Epic MyChart Analyst - Remote

Join Optum's Ehr Services Team

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Optum's EHR Services represents one of the fastest growing practices within Optum Insight's Advisory and Implementations business unit. The EHR Services practice is comprised of 600+ individuals across the U.S. and Ireland who are dedicated to improving the healthcare delivery system through the power of healthcare technology, specifically, the EHR and integrated applications and tools. By joining the EHR Services team, you'll partner with some of the most gifted healthcare technology thought leaders within the industry, collaborate with experienced consulting and healthcare leaders, and help partners capture the benefits of their EHR investment.

Desired candidates for this role will be able to demonstrate self-motivation, individual leadership, and team collaboration. Most importantly, our EHR Services team will foster a culture of diversity and inclusion and drive innovation for our company and our clients.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in Epic MyChart, including system design, building, testing, and implementation
• Collaborate with leadership and end users to design and configure solutions, providing technical and clinical consultation, including workflow analysis and application configuration to support enhancements and issue resolution
• Participate in multiple small to medium-scale Epic upgrade initiatives and workflow enhancements through multiple project phases
• Lead design and validation sessions, ensuring thorough documentation, follow-up, and issue escalation
• Maintain system documentation, including design specifications and build records
• Monitor production applications and respond to incidents, including participation in 24/7 on-call support as needed
• Execute all phases of testing, including unit, system, and integrated testing for MyChart workflows
• Analyze workflows, data collection, reporting needs, and technical issues to support solution development
• Collaborate with training teams to develop and maintain application-specific training materials
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications; manage system updates, enhancements, and release testing
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards for system configuration and change control
• Build and maintain strong relationships with end users, stakeholders, and business partners
• Facilitate communication across teams from requirements gathering through implementation
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues, escalating complex problems as appropriate
• Maintain deep knowledge of Epic functionality and operational workflows

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

• Active Epic certification in MyChart
• 2+ years of experience with Epic implementation and/or support
• Must participate in on-call after hours rotation. Estimated to occur for 1 week every 2-3 months (after hours and weekend on call periods)
• Must participate in projects and upgrades requiring after hours availability as business needs dictate (for Epic Upgrades, implementations, other application upgrades)
• Must be willing/able to travel up to 25% of the time as business needs dictate

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional Epic certifications in adjacent Epic modules (ex: Ambulatory, Cadence, etc.)
• 4+ years of experience with Epic implementation and/or support
• Exposure or experience maintaining MyChart server configuration
• Experience in department build and implementation of Community Connect locations
• Proficiency with Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint

Key Competencies

• Time Management & Prioritization. Demonstrates exceptional time management, organizational, and prioritization skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent responsibilities in fast-paced, dynamic environments
• Epic EMR Expertise. Possesses in-depth knowledge of Epic systems, including comprehensive experience across the full implementation life cycle of Epic's suite of applications
• Relationship Building. Effectively cultivates and maintains strong internal relationships, inspiring and motivating colleagues through consultative engagement and influential communication
• Strategic Influence & Cross-Functional Collaboration. Demonstrates the ability to build strategic partnerships and influence stakeholders across organizational boundaries. Collaborates across teams, departments, and business units to drive solution standardization, promote reusability, and address complex business challenges

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary for this role will range from $72,800 - $130,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.