Manager, IT Applications

Manager, It Applications

Cottage Health seeks a Manager, IT Applications for its CH Administration department, responsible for managing analyst positions for IT applications teams. May include Beaker, Orders, Clin doc, OpTime, Radiant, Cupid, Beacon, Analytics, Billing, HIM, ADT, Cadence, and other application analysts. Assures that the implementation, maintenance, full-lifecycle support, and upgrading of these applications are consistent with Cottage Health policies and procedures. Responsible for ensuring that analysts complete and maintain Epic application certification and are knowledgeable of Cottage Health workflows, policies, procedures, and business operations. Is the primary liaison with operational counterparts in clinical and business areas. Serves/Leads on councils and committees such as Clinical Operations, Operations Governance, and others as needed.

We are seeking an experienced Epic Application Manager for the Ambulatory & MyChart teams. You will lead a high-performing team to optimize Epic clinical and patient facing technology, turning strategic goals into seamless digital experiences. This pivotal role drives innovation, system stability, and user satisfaction to directly impact patient outcomes.

Qualifications

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education:

• Minimum: Bachelor's Degree in nursing, information technology, allied health professions, business or related field. The equivalent of 8 years of progressively responsible work experience with an emphasis in clinical information applications and systems in health care may be substituted for a degree.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Preferred: Allied health professional licensure, one or more certifications in Epic Clinical Applications related to area of management. IT Infrastructure License (ITIL) certification obtained within 6 months.

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum: Depth of knowledge around a variety of workflows in healthcare setting and clinical roles and how they relate to information technology. Intermediate user of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Experience with project plans, project scope, developing and maintaining issues lists, identifying and mitigating project risks, assigning tasks and monitoring progress via status reports. Ability to conduct meetings with varying levels of attendees including C-suite and communicating the outcomes to the correct audiences.
• Preferred: Experience with SharePoint and visio.

Years of Related Work Experience:

• Minimum: 2 years of Clinical Healthcare IT work experience.
• Preferred: Clinical healthcare work experience. 2 years leading teams and managing IT projects in a health care environment. 5 years clinical IT healthcare advanced work. Epic full-life cycle implementation experience.

About Us

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love. Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work. Any Cottage Health applicants who require assistance or reasonable accommodations during the application process may request the need for accommodation with the Recruiter. *Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health's annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit If you're already a Cottage Health employee, please apply on this link only.