Summary
Brown University Health is a healthcare organization providing patient and community-focused services. The Applications Analyst supports the selection, implementation, programming, integration, testing, and ongoing maintenance of application software, with a focus on Epic Professional Billing. The role also assists with user training, documentation, technical projects, and system support.
Responsibilities
- Meets with personnel from user departments, Information Services staff and vendors, to define and resolve application system problems
- Develops specifications for software applications; design, codde, test, debug, document and install software programs
- Tests and updates software products with new releases
- May evaluate new software products to determine their applicability to current and future hardware and software environments
- Assists with the testing and installation of new software packages and modifications from vendors
- Assists in designing, programming, testing and installign interfaces among systems
- Modifies and maintains existing software via maintenance releases and utilities from vendor, to enhance the usefulness of the information sustem to the organization
- Assists in preparing manuals, training materials and training user personnel in the use of systems and modifications to systems
- May coordinate straightforward Information Services projects including project planning, task assignment and project implementation
- Maintains up-to-date technical knowledge by attending seminars and reading professional literature
- Participates in councils, quality improvement teams, and other such committees as required
- Maintains quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control in accordance with established hospital and departmental policies, procedures and objectives
- Performs other related duties as required
Skills
- Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or a related field required
- One year of work experience in programming or related technical work
- Epic Professional Billing Admin certification strongly preferred
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or a related field required
- One year of work experience in programming or related technical work
Nice to Haves
- Epic Professional Billing Admin certification strongly preferred
Benefits