EPIC Hospital Billing Analyst

Lifepoint Health • Johnstown, PA

12d

About The Position

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a EPIC Hospital Billing Analyst joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. The Epic Hospital Billing Analyst is the primary support contact for the Epic assigned module. This includes coordination with other team members and organizational subject matter experts to create and support an integrated EHR system. Epic Hospital Billing Analyst will be responsible for system configuration, builds, testing, report development and implementing updates to enhance the organizational value of the various integrated information systems, Will participate in the implementation of new applications as well as upgrades and maintenance of existing modules. The responsibilities include providing status information to the application manager, as well as participating with the project team for project planning, testing, training and implementation. The Epic Hospital Billing Analyst is also responsible for providing user support and may be required to provide off-hours on-call support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Science, or related technical field or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Two or more years of software application support experience
• Applicable vendor certification upon six months of hire

Responsibilities

• Acting as the primary support contact for assigned Epic applications.
• Coordinating all issues that arise in their application area.
• Understanding the choices involved in Epic application configuration.
• Performing in-depth analysis of workflows, data collection, report details, and other technical issues associated with software.
• Investigate end users’ preference while making build decisions.
• Analyzing business operations as they relate to build decisions.
• Prioritizing and implementing requested changes to the system.
• Analyzing new functionality in releases to determine how it should be used.
• Populating databases during the initial system build with assistance from vendor
• Reviewing proposed new software
• Coordinating software updates and changes
• Reviewing and testing each new release
• Collecting information regarding potential system enhancement needs
• Preparing details of specifications as needed
• Analyzing data conversion needs
• Ensuring that data coming across an interface into an application meets the business need
• Developing and documenting project team procedures for implementing system changes and other tasks
• Setting standards for naming and numbering conventions and security classifications and adhering to these standards.
• Serving as a liaison between end users, third parties, and vendor implementation staff
• Maintaining regular communication with vendor representatives
• Working with vendor representatives and organization's business community and end users to ensure the system meets the organization's business needs
• Helping vendor staff to better understand organization's operational needs as they work with our project team and end users to validate workflows, build, and configuration based on vendor’s standard system
• Establishing change control processes and procedures for the system
• Maintain proficiency in Epic software via training sessions, NVT, CEE, webinars, seminars, etc.
• Troubleshooting problems and questions from end users
• Working with report writers to ensure that end users have the needed reports.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage — with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period — tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees