tests, panels, and reference ranges; specimen collection and labeling; instruments and quality control; Clinical Pathology, including microbiology; and Anatomic Pathology cases.
• Integration and Cross-Application Coordination: Lab instruments and middleware, reference labs, blood bank systems, and public health reporting, working with the Orders, ClinDoc, ASAP, Ambulatory, Cadence, and Resolute teams.
• Implementation, Testing, and Go-Live Support : Design sessions, test scripts, instrument validation, and support for the go-live and stabilization.
• Production Support and Optimization: Handle Incidents, on-call, turnaround time and specimen rejection analysis, upgrades, and lab reports.
• Regulatory Compliance and Governance: CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission, and HIPAA requirements and follow plus change control processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in healthcare, information systems, business, or a related field. Relevant experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
• 7-8 years of direct clinical, healthcare operations, clinical information systems, application support, or related experience, including substantial experience leading complex implementations, upgrades, optimization, or production support in an integrated EHR environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading large workstreams, directing cross-functional teams, and mentoring analysts is required.
• Must be able to maintain required Epic credentials and participate in travel, on-call coverage, and extended-hour support for major projects and operational events as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced education is preferred.
• Epic experience is preferred.
• Current clinical licensure is preferred when relevant to the assigned application.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced analysis and enterprise workflow design; architect, configure, build, test, validate, optimize, and maintain Epic functionality and integrated solutions across application and operational boundaries.
• Leads resolution of high-impact, ambiguous, or cross-application incidents and problems; directs root-cause analysis, coordinates technical and operational responders, develops durable corrective actions, and communicates through closure.
• Plans and leads large or highly complex application projects, upgrades, implementations, and optimization initiatives; establishes approach, scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, testing strategy, implementation readiness, and outcome measures.
• Serves as a senior liaison and subject matter expert for operational leaders, governance bodies, Epic representatives, end users, vendors, and technical and application teams; facilitates decisions and escalates issues through defined governance channels.
• Establishes and reinforces standards for application design, build, integrated testing, change control, documentation, release readiness, data validation, and production support; performs quality review of complex work.
• Mentors and develops analysts, coordinates shared work, provides technical direction, and leads knowledge transfer, training, and support-readiness activities without requiring formal supervisory authority.
• Evaluates emerging capabilities, regulatory and patient-safety requirements, operational performance, and user feedback to recommend enterprise improvements and sustainable Epic solutions.
• Provides leadership with concise status, risk, dependency, budget or resource, and milestone reporting; participates in go-lives, upgrades, downtimes, and major-event support outside normal business hours.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Beaker Build and Configuration: Tests, panels, and reference ranges; specimen collection and labeling; instruments and quality control; Clinical Pathology, including microbiology; and Anatomic Pathology cases.
• Integration and Cross-Application Coordination: Lab instruments and middleware, reference labs, blood bank systems, and public health reporting, working with the Orders, ClinDoc, ASAP, Ambulatory, Cadence, and Resolute teams.
• Implementation, Testing, and Go-Live Support : Design sessions, test scripts, instrument validation, and support for the go-live and stabilization.
• Production Support and Optimization: Handle Incidents, on-call, turnaround time and specimen rejection analysis, upgrades, and lab reports.
• Regulatory Compliance and Governance: CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission, and HIPAA requirements and follow plus change control processes.

Benefits

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior