Responsibilities
Senior Business Analyst, Department of Information Resources – Health Revenue Cycle
Why UT Southwestern?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As one of the world’s foremost research institutions, UT Southwestern Medical Center is known for our life-changing research that has led us to 6 Nobel Prizes. With a career in our esteemed Department of Information Resources, you will be a key part of our multidisciplinary research facility with opportunities to work with leaders in patient care and medical research.
Job Summary
The Senior Business Analyst supports the Epic Resolute Hospital Billing module within the Department of Information Resources Revenue Cycle. Roles and responsibilities for the incumbent include build, support, maintenance, workflow development and reporting/data analysis of key features and components for the module. Maintain competency on pertinent applications and technologies within a specified timeframe. Participate in system maintenance by utilizing analytical skills for issue resolution, enhancement development, project participation and version upgrades. The ideal candidate should have experience and certification in the following Epic modules: Epic Resolute HB, Epic HB Claims Administration.
Experience and Education
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor\’s degree in business administration, computer science, or other related field and five (5) years business systems and/or project experience with exposure to systems or project development and testing, installation, and training.
Job Duties
- Manages projects and serves as primary customer contact.
- Defines and maintains project plan and schedules.
- Monitors compliance with definitions of project scope, timelines, and deliverables.
- Provides regular project status reports to customer and internal management.
- Assists business analysts of lower grade to coordinate projects.
- Collects, interprets, and documents specifications required to develop new and revise existing software applications.
- Develops and implements operational plans for new and existing business computer applications.
- Participates in development of project proposals for customers.
- Coordinates testing of new applications and changes to existing applications to ensure integrity and quality of data while providing and/or assisting in training of system users.
- Defines and develops test scenarios.
- Documents and tracks status of application errors and related issues in problem log.
- Assists programmers and business analysts of lower grade in analyzing and resolving problems.
- Compiles complete, concise, and comprehensive policies and operation procedures to assist in communicating issues to applicable management staff.
- Develops new system administrative procedures required, utilizing new functionality resulting from systems changes.
- Assists in developing and implementing business strategies in departments to improve operational processing and productivity.
- Monitors development of specifications and establishes priorities for accomplishing design and testing of various projects.
- Reviews, develops, recommends, and implements activities, programs, or functions as assigned.
- Maintains and tracks accounts assigned to projects or programs. Develops and maintains project plans.
- Provides project status reports. Records time spent on projects to meet cost-recovery requirements.
- May supervise lower-level analysts.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.
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Benefits
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Health Benefits
- PPO and ACO Options
- 100% Coverage for Preventative Health − No Co-Pay
- Tobacco-Free Incentives
- Generous Prescription Drug Plan
- 3 Options for Dental Coverage
- 2 Options for Vision Coverage
- Abundance of Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
Retirement Plan
(Eligibility varies by employment status)
- The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is a defined benefit plan with 5-year vesting
- Optional Tax-Sheltered Annuity
- Optional Deferred Compensation Plan
PTO Benefits
- 13 Paid Holidays, Eligible Day 1
- 8 Hours/Month Accrued Vacation
- 8 Hours/Month Accrued Sick Leave
Other Benefits
- On-Site Day Care
- Employee Discount Program
- Tuition Reimbursem*nt Program
- Long-Term Disability Coverage
- Short-Term Disability Coverage
- Voluntary Group Life Coverage
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Coverage
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I.T. at UTSW
Staying Connected with Information Technology
At UT Southwestern, we need the best and brightest minds in information technology to meet the many demands of our thriving academic medical institution. Whether you are creating pathways for patients to more easily access their medical records or helping physicians and researchers maintain their cutting-edge equipment, the challenges and opportunities abound in our IT department.
The vast computer networks and technical infrastructure of our health system, medical school, research units, and workforce affect every patient and employee at UT Southwestern. That makes any position in the IT department vital to our mission of providing exceptional clinical care and creating a fast-paced, flexible environment for more than 18,000 employees and medical students.
Careers in Information Technology range from business analyst to database engineer, technical support to software system specialists, information resources to biomedical technicians. There has never been a better time to be an IT specialist in the world of health care, and there is no more exciting place to be than UT Southwestern to enrich your career.
