Aspirus Health Hiring for APPLICATIONS ANALYST at Wausau, Wisconsin Full Time

For a 3rd year in a row, Aspirus has been recognized as one of the top 15 Top Health Systems in the United States by IBM Watson in their annual study identifying the top-performing health systems in the country based on overall organizational performance.

We are seeking an Applications Analyst in Wausau, WI at Aspirus, Inc. This position will focus on building new, and maintaining reimbursement contracts and other pertinent build in our Epic EHR system. This Applications Analyst will work hand in hand with our revenue cycle team to discover and minimize underpayments. Knowledge of payor reimbursement is essential. This individual must also understand CMS rules around price transparency. The ideal candidate will also have excellent customer service skills to work with billers and practice managers of our affiliated private practices and Aspirus entities. Epic experience preferred. Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills are required. Ability to juggle multiple demands and interruptions in fast paced environment while still focusing on quality and follow through also a must. This position will be part of a collaborative, supportive and high performing team.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of general principles of information systems and computer usage normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor of Science in Business, Information Technology, clinical area, or related field and/or two to five years’ relevant healthcare/IT experience required.

• Experience with clinical assessment, planning, protocol development, standards, policies, and procedures preferred.

• Previous teaching/training and project management experience. Participated in at least one clinical information systems implementation/go-live.

• ITIL course to be completed within one year of hire.

• Very strong working knowledge of hospital clinical and administrative departments, operations, and core process flows. Understands interactions and flows with administrative and financial systems.

• Strong understanding of general principles of information systems and computer usage.

• Strong understanding of the Systems Development Life cycle (SDLC): project definition, user requirements definition, system requirements definition, analysis and design, system build, implementation and training, sustainment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, quick thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• High level of expertise using computer tools in a clinical setting required.

Hours: Full-time, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., 80 hours per pay period. Benefits package available.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is a licensed private/not-for-profit facility with 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties. Aspirus Wausau Hospital is a Level II trauma center that provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits.

Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women’s health, and spine and neurological care.

As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.

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