Altera, a new member of the N. Harris Computer Corporation family, delivers health IT solutions that support caregivers around the world. These include the Sunrise™, Paragon®, Altera TouchWorks®, Altera Opal, STAR™, HealthQuest™ and dbMotion™ solutions. At the intersection of technology and the human experience, Altera Digital Health is driving a new era of healthcare, in which innovation and expertise can elevate care delivery and inspire healthier communities across the globe. A new age in healthcare technology has just begun.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The PeriOperative Senior Business Analyst is responsible for the creation and support of technical and business-related specifications pertaining to interdisciplinary workflow changes with the introduction of new revenue cycle applications. This position is visible to the hospital's business service lines and serves as a liaison between IT and those groups. This position is responsible for independently providing business requirements in support of application(s) configuration to enhance department's operational efficiencies/ workflow needs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with users to understand and document business requirements. Assist in the translation of the business requirements into configurable system changes.
• Possess functional knowledge of assigned application technology.
• Create/participate in the creation of the functional specification.
• Participates in the design of business workflow in conjunction with the business units; workflows will focus on improving efficiencies, solving complex workflow issues and incorporating quality initiatives.
• Responsible to manage time effectively, meets deadlines, and achieves established goals and objectives
• Performs needs assessment, Design, Implementation, Support, and Reporting.
• Coordinates and participates in unit and integrated testing activities of the software to ensure that the design objectives are met.
• Identifies testing scenarios and co-develops test scripts
• Develops an understanding of departments' business processes.
• Identifies and analyzes moderately complex issues and brings problem to resolution.
• Ensures a high-documentation standard for requirements, based on corporate guidelines.
• Co-leads escalation of issues with appropriate internal resources
• Participates in application upgrades, testing, troubleshooting, and support efforts.
• Supports troubleshooting inbound/outbound interfaces, as appropriate.
• Creates and maintains appropriate system documentation.
• Review vendor provided documentation and user manuals needed to support the product
• Collaborates with other application and clinical analysts to ensure system integrations are appropriately documented.
• Participates in change management activities to support successful system deployments and enhancements.
• Utilizes and maintains appropriate document change control procedures and standards.
• Elicit and document business, stakeholder, functional and non-functional requirements.
• Lead meetings with cross-functional teams.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Demonstrated ability of managing business and functional documentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to work with various position levels within an organization.
• Desired knowledge of SIS (Surgical Information Systems), ASM (Allscripts -formerly McKesson's HSM and PHS) and Cerner (Soarian).
• Knowledge of Healthcare industry would be beneficial.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Analytical Thinker.
• Knowledge of Business and Functional Requirements based on PMI principles.
• Project Management experience desired.

Qualifications / Education:

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline such as Computer Science, Business, Mathematics, Statistics, Science or Engineering; and 3-4 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience Required:

• 5 - 7 years related work experience.

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Salary Range
$100,000-$120,000 USD
Altera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.
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