Baton Rouge General Medical Center · 22 hours ago
Epic Applications Manager
Baton Rouge, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelBaton Rouge General Medical Center is seeking an Epic Applications Manager to lead the enterprise-wide implementation of the Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR). This role is responsible for project leadership, stakeholder management, and ensuring successful delivery of Epic modules by coordinating with various teams and managing project scope, budget, and risks.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end Epic implementation lifecycle, including planning, design, build, testing, training, go-live, and stabilization
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, and dependencies for multiple Epic modules
Ensure adherence to Epic implementation methodologies and organizational standards
Coordinate cross-functional teams including clinical leaders, revenue cycle, IT analysts, trainers, and Epic-certified consultants
Facilitate effective communication among physicians, nursing, ancillary departments, and executive leadership
Manage vendor relationships, including Epic, third-party consultants, and integration partners
Escalate risks, issues, and decisions appropriately to executive leadership
Define and control project scope, preventing scope creep while accommodating necessary clinical and operational needs
Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; participate in developing contingency and mitigation plans
Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and organizational requirements
Partner with clinical and operational leaders to redesign workflows and align them with Epic best practices
Support change management initiatives, including communication plans, training readiness, and adoption strategies
Ensure end-user readiness through coordinated training, testing, and go-live support plans
Oversee integrated testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and go-live readiness assessments
Coordinate go-live activities, command center operations, and issue resolution
Lead post-go-live stabilization efforts, including optimization planning and lessons learned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in healthcare, Healthcare Administration, Information Systems, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Demonstrated experience managing large-scale EHR or Epic implementations in acute care hospital settings
Strong understanding of hospital clinical and operational workflows
Proven ability to manage complex, multi-year, multi-module enterprise projects
Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills
Preferred
Epic certification(s) or prior Epic implementation leadership experience
Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI-ACP, or similar certification
Experience implementing Epic in a large hospital (400+ beds) or multi-facility health system
Experience with revenue cycle, inpatient, ambulatory, or ancillary Epic modules
Familiarity with healthcare regulatory requirements (HIPAA, CMS, Joint Commission)
Company
Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is a community hospital.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Angie Clouatre
Chief Nursing Officer - Mid City Campus
Monica Nijoka
CNO
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