Epic Quality Assurance Analyst

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization: HealthIT Ambulatory Personaliz

Job Summary: The QA Analyst tests Epic build to ensure workflows are accurate and clinical build transitions to billing accurately. The QA analyst coordinates testing through to billing review by Chart Integrity to ensure appropriate charges drop in various scenarios with insurance and hospital changes. This position ensures quality and reliability with Epic build reducing inconsistencies and defects prior to deployment ensuring a smooth user experience.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Carries out all phases of the QA Best Practices Process to ensure that all information systems products and services meet institution standards and end-user requirements.
* Defines and implements test automation standards and processes.
* Provides structure, direction, and support for all project-related QA automation activities.
* Tests frameworks and methodologies on projects and programs.
* The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
* Test Case Preparation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate Test Case Preparation and Design in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Prepares test case documentation with instructions and expected outputs. Understands random number generators and their purpose. Prepares regression tests to make sure that errors have been fixed.
* System Development Life Cycle (Novice): Familiar with most of deliverables. Participated in or completed task[s] relevant to a specific training activity. Understands how tasks are integrated to produce final deliverables. Recognizes "textbook" problems and can resolve them with assistance.
* Testing Automation (Novice): Demonstrates knowledge of the Company's test automation framework workflow. Has automated simple compatibility, interoperability, and performance tests. Has used a variety of automation tools providing record and playback features comparing actual results to those expected.
* Test Planning (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate Test Planning in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Identifies simple flaws in test plans and takes action to remedy and report the errors.
* Testing Tools (Novice): Has successfully used the testing tools in situations of medium complexity. Occasionally needs assistance from internal technical support in usage of the tool.

About the Department:

Health IT

HealthIT provides the best health information technology tools that support Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of:

• Delivering distinctively personalized care
• Improving the health care of individuals and communities regionally, nationally and internationally
• Providing transformative learning programs
• Supporting compelling discoveries Our tools, which form the digital arteries of VUMC, are either developed in-house by our innovative product teams or selected from the most cutting-edge solutions available in today's ever-changing marketplace. Our 500 colleagues provide ongoing support over each product's entire lifespan, ensuring that the tools are meeting the evolving needs of the Medical Center's 24,000 colleagues. Our solutions are driven by the incredible work and research of our colleagues throughout Vanderbilt and supported through a close partnership with VUMC Information Technology (VUMC IT) . The strong collaboration among our teams means that VUMC can respond to clinical and operational issues with agility and innovation. Together, we ensure VUMC remains a leader in its pioneering use of healthcare information technology.

  Underscoring our entire department are our core values of accountability, transparency and execution , delivered with a strong Partner Promise .

  Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

  At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

  Core Accountabilities:

  Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

  Core Capabilities :

  Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

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  Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience

  
  

  Experience Level: 2 years

  Education: Bachelor's

  Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled