Who We Are
UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.
To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.
Your Role on the Team
Position Summary
Incumbent will be responsible to build, implement and maintain the Beacon module within the Epic electronic health record. Manages complex Information System projects/products in order to provide solutions that meet UCI Health System's business needs using the Epic solution. Will act as functional lead in providing support for all computer and information systems activities of the Oncology and Infusion Clinics. Maintains Epic applications by facilitating updates, new releases and system enhancements along with issue troubleshooting and resolution. Communicates project and team status to internal and external audiences and participates in system technical and application reviews to determine feasibility, cost and evaluate usefulness for UCI Health System. Assists in recruitment, development and training of existing and new employees.
Total Compensation
What It Takes to be Successful
We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.
Required Qualifications
- Excellent organizational and planning skills and ability to manage multiple activities and varied deadlines
- Ability to organize and coordinate multiple complex tasks and provide good responses to deadline requirements while under pressure to meet deadlines
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
- Ability to function as a project leader and project member
- Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
- Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to self initiate and effectively problem solve issues
- Bachelor's degree in health care information technology, computer science, or related area, and or equivalent combination of experience/training.
- Epic Beacon certification
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
- Ability to work independently and to prioritize and manage a relative number of simultaneous requests and to work on tasks which may not be clearly defined
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
- Ability to apply logical troubleshooting and analysis techniques for the purpose of problem resolution
- Must be willing to participate in 24 hour on-call rotations as a system duty officer
- Working knowledge of operations, systems and functions, including planning, design, development, implementation, user support and training, maintenance, quality assurance, and system testing and evaluation.
- Recent and in-depth knowledge of Pharmacy systems function and usage
- General knowledge and familiarity with theory and practice of Pharmacy and meds dispensing workflow.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Infusion or Oncology Information system maintenance, including new test builds
- Experience using / implementing Radiation Oncology related applications (Aria, MIM)
- Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
- Experience with EMR/LIS HL7, Instruments, Middleware, and Point of care interfaces
Conditions Of Employment
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:
- Background Check and Live Scan
- Legal Right to Work in the United States
- Vaccination Policies
- Smoking and Tobacco Policy
- Drug Free Environment
The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.
- California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
- E-Verify
- Pre-Placement Health Evaluation
Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php
Closing Statement
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization
