Houston Methodist
Application Analyst - Virtual Health and Clinical Communication (Hybrid)
Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
FLSA STATUS
Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or related field or experience working as a licensed clinical or certified IT professional or an additional four years' experience in addition to the experience listed below in lieu of degree or licensed clinical or certified IT professional experience
EXPERIENCE
Three years experience in IT or clinical or business workflow
Experience supporting clinical, ancillary or business environments
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Required
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
Understanding of business processes and requirements as related to the assigned (clinical or business) environment
Ability to support large scale clinical and ancillary systems
Familiar with current database and operating systems as required for assigned applications
Technical skills to support multiple applications
Intermediate level competency in multiple applications or areas of clinical workflow
Demonstrated project management skills
Ability to problem solve and generate innovative solutions in conjunction with customers, vendors, and Information Technology
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Accurately prepares written business correspondence that is coherent, grammatically correct, effective and professional.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationship with clients. Shares acquired skills with team members through documentation and training.
Assists, trains and supports customers with the operation and administration of systems.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Debugs, programs and tests systems and applications. Proposes solutions to problems and considers timeliness, effectiveness, and practicality in addressing client needs.
Utilizes working knowledge of assigned applications to effectively complete assigned tasks. Applies workflow to and from clinical and business applications.
Effectively leads and facilitates meetings. Develops meeting objectives, agendas and action items.
Supports and installs software applications, including on call support.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Provides high quality technical support for assigned application(s). Creates custom solutions or configuration options to solve operational or workflow issues.
Leads medium to large scale projects utilizing Houston Methodist project guidelines including budget adherence.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Establishes responsible deadlines and personal work plans and manages time effectively. Accurately completes and submits assigned work and status reports according to project timelines and expectations.
Prioritizes issue resolution, work requests and tasks effectively.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Anticipates client needs and communicates to department leadership for solution development.
Resolves problems of moderate to advanced complexity using strong analytical and logic skills. Generates innovative solutions in partnership with customers, vendors cross and functional IT teams.
Seeks out opportunities to cross train and become proficient in multiple applications.
Participates in professional development. Completes Individual Development Plan (IDP).
SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS WORK ATTIRE
Uniform: No
Scrubs: No
Business professional: Yes
Other (department approved): No
ON-CALL* *Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.
On Call* Yes
TRAVEL** **Travel specifications may vary by department**
May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes
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QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or related field or experience working as a licensed clinical or certified IT professional or an additional four years' experience in addition to the experience listed below in lieu of degree or licensed clinical or certified IT professional experience
EXPERIENCE
Three years experience in IT or clinical or business workflow
Experience supporting clinical, ancillary or business environments
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Required
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
Understanding of business processes and requirements as related to the assigned (clinical or business) environment
Ability to support large scale clinical and ancillary systems
Familiar with current database and operating systems as required for assigned applications
Technical skills to support multiple applications
Intermediate level competency in multiple applications or areas of clinical workflow
Demonstrated project management skills
Ability to problem solve and generate innovative solutions in conjunction with customers, vendors, and Information Technology
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Accurately prepares written business correspondence that is coherent, grammatically correct, effective and professional.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationship with clients. Shares acquired skills with team members through documentation and training.
Assists, trains and supports customers with the operation and administration of systems.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Debugs, programs and tests systems and applications. Proposes solutions to problems and considers timeliness, effectiveness, and practicality in addressing client needs.
Utilizes working knowledge of assigned applications to effectively complete assigned tasks. Applies workflow to and from clinical and business applications.
Effectively leads and facilitates meetings. Develops meeting objectives, agendas and action items.
Supports and installs software applications, including on call support.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Provides high quality technical support for assigned application(s). Creates custom solutions or configuration options to solve operational or workflow issues.
Leads medium to large scale projects utilizing Houston Methodist project guidelines including budget adherence.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Establishes responsible deadlines and personal work plans and manages time effectively. Accurately completes and submits assigned work and status reports according to project timelines and expectations.
Prioritizes issue resolution, work requests and tasks effectively.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Anticipates client needs and communicates to department leadership for solution development.
Resolves problems of moderate to advanced complexity using strong analytical and logic skills. Generates innovative solutions in partnership with customers, vendors cross and functional IT teams.
Seeks out opportunities to cross train and become proficient in multiple applications.
Participates in professional development. Completes Individual Development Plan (IDP).
SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS WORK ATTIRE
Uniform: No
Scrubs: No
Business professional: Yes
Other (department approved): No
ON-CALL* *Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.
On Call* Yes
TRAVEL** **Travel specifications may vary by department**
May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes
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