Entry Level Healthcare IT Analyst

About the Role

Optimum Healthcare IT is looking for recent college graduates with an interest in moving into the Healthcare IT Industry. Our Optimum CareerPath training program will equip you with the tools needed for your success as a Healthcare IT Analyst.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build/configuration, testing, validation, documentation, and ongoing support for healthcare applications.
• Implement, administer, and support assigned systems under the guidance of senior members of the team.
• Analyze and document user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems.
• Review system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Document workflows, configure and/or build activities, change management adherence, end-user notifications, training information, and status reporting in the appropriate system.
• Develop, document, and revise system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards.
• Expand or modify the system to serve new purposes or improve workflows.
• Review and analyze the system and performance indicators to locate problems and correct errors.
• Escalate problems and issues to the appropriate staff to ensure timely resolution.
• Coordinate projects, schedule, and facilitate meetings as necessary to complete assignments.
• Provide technical and functional analyst support of systems.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Healthcare applications
• Electronic Health Records (EHR) platforms (e.g., Epic, Cerner)
• IT Project Management
• ERP Systems (e.g., Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft, UKG)
• ITSM applications (e.g., ServiceNow)
• Data and analytics applications (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI)
• Cloud deployments (e.g., GCP, Azure, AWS)
• Other digital platforms and services

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• US work authorization (Not open to H1B /F1/ H-4 EAD OPT/STEM degrees)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to exercise tact and good interpersonal skills
• Superb analytical and time management skills
• Self-starter, self-motivated, high level of initiative
• Result-focused, ability to solve complex problems and resolve conflicts in a timely manner
• Good understanding of healthcare organizations, ancillary systems, and health system operations.
• Understanding of how data works and looks, coming from different formats, is preferred.
• Ability to travel during the training program if necessary.
• Internships or research project work in a healthcare setting are highly desired.