Description
Under general supervision, assists in the planning, design, development, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of clinical system(s) to support patient care delivery. Performs analysis of department and end-user business needs, documentation of requirements, and translation of requirements into proper system specifications utilizing their clinical background and knowledge of The Joint Commission requirements, other health care compliance regulations and electronic medical record. Effectively collaborates with nurses, physicians and other clinician users to ensure enterprise, organization and project goals are met. Participates in all activities with interrelated teams including project management, testing, support, training, technical, and interfaces teams. Using current and future end-user and business needs, builds complete order items and associated item details, builds order sets, and gathers report specifications. Investigates and documents third-party requirements, clinical requirements, and other requirements. Maintains continuity of data items between interfaced systems. Under general supervision, manages and prioritizes requests for customer support and prepares and maintains documentation in compliance with project and regulatory standards. Under supervision of more experienced analysts, participates in system implementation. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant allied health discipline and 3-5 years relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary. Employees in this classification typically analyze, compare and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities. Primary activities and decision making authority are predominantly performed independently affecting business operations to a substantial degree. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.