JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Description: Mount Auburn Hospital has implemented Epic, a patient-centered health information system, across our organization and partner outpatient practices. This project supports our efforts to integrate clinical and financial records across multiple care settings. We are adopted a full suite of Epic modules, so we need people with diverse skill sets and backgrounds from all healthcare fields. Your skills and talent on this team will help Mount Auburn continue their commitment to care with compassion. We are seeking an Epic Cadence Analyst II. This position will report to the Access Manager. In this position, you will:

* Mentor junior colleagues in the development of application and project management knowledge

* Be responsible for managing increasingly complex individual projects or work streams within the defined scope of the overall project

* Configure, build, test, and support the Epic implementation at Mt Auburn Hospital and independent physician offices.

* Design processes with representatives from clinical or financial operations to ensure technology supports business processes

* Independently manage your work to complete tasks based on clearly defined project milestones and support requirements

* Identify and escalate any issues/problems/delays that may adversely affect the project

* Achieve in depth knowledge of respective Epic application and stay current with new application functionality and enhancements

* Coordinates all department preparations to support the adoption and implementation of software applications, systems reporting, and related software interfaces

* Acts as a liaison with all areas of the hospital using software application

* Conducts regular meetings with hospital staff to determine future system enhancements

* Prepares and maintains documentation, including analysis, design, programming, standards, procedures, and user guides

Job Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree

* 0-5 years of information systems experience, preferably in healthcare and with Epic (or relevant operational experience)

* Solid understanding of hospital or outpatient environment and operations

* Experience managing multiple, concurrent projects with a proven record of producing quality deliverables and completing projects on time using basic and intermediate project management tools and techniques

* Able to identify complex problems, their probable causes, their impact to operations, escalate to appropriate leadership, recommend an optimal course of action, and independently and/or collaboratively bring problems to complete resolution

* Ability understand and explain complex technical concepts in terms understandable to end-users

* Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to workflow design, issue escalation, and other projects that support business needs

* Assure work assignments for team are completed in accordance with an established project timeline

* Strong written communication skills, including project documentation and technical writing

* Strong verbal communication skills while interacting with team members, end users and other departments throughout the organization

* Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills

* Ability to be a team player; flexible, friendly, congenial and enthusiastic

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

* Should certification be required, ability to obtain Epic certification in required applications within 3 months of training and willingness to travel to Verona, Wisconsin for training on dates specified by Mount Auburn

* Personal transportation for local travel, possibly some occasional out-of-town travel in addition to the training commitment above, and a valid Massachusetts driver's license

* Participate in on-call coverage as assigned Working Conditions

* Physical demands include ability to sit more than six hours per day

* Ability to communicate via telephone, orally, and hear conversation more than 50% of the time

* Upper extremity demands include ability to perform data entry with repetitive hand movement, and visual concentration at video display terminal, to review and enter data Mount Auburn Hospital employees must be able to readily adjust to change, handle a rapid-paced environment and the stresses associated with that, while continuing to provide high-quality, efficient service.