Epic Applications Analyst, HIS

• Departments: PMH HIS Projects -
• Job Category:
  Information Services
• Length of
  
  Contract:
  
  12 months
• Contract Type:
  Temporary
• Union Group:
  Non Union - Professional Technical
• Schedule:
  
  Days
• Employment Type:
  
  Full Time

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities.

We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!

Osler is driven by a strategic Vision to go beyond for our people and communities. As part of this commitment, we are embarking on an exciting digital transformation to implement a new, modernized hospital information system (HIS). Our dedicated HIS team will collaborate closely with our trusted HIS vendor (Epic) and internal subject matter experts to develop a fully functional system that will empower us to deliver exceptional care and services.

The Epic Applications Analyst is responsible for the design, configuration, build, testing and support of HIS applications to support workflows for their respective area. This role is part of the HIS project structure, with a key responsibility to design, deliver and sustain our systems to address both clinical and non-clinical needs, ensuring the HIS is utilized effectively and efficiently in patient care.

Accountabilities:

• Participate in workflow design, analysis, build, testing and maintenance tasks associated with the Epic software
• Analyze, reviewand test new functionality in Epic software releases
• Work closely with Epic our HIS vendor and operational subject matter experts to help create the future state workflows by participating and leading site visits, working group meetings, validation sessions and other related meetings
• Create and maintain documentation to build a repository of key configuration decisions and associated build
• Facilitate and participate in meetings to discuss deliverables, issues, end user concerns and upcoming milestones
• Work closely with HIS team members to identify, document, and troubleshoot issues to find creative resolutions
• Partner with Epic HIS representatives to maintain communication and help vendor staff understand hospital’s operational needs
• Achieve Epic certification and/or accreditation
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support
• Work extended hours (days, evenings, nights, weekends) as required

• Successful completion of either a university degree or college diploma in a computer science or a health-related discipline
• Strong understanding of hospital workflows in either clinical or non-clinical areas is an asset.
• Previous experience working with a modernized HIS at…