Epic HIM Analyst I
About The Position
Adventist HealthCare seeks an Epic HIM Analyst I to support the Epic Program and its mission to extend God’s care through physical, mental, and spiritual healing. The role supports the build, testing, and maintenance of Epic Health Information Management functionality, including chart completion, release of information, chart tracking, coding, and patient identity. Under senior analyst guidance, the Analyst helps HIM teams maintain a complete, accurate, and compliant legal medical record while developing the skills and certification needed to work independently and supporting the Epic go-live. The position includes assigned configuration and maintenance work, testing and implementation support, production issue response, and collaboration with HIM, CDI, and coding teams. The Analyst follows established build, change-control, security, and HIPAA requirements, documents work, and escalates complex issues to senior analysts. The schedule is typically 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with occasional nights and weekends, on-call rotation, extended go-live hours, and travel for training and local implementation support.
Requirements
- Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in health information management, health informatics, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
- 0–5 years of direct clinical, healthcare operations, information systems, application support, or related experience.
- Obtain Epic HIM certification within six months of hire.
- Ability to participate in on-call rotation, after-hours support, upgrades, and go-live activities, including extended hours during go-live.
Nice To Haves
- Prior Epic experience.
- AHIMA credential such as RHIT or RHIA.
Responsibilities
- Complete assigned Epic build and maintenance for chart completion and deficiency tracking, release of information, chart tracking, and document scanning under senior analyst guidance.
- Follow AHC build standards and document all changes.
- Support coding and abstracting work queues, encoder integration, and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) query workflows.
- Assist with patient identity tasks, including duplicate record review, according to established procedures.
- Execute unit, application, and integrated test scripts and document defects.
- Support training, dress rehearsals, and at-the-elbow support in HIM and coding areas for go-live.
- Respond to HIM, CDI, and coding service requests and incidents, research issues, and escalate complex problems to senior analysts.
- Participate in the on-call rotation with support from the team.
- Follow change-control, security, and HIPAA requirements.
- Maintain accurate documentation and build knowledge of medical record, privacy, and release of information requirements.
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 eligible dependents effective on the date of hire.
- Employer-paid short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and AD&D; short-term disability buy-up available.
- Paid time off.
- Employer retirement contribution and match after one year of eligible employment, with a three-year vesting period.
- Voluntary benefits, including flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long-term care, and critical illness and accident insurance.
- Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
