IT Architect - Epic | Ambulatory | Full Time

Henry Ford Health - Detroit, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Detroit, MI

1,001-5,000 employees

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The IT Architect - Epic is responsible for the design, implementation, training, documentation, operation, and support of Clinical or Business applications and reports. This role involves optimizing applications within a portfolio, understanding interdependencies among applications, and contributing to system goals such as patient safety and efficient operations. The Architect collaborates with various stakeholders and may serve as a liaison to clinical or business departments, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and processes.

Responsibilities

• Support application staff in planning, design/build, testing, implementation, and operational needs.
• Assemble and lead cross-functional teams to assess new requests and estimate work effort.
• Lead overall design and architecture of cross-functional solutions in partnership with operations and stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot technical problems and conduct analyses for efficient program/application solutions.
• Coordinate solutions and planning with other IT teams and collaborate with analysts to resolve workflow impacts.
• Identify inefficiencies and recommend solutions for application design improvements.
• Provide knowledge leadership on a portfolio of applications and organize cross-functional training.
• Communicate status of work in progress to project teams and stakeholders.
• Research trends and best practices in healthcare application software.
• Participate in leadership of overall direction of application environment and key meetings with Operational Leaders.
• Promote workflow analysis and redesign associated with system applications implementation and optimization.
• Advise staff on processes that improve efficiency with software adoption.
• Recommend process and workflow configurations to align with best practices and compliance.
• Support teams in investigating, testing, and resolving application-related problems.
• Promote and adhere to system standards and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred.
• Five (5) years of experience in technical, clinical, or revenue cycle workflows.
• Strong knowledge of engineering approaches in design, build, testing, and debugging.
• Ability to articulate workflows and processes associated with IT experience.
• Epic Certification in designated Application.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with healthcare application software.
• Knowledge of revenue cycle reports and processes.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Tuition reimbursement