University of Connecticut · 1 day ago
Application Analyst I - Epic Willow
Farmington, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expUniversity of Connecticut is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center looking to add an Application Analyst I to their IT Clinical Systems team. The role involves planning, design, development, and maintenance of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and other clinical information systems, ensuring they meet organizational needs and standards.
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Responsibilities
Participates in project planning sessions with team members to analyze requirements and provide design recommendations for moderate to complex solutions
Prepares and presents status updates for various projects
Monitors project status to ensure that service level agreements standards are met or exceeded
Maintains and manages project issue log
Escalates problems when appropriate
Maintains relationship and open communication channels with Clinical Systems vendor representatives
Identifies solutions for moderately complex system requirements
Performs in-depth analysis of workflows, data collection, reports details and other technical issues associated with the Clinical Systems environment
Analyzes and researches enhancements to system components or within the Clinical Systems EHR environment
Defines and designs scope for each project individually or in concert with team members ensuring that applications are integrated with other systems
Makes moderately complex application design decisions in conformance with clinical and business operational policies and procedures
Participates in solution design reviews
Develops detailed specifications for software parameters/functions and changes to new or modified applications
Performs Clinical Systems installation/application upgrades, new structures or elements
Documents system changes and problem resolutions
Develops or modifies moderately complex Clinical Systems EHR customizations, configurations and workflows
Performs Clinical Systems EHR application upgrades, new structures or elements
Creates test files and performs system testing
Provides ongoing maintenance and tests [this includes audit trial monitoring, backups, system purges] to ensure Clinical Systems EHR solutions meet the organization's business needs
Provides support to end users experiencing problems with Clinical Systems EHR applications and associated hardware and interfacing systems
Ensures the ethical use of data, as well as data integrity, security and confidentiality of protected health information
Provides for the preparation and maintenance of documentation at the user levels
Monitors clinical operational issues focusing on efficient and effective delivery of complete and accurate, for the assigned areas and specialties of the Clinical Systems EHR information in order to achieve quality outcomes
Coordinates training for staff on the use of the applications
Stays current on the Clinical Systems EHR platform and related advanced features of software development technologies
Stays current on clinical practices, policies, procedures and workflows within the area of expertise
Performs other related duties as required
Qualification
Required
Considerable knowledge of the principles of systems analysis, design and decision support
Considerable knowledge of clinical operations, policies and procedures
Considerable knowledge of applicable clinical standard of practice as required by State, Federal, and accreditation organizations
Knowledge of standards/codes pertaining to the patient care environment
Considerable knowledge of various systems and data analysis techniques and tools such as Swim Lane diagrams, As-Is and To-Be workflow design, fishbone diagrams, state transition diagrams, HER data model diagrams, data conversion and transformation mappings
Knowledge of computer technology support and capabilities
Considerable logical, analytical, problem solving and interpretive skills
Ability to take action to ensure customer satisfaction
Demonstrated ability to use and apply clinical expertise and experience to design and configure Clinical Systems EHR solutions
Demonstrated ability to write and maintain system documentation and user how to guides
Ability to pay careful attention to details
Demonstrated ability to analyze techniques and develop solution to problems in a timely manner
Effective oral and written communication skills and good interpersonal skills
Proficient in MS-Office including Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
Clinical EHR Systems: Six [6] years' experience in clinical informatics, clinical process redesign, clinical systems analysis, design and implementation, one [1] of which must be in acute care or direct patient care setting
Incumbents in this class must have or achieve within six months Epic Willow inpatient certification
Preferred
Epic certification/accreditation in Willow Inpatient, Willow Ambulatory, Willow Inventory, Specialty Pharmacy, and/or Home Infusion
Epic Willow Credentialed Trainer certification
Experience with medication build (ERX) and maintaining the Epic environment for Willow end-users
Recent clinical experience with inpatient adult acute care, ED, NICU, Oncology, and/or research
Experience with 340B, Infusion pump integration with Epic, ServiceNow, and/or HCPCS
Benefits
Benefit eligible
Company
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut is a public research university that operates multiple campuses across Connecticut.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$40.68MKey Investors
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyUS Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-10-30Grant· $10M
2024-03-28Grant
2023-06-21Grant· $4.5M
Leadership Team
Mingyu Qiao
Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (tenure-track)
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