Epic Analyst

Position: Epic Application Analyst

Location: South San Francisco, CA (Mostly remote/some in-person will be required)

Contract: 7+ Months and Extendable

Client: San Mateo County

Description:

Epic-certified behavioral health analyst assigned to HIT BHRS for Project Mosaic, reporting to the HIT BHRS Manager and working with the CTG lead. Scope is the full BHRS behavioral health build across outpatient, crisis, residential, inpatient and SUD programs: documentation (navigators, SmartForms, flowsheets, note templates, SmartTexts), assessments and treatment planning, episodes and facility structure, orders and referral preference lists, consent and 42 CFR Part 2 handling, presents build in workgroups, and supports training, go-live and the command center.

Build navigators, SmartForms, flowsheets, note templates and SmartTexts to the BHRS crosswalk and Epic foundation. Write and execute test scripts; log and resolve defects. Triage and resolve production tickets for live BHRS departments. Document build in the build tracker and Sherlock. Present build in workgroups and support end-user training and go-live command center.

Current Epic certification in ClinDoc, Ambulatory and a Behavioral Health accreditation preferred; at least two full-cycle Epic implementations with behavioral health build; able to work independently from assigned priorities; available full time through go-live plus 90 days.

Epic certification (ClinDoc, Ambulatory); behavioral health documentation and workflow build (navigators, SmartForms, flowsheets, note templates); experience across more than one setting (outpatient, crisis, residential, inpatient or SUD) preferred; testing and go-live support; county or public behavioral health experience preferred.

Bachelor’s degree in health informatics, information systems, nursing, behavioral health or a related field, or equivalent experience. Five or more years as an Epic application analyst, including at least two years of behavioral health build and two completed Epic go-lives.

Knowledge of Epic clinical documentation build (navigators, SmartForms, flowsheets, note templates, SmartTexts, preference lists) and of behavioral health workflows across outpatient, crisis, residential and SUD settings. Working knowledge of behavioral health regulatory requirements, including 42 CFR Part 2 and California Medi-Cal behavioral health documentation and billing. Skill in translating clinical and operational requirements into build, writing and executing test scripts, and troubleshooting production issues. Ability to work independently from assigned priorities, communicate clearly with clinicians, QM and leadership, document work so others can pick it up, and support end users through training and go-live.