Senior Applications Analyst- Epic Beacon

Job Summary:

• The Applications Analyst – Senior is responsible for the implementation, optimization, and maintenance of the organization’s information technology resources.
• The role provides solutions to a variety of complex technical problems of diverse Product, requiring analysis and evaluation of multiple factors.
• This role collaborates closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements, design solutions, configure modules, and provide ongoing support to ensure the smooth operation of the Information System.

Essential Job Statements:

• Provides solutions to highly complex technical problems requiring frequent use of creativity and ingenuity and an in-depth analysis and evaluation of multiple factors.
• Leads teams and/or projects, coordinating work activities, reporting on work status, and providing input on team performance.
• Develops team competencies and documentation materials.
• Ensures impact assessment documentation is complete.
• Makes recommendations for repeatable, low-impact implementations.
• Performs troubleshooting efforts on application issues, submits service requests to vendors, and follows complex correction steps.
• Acts as primary IT Liaison with key departments and/or committees and coordinates the work of others to complete a series of prioritized requests in responsibility areas.
• Research emerging technology and its application to business needs and presents findings to all levels of management as required.
• Prioritizes work in area of specialization and is accountable for reporting on work status.
• Advises end-users and oversight groups regarding the feasibility of proposed system changes and the amount of effort required to complete the change(s).
• Participates in application special interest groups, workshops as required.
• May be responsible to mentor/precept other team members when appropriate.
• Ensures responsibility and visible commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs/initiatives through collaboration and implementation of initiatives across the health system.
• Performs other duties as assigned and/or participates in special projects to support the mission of VCClient.
• Accepts alternate assignments, as required to fulfill business needs.

Skills:

Years and Type of Required Experience:

• Five years of related experience; including three years of direct related IT application experience.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Expert understanding of system development life cycle and application development experience.
• Expert understanding and broad application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in principal disciplines.
• Applies extensive technical expertise in principle discipline and broad knowledge in related disciplines in revising or developing new methods and procedures.
• Understands the workflow, primary objectives, and critical technology implementation issues of at least three primary business or clinical areas.
• Expert knowledge of application build, monitoring, and troubleshooting tools.
• High-level analysis, design, application build, training, and implementation planning skills.
• Understands major components of critical external systems and how they are interfaced and possesses the highest level of analysis, design, build, training, and implementation planning skills.
• Knowledge of the interactions between various application subspecialties and ability to initiate joint design and development efforts.
• Utilizes considerable latitude in determining objectives of assignments and determining approaches to solutions with work performed from a long-term perspective and for achieving desired objectives.

Cultural Responsiveness:

• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Previous experience in the training, build, and/or support of our electronic health record suite.

Independent action(s) required:

• Operates with limited supervision from manager or specialist team members in determining objectives of assignments and solutions with work.
• Acts as primary IT Liaison with key departments and/or committees.

Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate):

• Physical: Lifting less than 20 lbs.
• Activities: Prolonged sitting, Repetitive motion.
• Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking.
• Emotional: Fast pace environment, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Able to adapt to frequent change.

Schedule Notes:

• Must work core hours (8:30am - 5:30pm ET), can work before or after to complete 8 hours per day.