Application Analyst

Job Posting Title:

Application Analyst- Epic Op Time/ Anesthesia

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Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Office of Information Technology at the Dell Medical School is looking for an Application Analyst- Epic Op Time/ Anesthesia.

Not a limited term position.

Purpose

The Epic Application Analyst will serve as the subject matter expert and technical contact for their focus application areas. In addition, they are responsible for taking the lead in primary areas of work, including Projects, Changes, and the highest point of Break/Fix escalation. They demonstrate full use and application of standard principles, theories, and concepts related to technical discipline, and provide solutions to a variety of complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design, build, configuration, testing, and maintenance of clinical information systems with a focus in surgical operations and anesthesia care. Serve as a liaison between business operations and providers, internal information technology, system users and vendors working within the defined project objectives for issue and problem resolution.

• Provide support to end-users both remotely and in-person. Monitors, investigates, troubleshoots, and resolves incoming tickets. Coordinate system fixes and changes with software vendors. Coordinate the deployment of application changes with the training team and operations.

• Create test scripts, timelines, and plans for application and workflow changes. Perform actual testing of clinical information system configuration and processes, including testing across applications and/or the testing of the application configuration of other analysts. Coordinate and participate in requestor and user testing of application changes.

• Collaborate with technical colleagues to help identify any infrastructure related issues that have resulted in clinical application issues.

• Demonstrate increasing technical knowledge of the assigned application including relationships of infrastructure and impact to user if unavailable.

• Provide on-going end user clinical information systems support with all upgrades, new releases, enhanced functionality, and requested change and problem management support following the outlined ITIL processes.

• Responsible for other duties and special projects as assigned.

• Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor‘s Degree in a health, science, or business field, or in lieu of a degree, four (4) years of related professional experience supporting clinical, ancillary, or business environments will be considered. Two years of Epic experience. Strong knowledge of clinical information systems, clinical informatics, data management and administration. Experience of proven success in information systems implementation, development and support within a large-scale healthcare organization required. Active Epic Certification or Accreditation (considered) in relevant Core application required. Must have demonstrated experience working with clinicians in a support and/or educational role. Able to exercise problem-solving skills, good judgment based on guiding principles, and organizational policies/practices. Excellent verbal and written skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Must maintain current certification for primary EHR module(s) as a condition of employment. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred 5-7 years previous clinical information systems experience or equivalent.Demonstrated experience as a major participant in an EHR configuration.Ability to work with senior staff and managers, serving as a technical resource and providing advice and counsel on issues of functionality, efficiency, and performance.ITIL Foundation certification is preferred.Active Epic Certification, Accreditation, or Proficiency in related applications is preferred.

Salary Range

$75,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Use of manual dexterity

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor‘s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university‘s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.

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