Epic Certified HIM (Health Information Management) Consultant

About the position

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. They offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services, powered by a large network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 791,000 people, Accenture serves clients in more than 120 countries, focusing on creating value and shared success through technology and human ingenuity. The role is for an experienced Epic Certified HIM Consultant who will collaborate with Accenture, software vendor, and client teams. This work may include implementation, optimization, upgrades, and application support.

Responsibilities

  • Document current state business workflows.
  • Assist with the analysis and design of new business workflows.
  • Identify and define detailed product requirements and use cases.
  • Provide input into high level functional specifications.
  • Work with project managers, architects, business analysts and other team members to define metrics and performance goals for the application.
  • Participate in transitioning the requirements and use cases to ensure a clear and complete understanding of the requirements.
  • Assist in translating requirements and use cases into test conditions and expected results for product, performance, and user acceptance testing.
  • Participate in quality management reviews of the design and performance of work products to ensure they fulfill the requirements.
  • Perform or advise on system configuration and integration setup and assist with testing activities.
  • Serve as an intermediary with client's Epic team and Accenture tech leads to support bilateral understanding of data structures, workflows and technology capabilities and limitations.
  • Assist in the development and documentation of data requests and source to target mapping.
  • Other duties as assigned. This work may include implementation, optimization, upgrades, and application support.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in Healthcare IT in an Epic HIM Analyst role
  • Experience and certification in Epic HIM
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Nice-to-haves

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience working for a consulting firm
  • Experience in at least 1 full implementation of Epic
  • Experience in HIM, Release of Information, Hospital Coding or Deficiency Tracking

Benefits

  • medical coverage
  • dental coverage
  • vision coverage
  • life coverage
  • long-term disability coverage
  • a 401(k) plan
  • bonus opportunities
  • paid holidays
  • paid time off
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