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This position is an emerging information technology professional who is responsible for planning, developing, testing, installing, maintaining and providing ongoing optimization of application(s) and related information technologies. Additionally, the professional is responsible for the establishment, development, and promotion of standard architectures, as well as hardware and software components. In this position, the professional will be developing clinical and business solutions by investigating processes to understand data and communications flow with individual tasks and transactions within Cook Children’s Integrated Delivery System. Advocates for user needs and coordinates support requests within Information Services (IS) department. Acts as liaison among IS and clinical end users, patient care departments, vendors, and other technical experts. Supports efforts which ensure safe patient care services by developing and delivering clinically and technically sound solutions for customer technology needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration, Clinical Information Systems, Informatics, Information Technology, or Sciences is preferred.

• May have an equivalent combination of education and/or experience in lieu of education and/or experience stated above.

• At least 3 years of healthcare industry experience, preferably in a hospital or clinical setting.

• At least 3 years’ experience with the utilization of clinical software and/or hardware technology databases, including design/optimization, configuration, training, or implementation of clinical systems applications from a technology and/or superuser role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Epic Research certification, basic SQL skills for reporting and data queries, experience building and running reporting queries, familiarity with research administration applications (e.g., eRA systems, proposal management, compliance platforms)

Licensure/Certification:

Epic certification is required within 6 months from employment, including 2 test retakes

About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.