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IT Architect, Health Information Management

Remote/Direct Hire (Must be able to work in the US w/out sponsorship)

Bachelor’s Degree is required – no exceptions

Our client, a large hospital system with a growing technology team, is adding a new headcount to their team for an IT Architect specializing in Health Information Management.  Epic experience is preferred, however background with another EMR will be considered if candidate is willing to undergo training and certification in Epic.  This role will be a Senior Clinical IT resource for HIM applications, responsible for designing and maintaining the organization’s current application architecture and determining future architecture impacts on current apps.  The IT Architect will identify future system needs, research and plan for the technology that will eventually become necessary to implement at the application level.  Develops solutions architectures which align with the functionality requirements of the organization.  Serves as a mentor to Analysts.

Responsibilities:

·         Optimizes application usage and workflow efficiency by integrating key systems.

·         Assigned areas include but are not limited to: HIM, coding, abstracting, deficiency tracking, release of information, EMPI, document imaging, and data archival. Serves as a solution expert for upgrades and services for reported issues or for assigned projects.

·         Maintains, updates, designs, and develops assigned applications by translating organizational needs.

·         Collaborates with operations leaders and end users of the system to design, build, test, train, implement, evaluate, and provide maintenance to assigned applications.

·         Educates and develops Application Analysts, Application Consultants, and other team members.

·         Provides outstanding customer service to our customers and maintains positive relationships with other employees and contractors.

·         Desire and willingness to work in a collaborative, innovative, flexible, and team-oriented environment, while displaying a problem-solving orientation to issues daily.

·         Troubleshoots identified issues, solves end user problems, enhances, and optimizes applications.

·         Participates in ongoing support and maintenance of existing systems and applications. Performs after-hours maintenance as required.

·         Creates and maintains detailed technical documentation for assigned systems.

·         Provides on-call coverage as deemed appropriate by management.

·         Identifies and escalates production-critical issues to appropriate IT personnel.

·         Uses ticketing system to log and monitor tickets.

·         Participates in projects as deemed appropriate by management.

·         Evaluates and corrects issues involving configuration of applications.

·         Participates in Disaster Recovery planning, implementation, and testing.

Education, Experience, Qualifications:

·         Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field.

·         Minimum of 5 years of experience required. Prefer 7 or more years of experience in assigned areas.

·         Must be able to acquire and maintain assigned Epic and or third-party vendor certification for assigned scope of responsibility.

·         Must have the ability to work nights and weekends as needed to support the business.

·         Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Visio).

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