Senior Application Specialist

13262 Enterprise Revenue Cycle - Patient Financial Reporting

Full time

Yes

40

Varies

Pay Range

$43.30 - $64.95

Job Summary

Responsible for building, maintaining, and analyzing reporting tools for Revenue Cycle customers. An effective application specialist will build relationships with customers to best understand operational needs and will work collaboratively or independently to complete projects.

Essential Functions

• Coordinates with clients and peers to enhance system functionality while understanding the possible ramifications to the client's business processes and Information Services. Ensures client requests are properly evaluated and responded to in a timely manner.
• Leads teams of one or more members in accordance with project demands. Ability to recognize individual team member competencies and assign tasks accordingly. Plans work effort of one's self and possibly other project team members.
• Manages training when necessary, inclusive of course development and delivery. Ability to break down complex problems into manageable tasks.
• Demonstrates knowledge of applications and their integration (interface) with and effect on other systems.
• Provides feedback to management to be used during the evaluation and counseling of team members.
• Leads projects in one or more aspects of the information systems lifecycle (product selection, business requirement definition, communication, implementation, issue resolution, production support). Develops workplans, estimates tasks, and properly records time tracking for one's self and possibly other team members.
• Ensures successful completion of assigned projects on schedule, within budget, and in accordance within System standards.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to lift objects that weigh up to 35 lbs. This position is subject to high-level visibility through verbal and written communications with senior hospital management, associated project deadlines, personnel evaluation, and counseling. Must be available for on-call support on a regular basis. Due to project requirements, overtime will be required, as needed.

Required

• 3 years of experience in Revenue Cycle Analytics
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Cogito Epic Certification, or other applicable Epic Certification
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers

Preferred

• Epic Certification in Clarity/Caboodle Data Models

• Experience building dashboards in PowerBI/Tableau
• Experience creating SQL queries

Education, Experience and Certifications

High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field preferred. Formal training in Information systems, desktop applications, databases, software development packages and programming languages preferred.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program