[Hiring] Access Optimization Analyst III @Cleveland Clinic

Role Description

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. You will work alongside dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As an Access Optimization Analyst, you will:

• Act as an advocate for access projects across the system, identifying barriers to achieving operational excellence.
• Coordinate and implement change requests to the enterprise-wide EPIC systems to provide the best possible access process.
• Integrate new physician practices into front-end EPIC Systems.
• Work days from 8:00AM—5:00PM with one week of on-site training at Cleveland Clinic’s Administrative Campus, followed by remote work.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Be responsible for EPIC access projects, including planning, obtaining customer input, and projecting resource requirements.
• Manage physician practice integration into front-end EPIC systems including discovery, design, testing, implementation, and optimization.
• Analyze the impact to operational workflows, determine if requests are viable, and ensure requested changes conform to the Institute design.
• Lead internal communication to ensure EPIC design and build standardization while continuously improving access.
• Maintain the ongoing service relationship between the IT department and its direct application customer.
• Lead change requests and analyze all possible impacts that will result from the requested change.
• Verify Institute gatekeeper change approval and validate requested changes in production.
• Verify accuracy of questionnaire and/or decision tree flow after implemented change.
• Lead EPIC testing and validation efforts.
• Assess priority of requests based on urgency of need, time requirements, project constraints, user efficiency, and training needs.
• Make recommendations of best practices while proactively seeking new system functionality and technology.
• Work through complete project cycle from project identification through implementation.
• Analyze flow processes and recommend ways to reduce steps and increase efficiency using technology.
• Plan, schedule, and manage multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Health Sciences, Healthcare Administration or a related field and four years of EPIC system experience in an outpatient setting (preferably in an academic medical center) or four years of experience supporting EPIC applications that includes optimizing OR a High School Diploma/GED and eight years of experience in IT or a related field OR an Associate’s Degree and six years of experience in IT or a related field.
• EPIC Cadence Certification at proficiency level.

Requirements

• Three years of experience as an Access Optimization Analyst I or II (preferred).
• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods.
• Ability to travel throughout the hospital system.
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.

Benefits

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
• Compliance with the influenza prevention program, which includes obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.