Application Analyst - OR / Anesthesia Team

Job Description

ECU Health

About ECU Health Medical Center

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for the implementation, enhancement, and support of software applications following industry standards and best practice. The analyst will be required to define requirements, system design, analysis, build / configuration, testing, implementation, documentation, and support the applications that meet the specifications of a project or service request.

Key responsibilities include, but not limited to :

• Takes initiative to meet and get consensus with end users for ongoing review of workflows associated with upcoming enhancements or system changes.
• Coordinates and performs cross functional team evaluation, testing, and implementation of defect patches, system upgrades and releases according to the Information Services support model and change control procedures.
• Proactively evaluates and recommends business process and technology driven enhancement opportunities based on application system upgrades, releases and patches.
• Ability to effectively analyze and resolve complex issues
• Provides well-written and effective professional and technical documentation.
• Demonstrates ability to manage small to medium scope projects following standards and procedures set by PMO methodology. Takes responsibility to make things happen and get things done for successful project delivery.
• Stays informed on current market trends and emerging technology developments that impact the department.
• Uses subject matter expertise to propose multiple alternatives and recommend optimal solution. Makes effective decisions for self and team within scope of authority.
• Adherence to Service Level Agreement (SLA). Recommends and coordinates activities with internal and external resources as needed to improve performance.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication in a professional style, both inside and outside of department, with customers in mind.
• Promotes cooperation and commitment within the team by working collaboratively with others and facilitating cross-team involvement. Communicates strengths, shares expertise and draws upon other members skills to improve team and department performance.
• Holds self personally accountable to meet or exceed team expectations and reinforces behavior in others.

This position is required to rotate on-call responsibilities.

Application Analyst Team Overviews :

All Application Analysts are required to provide all core job duties for, but not limited to, the following applications to provide comprehensive tools for end users.

OR / Anesthesia Team

Minimum Requirements

Open to any level of Application Analyst

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Healthcare related field or relevant work experience required- or higher.

5 years of experience as analyst implementing vendor packaged software applications required

Advanced knowledge and experience in leading system analysis with special emphasis on system methodologies, projects management and business process reengineering related to information systems required

Ability to effectively support multiple complex applications and facilitate cohesive integration of software applications among IS Teams and with business and clinical operations.

Works independently and demonstrates ability to train and mentor others with quantifiable and qualitative results

Proven ability to conduct analysis, document findings, draft plans, execute, monitor and follow up

Advanced knowledge and experience with coordinating testing strategies to ensure accuracy, functionality and reliability of the system across modules.

Effectively leading projects including both IS and system business partners according to Information Services project methodology, within budget, and on time.

Independently motivated to seek knowledge through self-education, mentoring, etc. in areas pertaining to their current position.

Advanced knowledge of functional and technical operations of supported applications to effectively function as a consultant for IS, vendor and the business partner.

Recognized as a source of advanced knowledge and proactively functions in that capacity when sought after by others.

Obtains and maintains current primary and secondary system certifications from the vendor and continued education / learning to understand the functionality of application(s) supported as applicable to the job role.

For individual clinically trained :

Demonstrates knowledge of clinical scope of practice and workflows for roles within clinical setting.

Applies clinical knowledge and workflow design techniques to develop solutions that positively impact patient care.

Ability to communicate clinical concepts to technical team and complex system design concepts to end users.

Understands application and clinical workflow

Responsible for analyzing user needs and developing solutions while adhering to best practice, organizational and regulatory standards

Application Analyst I & II are required to complete and maintain one primary Epic Certification as determined by manager. See alternative requirements for Enterprise Imaging Analysts supporting non-Epic tools.

Preferred Requirements

Experience in health care setting preferred

Other Information

Open to any level of Application Analyst

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General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant's qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.