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HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS
Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.Practices the Caring and Serving ModelDelivers personalized service using HM Service StandardsProvides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience.Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given jobDisplays cultural humility, diversity, equity and inclusion principlesActively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values Responsibilities PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Leads on-site support to members of the medical staff regarding use of provider related technologies including but not limited to the Employee Health Record (EHR), mobile solutions, and communication tools.Monitors provider related Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and partners with the IT, Nursing an Quality departments to develop action plans for improvement.Provides excellent customer service with a physician focus with training support and problem resolution.Acts as liaison between the medical staff and hospital departments to resolve problems in operational and information technology system issues.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Demonstrates the physician workflows and translates them into clinical systems to expand physician usability.Responds to physician needs within all hospital settings and clinic settings with Employee Health Record (EHR) concierge workflow support service.Supports physicians with required regulatory reporting as appropriate.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Partners with quality department and governing groups to prioritize initiatives and ensure patient safety, regulatory requests and best practice are incorporated into improvements.Coordinates on-site support during DNV and other regulatory auditing/survey processes.Monitors the Physician Efficiency Reports (Signal) for Epic and other provider related KPIs, partnering with Medical Staff Services, Operations, Quality and IT to develop action plans and evaluate improvement opportunities as appropriate.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Assists with physician documentation improvements to insure maximum hospital revenue capture.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSIdentifies opportunities for new transformative solutions to support and enhance physician practice.Facilitates implementation of physician centric tools and insures physician adoption.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. Qualifications EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in information technology (IT), computer science, nursing, healthcare administration, business, or related allied health, or an additional four years of experience in addition to the minimum experience Master's degree preferred
WORK EXPERIENCE
Five years in a provider support, training or optimization capacity in an IT or clinical setting License/Certification LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
N/A
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - PREFERRED
EPIC - Certification -- Certification, proficiency or credentialed on Epic KSA/ Supplemental Data KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluationsSufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or securityAbility to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principlesUnderstanding of Virtual Private Network (VPN) connectivity concepts and ability to troubleshoot connections at remote locationsProficiency in Microsoft Ooffice software including Outlook, Word, Exel and PowerpointDemonstrates in-depth process knowledge of physician workflows and ability to translate them in clinical systems to expand physician usability
SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ATTIRE
Uniform NoScrubs YesBusiness professional YesOther (department approved) No
ON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.
On Call* Yes
TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**
May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area YesMay require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No Company Profile
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2025, will be Houston Methodist's ninth hospital and will incorporate the most advanced technology available from the day the doors open. With 100 beds (at our opening; licensed for 276) and a prime location in the heart of the rapidly growing U.S. 290 corridor, the hospital will be equipped with technologically advanced innovations implemented during COVID, many of them designed to make patient communication with physicians, staff and families the very best and most effective in any health care facility. Even though the hospital won't be fully operational until 2025, we have several services and specialties opening in 2024.
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