EPIC Professional Billing Application Analyst III

EPIC Professional Billing Application Analyst III

Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas

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Category: Information Technology

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Requisition #: U

Position Summary:

Responsible for the ongoing design, build, testing, validation, and support of any and all assigned Professional Billing (PB) modules across the health care system. Works with operational stakeholders and IT technical staff to troubleshoot Epic system issues and problems, capture requirements for new initiatives, and aid in the planning and execution of project plans. Works with end users to help communicate improvements needed for business processes and contribute directly to the success of the UTHealth mission from a technological, clinical, administrative, and financial perspective.

Candidates will need to be certified in Epic Professional Billing (PB), and it would be helpful if they are familiar with PB Claims for remittance. The focus of this analyst will revolve around claims and billing workflows. You should be solid enough to handle both building and testing these modules.

This role is remote, but we do prefer employees to live in the state of Texas.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave days, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan

We take care of our employees As a world-renowned institution, our employees' well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts include entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus, many more

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Maintains expertise and seeks additional knowledge in supporting and optimizing assigned Epic PB module(s) and how they integrate with other applications.
2. Works cohesively with stakeholders to provide system support, including analysis, build, and testing of requested changes and analysis of new functionality of applications.
3. Reviews, builds, tests, and implements new functionality via System Upgrades and Special Updates.
4. Works and manages multiple tasks independently.
5. Demonstrates timely, effective, and efficient troubleshooting of very complex production software and workflow issues (which may cross applications/teams) and defines mitigation plans for resolution.
6. Acts as a primary contributor in developing and documenting internal procedures to use in conjunction with Epic application support, maintenance, and optimization.
7. Helps develop and build timelines and project plans.
8. Develop and maintain system documentation to enable ongoing support and maintenance of the Epic system.
9. Assists the Application Director in developing build timelines and project plans as communicated by leadership.
10. Performs and oversees unit testing of application configurations and builds in appropriate non-production environments to identify defects and create resolution plans accordingly.
11. Assists with the creation of test scripts and ensures test scripts for integrated and end-user testing are relevant and accurate.
12. Performs testing in a structured manner, follows any defined test scripts, and documents results.
13. Performs unit testing of application configurations, builds in appropriate non-production environments, and identifies issues and potential solutions.
14. Follows established guidelines for system change control.
15. Creates and maintains documentation for change management, including cost estimation, project documentation, communication, and training plans.
16. Collaborates across teams to ensure process design, interface development, testing, and end-user training are performed to quality standards.
17. Independently performs basic project management activities to develop and implement system changes and medium to large projects.
18. Develops applications specific reports; provides technical specification and assistance to report developers as needed.
19. Performs other duties as assigned

Certification/Skills:

• Superior communication skills, both oral and written, including specific skills of presentation and the effective communication of complex subjects to non-technical groups.

• Superior customer relation skills including leading and participating in group sessions and reaching consensus.

• Familiarity with project lifecycle and project management methodologies for software management.

• Ability to plan and manage projects of various size; their tasks, dependencies, team members, other resources, and timeline.

• The analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems or design relatively systems and programs that cross department/divisional lines.

• Active Epic certification in at least one Epic PB module and must receive Epic certification/certification-level proficiency for the applicable module(s). Must receive a passing score (as defined by Epic) within two attempts on all required exams and projects (as defined by Epic) within six weeks after completion of training or within a pre-determined 6-week timeframe. But a requisite for this role is to already have your PB certification.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, business or a related discipline, or equivalent years of related experience in health care or information technology will be considered in lieu of degree.

Minimum Experience:

Five (5) years of experience in a healthcare-related field is required. Three (3) of experience supporting one or more Epic modules is preferred. Large scale health care systems planning and implementation experience on application software products preferred.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

If you are looking for a great healthcare career in Houston,

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston's Health University and Texas' resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university's primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

UTHealth Benefits

UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits Website.

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Work location is based on the needs of the department and may be adjusted.