Epic Director, AmbulatoryMyChart

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  The University of Miami Health System UHealth IT Department has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Epic Director Ambulatory/MyChart to work in Miami.

  The Epic Director Ambulatory/MyChart manages projects with support staff by giving them a clear understanding of the departmental missionandsupervises andparticipatesinwork efforts in the design development testing implementation and ongoing support of the application.The Epic Directorutilizessolid knowledge of hospital quality measures and clinical experience to build develop and test clinical applications in alignment with clinical practice and provide analysis on upcoming regulatory requirements.The incumbent works closely withvarious leadersto ensure technology is driven by clinical and operational needs and aligns with compliant and safe clinical practices and quality requirements.

  Core Responsibilities:

  • Supervises the performance management of all assigned staff including making decisions as they pertain to hiring training evaluation promotion and termination.

  • Manages daily operations and directs staff to achieve departmental goals andobjectives.

  • Assumes responsibility for campus-wide initiatives involving computer support services.

  • Develops promotes andmaintainsstandards as they relate to technical support services and devices including manufacturing and architectural standards.

  • Designs improved work systems by revising work standards policies and procedures.

  • Directs and manages project plan development risk assessment communications budget tracking status reporting vendor management and successful project completion.

  • Monitors project prioritization active projects and the development of dashboard and reporting mechanisms.

  • Assumes responsibility for enterprise-wide IT projects and ensures an efficient andtimelyconclusion.

  • Contributes to the strategic plan andassistsin providing short- and long-term solutions to help meet campus-wide strategic and tactical planning initiatives.

  • Communicates with administration and staffregardingthe efficient andtimelydelivery of services.

  • Performs follow-up investigations on inquiries complaints and problems.

  • Assistsin the determination of critical milestones.

  • Establishes departmental goals andobjectivesidentifiesareas of improvement and implements action plans to meet these.

  • Seeks ways to improve operations andoverseesthe preparation of productivity reports.

  • Attends professional meetings workshops conferences and seminars to keep abreast of technological market advancements.

  • Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance withUniversitypolicies and procedures.

  • Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and onUniversitypolicy and procedures.

  Department Specific Functions:

  As a Director of Epic Ambulatory/MyChart you will report to the Executive Director - Ambulatory/Research Applications (currently CHAO) and will be responsible for:

  • Providing strategic and operational leadership for Epic Ambulatory applications including but not limited to EpicCare Ambulatory Kaleidoscope Bones MyChart Care Everywhere and EpicCare Link

  • Overseeing a team consisting of managers and analysts with Epic Ambulatory and MyChart specialty application experience

  • Leading a multi-disciplinary team in the design implementation workflow optimization change management support and issue resolution related to the Epic Ambulatory and MyChart Specialty applications

  As a Director of Epic Ambulatory/MyChart you will:

  • Provide leadership and direction on the design implementation build testing modification and analysis of the Epic research application

  • Collaborate with senior leadership on strategic initiatives growth and expansion opportunities and improving patient experiences and outcomes related to satisfaction and quality

  • Provide organizational knowledge and guidance for EpicCare Ambulatory/Kaleidoscope/Bones and MyChart/Care Everywhere/EpicCare Link teams to facilitate decisionmaking

  • Inform staff members of barriers advancements opportunities and resource requirements to execute projects successfully

  • Manage staff and allocate resources as necessary

  • Manage scope budget schedule and quality of projects

  • Establish a clear line of communication with clinical and business leaders

  • Maintain regular communication with team members and lead weekly project team meetings

  • Review the status of projects and issues on an ongoing basis with the team

  • Become knowledgeable about UHealths policies procedures and business operations

  This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

  CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelors degree in relevant field Masters preferred

  • Epic Ambulatory/ MyChart Certifications

  • Minimum7yearsof experience preferably in healthcare or healthcare-related organization

  • Familiarity with physician practices workflows hospital outpatient departments and patient experience preferred

  • Familiarity with ophthalmology and/or orthopedic physician practices workflows preferred

  • Understanding of a wide array of integration points including scheduling lab radiology billing imaging and inpatient clinical preferred

  • Familiarity with legal requirements and operational policies related to patient and family privacy practices preferred

  • Familiarity with current outside organization connection strategy preferred

  • Familiarity with community clinic relationships and how those groups interact (referrals discharge to SNF lab ordering surgery scheduling etc.) preferred

  • Familiarity with the non-clinical external groups that need to access information about certain patients and why they need the information preferred

  • Experience leading large teams of individuals and the ability to manage staff effectively

  • Strong communication and organizational skills

  • Past success with large-scale projects such as other software implementations building projects or other key initiatives

  • Able to logically examine and interpret information from different sources to determine a problems cause and develop a course of action to resolve the problem and to prevent its recurrence

  • Ability to gain trust and establish effective relationships with team members

  • Ability to persevere in difficult situations overcome obstacles and reach high levels of performance when faced with stressful work situations and time pressures

  • Knowledge of business and management principles.

  • Ability to direct manage implement and evaluate department operations.

  • Ability toestablishdepartment goals andobjectivesthat support the strategic plan.

  • Ability to effectively plan delegate and/or supervise the work of others.

  • Ability to lead motivate develop and train others.

  Any appropriate combination of relevant education experience and/or certifications may be considered.

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System South Floridas only university-based health system provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center we are proud to serve South Florida Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching research and patient care. Were the challenge youve been looking for.

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