Position Title: Applications Analyst-Senior - CW
Work Location: Richmond, VA
Assignment Duration: 3 months (possibility of extension)

Position Summary:
The Applications Analyst – Senior is responsible for the implementation, optimization, and maintenance of the organization’s information technology resources.
The role provides solutions to a variety of complex technical problems of diverse scope, requiring analysis and evaluation of multiple factors.

Key Responsibilities:
• Provides solutions to highly complex technical problems requiring frequent use of creativity and ingenuity and an in-depth analysis and evaluation of multiple factors.
• Leads teams and/or projects, coordinating work activities, reporting on work status, and providing input on team performance.
• Develops team competencies and documentation materials.
• Ensures impact assessment documentation is complete.
• Makes recommendations for repeatable, low-impact implementations.
• Performs troubleshooting efforts on application issues, submits service requests to vendors, and follows complex correction steps.
• Acts as primary IT Liaison with key departments and/or committees and coordinates the work of others to complete a series of prioritized requests in responsibility areas.
• Research emerging technology and its application to business needs and presents findings to all levels of management as required.
• Prioritizes work in area of specialization and is accountable for reporting on work status.
• Advises end-users and oversight groups regarding the feasibility of proposed system changes and the amount of effort required to complete the change(s).
• Participates in application special interest groups, workshops as required.
• May be responsible to mentor/precept other team members when appropriate.
• Ensures responsibility and visible commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs/initiatives through collaboration and implementation of initiatives across the health system.
• Performs other duties as assigned and/or participates in special projects to support the mission of The Organization. Accepts alternate assignments, as required to fulfill business needs.

Qualification & Experience:
• Five years of related experience; including three years of direct related IT application experience
• Expert understanding of system development life cycle and application development experience.
• Expert understanding and broad application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in principal disciplines
• Applies extensive technical expertise in principle discipline and broad knowledge in related disciplines in revising or developing new methods and procedures.
• Understands the workflow, primary objectives, and critical technology implementation issues of at least three primary business or clinical areas.
• Expert knowledge of application build, monitoring, and troubleshooting tools. High-level analysis, design, application build, training, and implementation planning skills.
• Understands major components of critical external systems and how they are interfaced and possesses the highest level of analysis, design, build, training, and implementation planning skills.
• Knowledge of the interactions between various application subspecialties and ability to initiate joint design and development efforts.
• Utilizes considerable latitude in determining objectives of assignments and determining approaches to solutions with work performed from a long-term perspective and for achieving desired objectives.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Required Education: 
• Associate’ degree or equivalent combination of related education and experience.   

Preferred Education: 
• Bachelor’s degree in business, clinically related field; health informatics or computer science or equivalent 

Licensure/Certification Required: 
• At least one certification in Epic application  

Licensure/Certification Preferred: 
• Must be certified in Epic module(s) appropriate to area of responsibility as determined by leadership if applicable.  
• Each project and exam as determined for the specific roles must be passed within three (3) attempts.  
• Successful Epic certification(s) completion required within 90 days of final training.  
• Maintain required Epic certification for appropriate role
 

Working Conditions & Physical Demands (If Applicable):
Physical: Lifting less than 20 lbs.
Activities: Prolonged sitting, Repetitive motion
Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking
Emotional: Fast pace environment, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Able to adapt to frequent change
  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 45.00/hr.