We are looking for a
Senior Systems Analyst ! The Senior Systems Analyst has a major role in developing Epic application solutions by investigating processes to understand data and communications flow with individual tasks and transactions within Texas Children's Integrated Delivery System.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibility A: Translates users’ needs into detail requirement specifications.
- Identifies system or application needs.
- Analysis of current business practices, user needs and workflow processes.
- Document the current as is & to be business processes.
- Perform vendor analysis and make recommendations.
- Investigate alternative solutions including feasibility studies using results from vendor analysis/evaluations.
Responsibility B: Facilitates and supports Epic system installation through the implementation cycle.
- Update/track project implementation plan.
- Develop, schedule and facilitate test plans for software, network, integration, user acceptance and parallel usage.
- Prepare procedures for downtime, end-users, production, and help desk.
- Provide updates to training programs and materials/documentation for all user types.
- Obtain user acceptance/sign off based on functional and performance requirements.
- Prepares accurate and timely status reports for management.
- Prior to first productive use, identify the impacts and dependencies of the new system/functionality.
- Demonstrate efficiencies of the new system and provide feedback to teams.
Responsibility C: Performs configuration analysis for system design.
- Facilitates design analysis with users to determine configuration for the user interface.
- Specifies the design decisions in an accurate and testable manner for developers and database analysts.
- Identifies and documents the data sources, recipients, and interfaces that need to be developed to support data collection
and maintenance (including data conversion requirements and how start-up data will be collected for implementation).
- Assists with the design of user procedures.
Responsibility D: Analyzes system problems and modifications.
- Analyzes business use of existing systems to identify problem to be resolved and defines system applications or process
improvements.
- Recommends modifications to application design or current procedures to maximize advantages of existing resources.
Responsibility E: Coordinates implementation and upgrades of systems.
- Coordinates the upgrade schedules with vendors and/or users across the Integrated Delivery System.
- Assists with upgrade testing.
- Analyzes impact on users and determines if additional training is required.
- Communicates with vendors to address problems and resolutions.
- Schedules sessions with users to view new systems and upgrades.
Responsibility F: Participates in the IDS Committee as an IS representative.
- Represents Epic Application Support as a participating member of designated committee
- Communicates with Epic Application Systems management of the goals, problems and solutions of the designated committees.
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of current business practices and computing systems, interfaces, and Hospital and Medical Group Practice standard software.
- Familiarity with various operating systems used by Hospital and Medical Group Practice data processing techniques and practices.
- A working knowledge of a variety of hardware and software environments and of the healthcare industry is also required.
- Knowledge of Epic healthcare applications.
- Project management and planning, observe process mapping, group presentation, leadership, team building, written and
verbal communication, analytical, and organizational skills, ability to analyze the functionality of systems and their fit
with specifications, and the ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Epic certification is preferred
QUALIFICATIONS
The formal education and experience required for completely satisfactory performance in this job are as follows:
Education
- H.S. Diploma or GED required
- Prefer - Bachelor's Degree computer science, business administration, healthcare administration or other related field Additional Licenses Information
- Epic certification is preferred
Experience
- Required: 9 years' experience in hospital information systems selection, implementation and support
EDUCATION OFFSET:
Bachelor’s degree will substitute four (4) years of work experience.
Master’s degree will substitute for two (2) years of work experience.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: Up to two (2) years of clinical patient care and/or clinical research experience may substitute for
up to two (2) years of information systems experience on a month-to-month basis.
Additional Experience
- Direct work experience at the Epic Systems Corporation © will be counted at a premium, with every (1) one year of Epic
Systems Corporation experience counted as two (2) years of experience.