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Epic Analyst - Grand Central Patient Flow

UAB Medicine

UAB Medicine

IT
Posted on Oct 6, 2024
Epic Analyst - Grand Central Patient Flow - (UAB0018L)

Description

  • Benefits available for eligible positions include: 100% tuition assistance, wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more. In addition to our many benefits and perks, UAB Medicine provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.

    Job Highlights:
    A team of more than 400 professionals, Health System Information Services (HSIS) works to keep UAB Medicine’s IT systems and infrastructure running smoothly to deliver quality care to our patients. Join our nationally ranked team at UAB Medicine, the No. 1 Best Large Employer in 2021 as ranked by Forbes magazine.

    Work with the Best at UAB Medicine:
    UAB Medicine is Alabama’s largest single-site employer and operates over 1,200 beds and over 200 clinics in Birmingham, Alabama. When you become part of UAB Medicine, you join a nationally ranked academic medical center committed to education and advancing medical science through research.

    - U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, #1 in Alabama
    - America’s No. 1 Best Large Employer, Forbes, 2021
    - Level I Trauma Center
    - NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Comprehensive Transplant Institute, Comprehensive Stroke Center

    Our success in patient care, innovation, and education is a direct result of our supportive and inclusive culture. Whether you are looking to start your career, fast-track your development, or diversify your skills, UAB Medicine offers avenues for advancement that other employers cannot match.

Duties

To employ broad knowledge to guide application team members on strategy, innovation, and collaborative support of Epic. To lead efforts to analyze operational needs, utilizing industry guidelines and best practices, to establish requirements and technical standards to achieve enterprise goals. To serve within organizational teams and provides insight on technology configurations as well as process impacts.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

1.

Creates frameworks for planning, designing and documentation of system functionality and changes.

2.

Sets key standards and best practices to ensure that work quality meets customer needs.

3.

Fosters a collaborative approach for system changes and issues resolution by bringing together all stakeholders.

4.

Works to mitigate systemic risk through build processes, system analysis and monitoring of system performance.

5.

Assists with creation of roadmaps for system functionality and timelines for major projects.

6.

Leads projects across functional teams and business leaders to determine the most appropriate technical strategy.

7.

Serves as a technical expert within the organization on system development and maintenance, data management and system support.

8.

Maintains professional accountability to support quality and patient safety efforts and alignment with enterprise strategic priorities.

9.

Builds and maintains partnerships within the organization. Engages stakeholders to understand requirements, integrating business knowledge with technical solutions.

10.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field required. Work experience may substitute for education requirement.

***Licenses / Certifications / Registrations***

Epic certification in area of support or certification obtained within 12 weeks of completing Epic training with no more than two (2) testing attempts required.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

ž Ability to be proactive

ž Attention to detail skills

ž Dedication to maintaining high standards in system support and security

ž Organizational skills

ž Analytical skills

ž Written and verbal communication skills

ž Interpersonal skills

ž Ability to manage multiple priorities

ž Strong project management skills

ž Ability to manage/resolve issues affecting healthcre systems

Position Specific Skills

Knowledge of patient flow and bed management procedures. Experience in configuring bed management systems. Understanding of analytics tools to analyst patient flow data a plus.

Primary Location

: UAB Health System

Job Category

: Information Technology

Organization

: 702150000 Health System Information Services

Employee Status

: Regular

Job Level

: Mid-Level
Shift: Day/1st Shift