Epic HIM Analyst II, Day Shift, Epic Program

Adventist HealthCare • Gaithersburg, MD

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About The Position

Adventist HealthCare seeks an experienced Epic HIM Analyst II for its Epic Program. The role independently designs, builds, tests, and supports Epic Health Information Management functionality, including chart completion, release of information, chart tracking, coding and abstracting, clinical documentation improvement, and patient identity. The Analyst partners with HIM, coding, CDI, privacy, and other Epic teams to support a complete and compliant legal medical record and timely coding and billing, and contributes to Epic go-live and ongoing optimization.

The role also supports production incidents and service requests, analyzes operational measures to recommend improvements, tests upgrades affecting HIM, and helps ensure that Epic configuration meets applicable compliance requirements. The position follows change-control processes, documents decisions, and helps train and guide Analyst I staff. Work is typically 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with occasional nights, weekends, travel, extended hours during go-live, and possible participation in an on-call rotation. Analysts hired must complete Epic certification, including off-site travel to Wisconsin in February 2027.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in health information management, health informatics, information technology, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• 5–6 years of direct clinical, healthcare operations, clinical information systems, application support, or related experience, including system implementation, optimization, or production support experience.
• Epic HIM certification is required.
• Ability to participate in on-call rotation, after-hours support, upgrades, and go-live activities, including extended hours during go-live.
• Analysts hired must become Epic certified; this requires off-site travel to Epic in Wisconsin in February 2027 to complete certification requirements.
• Candidates advancing to the final interview stages must complete a two-part online assessment through Honorlock.

Nice To Haves

• Epic experience.
• Epic Identity certification.
• AHIMA credential such as RHIT, RHIA, or CCS.

Responsibilities

• Independently design, build, and maintain HIM functionality, including chart completion and deficiency tracking, release of information, chart tracking, document scanning and imaging integration, and legal medical record settings.
• Translate HIM operational requirements into build and document design decisions.
• Build and maintain coding and abstracting workflows, encoder integration, and CDI query workflows.
• Maintain Epic Identity functionality, including master patient index settings, duplicate record detection, and record merge workflows, in partnership with HIM data integrity staff.
• Write and execute test scripts, including end-to-end chart completion, coding, and release of information testing, and resolve defects.
• Participate in design sessions, legacy record and document conversion validation, and go-live command center support.
• Resolve HIM, Coding, and CDI incidents and service requests within service level targets and participate in the on-call rotation if needed.
• Analyze chart completion rates, coding turnaround, discharged-not-final-billed accounts, and duplicate record rates to recommend and build improvements.
• Test and implement Epic upgrades affecting HIM.
• Ensure build supports HIPAA, release of information, record retention, and 21st Century Cures Act information-blocking requirements.
• Follow change control, document decisions, and help train and guide Analyst I staff.

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 is 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 support.

What This Job Offers

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