RWJBarnabas Health · 21 hours ago
Application Lead, HIM, Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$134K/yr - $189K/yr
6+ years expRWJBarnabas Health is a premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine. The Application Lead is responsible for leading the functional team in planning and executing projects related to application build, implementation, and support, while ensuring the system meets organizational needs and managing vendor communications.
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Responsibilities
Defining Systems Requirements:
Collaborating to understand and execute the application architecture and integration
Serving as a business unit expert to set the direction for the organization's workflows by attending site visits, validation sessions, and other integrated sessions
Investigating end-user requirements and needs, applying potential solutions and pressure-testing solutions using an agile method
Analyzing data conversion needs
Preparing details of specifications as needed
Achieving in-depth knowledge of the software and serving as a bridge between end-users and vendor implementation staff
Understanding choices in application specifications
Assessing implementation strategies and the impact those strategies will have on workflows and operations
Analyzing new functionality in new releases to determine whether or how it should be used
Documenting current and new workflows and understanding how workflow decisions translate to application configurations
Performing in-depth analyses of workflows, data collection, report details, and other technical issues associated with the use of the software
Project Leadership:
Serving as a liaison between end-user’s workflow needs and implementation staff
Maintaining regular communication with vendor representatives, including participating in weekly project team meetings
Working with vendor representatives, RWJBH’s business community, and end-users to ensure the system meets RWJBH’s business needs in regard to the project deliverables and timeline
Responding to vendor's technical questions
Maintaining rules for how each new version is released
Communicating regularly with other Application Leads to resolve issues, conflicts and application integrations
Communicating changes to workflows to Principal Trainers
Ensuring that appropriate subject matter experts are involved in design, configuration and testing sessions
Holding weekly communications with team members to discuss the status of deliverables, shared issues, end-user concerns, budget, and upcoming milestones
Working in conjunction with manager to provide feedback for team member performance
Issue Resolution and Project Management:
Identifying issues that arise in the application area as well as issues that impact other application teams and working to resolve them. This also involves working closely with the technical support on issues of install choices, master file and category list set up, synonyms and preference lists, etc
Managing and executing identified mitigation plans
Coordinating test plans and new systems, complying with version upgrades and system modifications
Reviewing the status of projects and issues on an ongoing basis with leadership, which includes the creation of status reports
Demonstrating self-direction and ability to manage integrated project deliveries
Supervising basic issues and roadblocks, escalating issues as needed
Provides recommendations based on industry best practice
Plans Project and workgroup build activity oversight, assures quick escalation of build decision incompatibilities and risks
Develops future state materials
Collaborates with team members across the department as well as operational staff
Supporting application governance needs, including development of business case for decisions
Maintaining version control of workflows, issues/risks log, and decisions tracker
Communicating with leaders to determine necessary escalations
Executing Application Build:
Facilitating the development of integrated workflows by working closely with the project team, subject matter experts and technical leads to define processes that cross applications and functional areas
Guiding workflow design, building and testing the system, and analyzing other technical issues associated with Epic software
Identifying and implementing requested changes to the system and general system enhancement needs
Assisting in the building of new data sets and testing of new functionality
Developing and documenting internal procedures that will be used in conjunction with the applications
Prioritizing and implementing changes requested for the system
Coordinating software updates and changes with users
Working with users on the sharing of data, category lists, etc
Setting standards for naming and numbering conventions and security classifications
Reviewing new vendor software releases and updates to help determine which features will be utilized
Assisting and supporting training teams with necessary build, content, and documentation, as needed
Providing go-live support for users on new applications, including functionality
Providing on-call support for application through go-live and post go-live
Qualification
Required
Associate's degree with six or more years of relevant work experience
Strong assertiveness skills and ability to manage conflict in a variety of situations
Superior organizational and people management skills
Demonstrated ability to align and motivate key process stakeholders, including nurses, physicians, and other clinical/administrative staff
Demonstrated ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams
Certification in Epic HIM
Release Information
Coding & Abstracting
Deficiency Tracking
Applicant is expected to maintain certification as current by completing New Version Training (NVT), as applicable
Preferred
Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience
6+ years prior system build experience
3+ years of relevant experience functioning in a leadership capacity with leading teams and workgroups
Benefits
Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
Retirement Plans
Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Disability and Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Planning Support
Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
Community and Volunteer Opportunities
Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
Company
RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive academic health system, caring for more than 5 million people annually.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.23MKey Investors
New Jersey Food Security Initiative
2024-07-02Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Anthony Cava
President and CEO
Jordan Ruch
Chief Technology Officer
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