EMR Coordinator - Secaucus, New Jersey

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Secaucus
Posted on: February 16, 2020

Job Description:

Position Description

Riverside Medical Group is seeking an EMR Coordinator to work in our Administrative office in Secaucus, New Jersey. This is not a remote position.

The EMR Coordinator works in conjunction with the EMR Director and as part of a team to support, and maintain the clinical information system. The specialist develops and maintains a positive working relationship with physicians and user departments to ensure appropriate training and utilization of Epic Systems EMR.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Interacts with internal departments to understand EHR business requirements
• Analyzes operational workflow and EHR system features to guide gap analysis, options, decision-making and maintenance
• Serves as consultant for issues and topics related to an electronic health record
• Serves as a conduit for aligning resources and activities related to EHR topics and issues
• Works with the Directors and Management to support clinical/operational activities in implementation, testing, and activation of EHR software
• Supports work effort during optimization and ongoing maintenance of EHR software
• Participates in the review and testing of major releases and upgrades, evaluating new functionality and master file changes for new features
• Coordinates new application functionality with the training team
• Works with team to develop supporting materials as needed and aids team during training
• Provides support to the EMR Director who can support office sites and train for Epic or Athena EMR workflows
• Supports communication and analysis for maintaining master files, end-user access, and security files
• Responds to user level support questions related to the HER
• Escalates high-level application/technical questions to Director of EMR
• Develops and documents internal procedures in coordination with internal departments and affiliate hospitals and clinics
• Assures clinical content meets HIPAA regulatory and compliance requirements
• Stays current on E.H.R. trends and emerging developments
• Provide on-site support before, during and post Go-Lives
  You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
  
  Required Qualifications:
  
  • High school diploma required; college diploma preferred or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a healthcare environment with "big picture" knowledge of clinical operations preferred
  • Prior job experience with implementing/configuring/supporting vendor supplied software, including Epic Cadence and Epic Ambulatory and Athena EMR
  • Project management or workflow analysis experience desirable
  • Knowledge of computer systems in PC, client-server, and web-enabled systems
  • Experience with MS Office applications and document creation software
  • Travel required to observe office workflows and provide go-live implementation support
    
    Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
    
    OptumCare is committed to creating an environment where physicians focus on what they do best: care for their patients. To do so, OptumCare provides administrative and business support services to both owned and affiliated medical practices which are part of OptumCare. Each medical practice part and their physician employees have complete authority with regards to all medical decision-making and patient care. OptumCare's support services do not interfere with or control the practice of medicine by the medical practices or any of their physicians.
    
    Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
    
    OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
    
    

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