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Kaiser Permanente

Integrated healthcare provider and payer platform

Systems Administrator 3 - Multiple Teams

Enterprise ApplicationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePortland, OR, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least two years of experience working with Epic or comparable health system software, or at least two years of scripting or programming experience.
  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Social Science, Education, Business, Health Care, or a related field, and at least three years of experience working in IT or operations; equivalent additional work experience may substitute for the degree requirement.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze, design, configure, implement, optimize, and support Epic Prelude and related Patient Access applications, with secondary support for Epic Grand Central workflows.
  • Analyze complex operational and business requirements and translate them into scalable technology solutions aligned with organizational goals, Epic best practices, regulatory standards, and industry requirements.
  • Lead and support enterprise initiatives involving patient registration, identity management, insurance verification, eligibility, admissions, and patient access workflows, as well as Grand Central patient movement, admissions, discharges, transfers, and hospital operations functionality.
  • Identify opportunities to improve system performance, data integrity, operational efficiency, and patient and staff experience throughout the application lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, implementation, optimization, training, and production support.
  • Collaborate with Patient Access, Revenue Cycle, Hospital Operations, clinical leaders, business stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional IT teams to provide strategic guidance and technical expertise for Epic Patient Access solutions.
  • Promote standardized workflows, support regulatory and operational compliance, and drive continuous improvement across patient access workflows and downstream system integrations.
  • Build, test, validate, and provide ongoing support for assigned applications.
  • Investigate and document future-state operational specifications and application functionality, including application capabilities, workflows, data collection, report details, and clinical or technical issues associated with Epic software.
  • Develop and document internal procedures for use with Epic applications.
  • Analyze clinical and business operations and user preferences, prioritize and implement requested system changes and updates, and liaise between end users, third parties, and Epic implementation staff.
  • Collect information, prepare specifications for system enhancements, analyze functionality in new releases, and test each new release.
  • Complete assignments using current subject-area knowledge, established procedures, policies, data, and resources; collaborate across teams, communicate progress, meet priorities and deadlines, recommend improvements, and escalate issues or risks as appropriate.
  • Share resources, information, and knowledge with coworkers and customers; seek and respond to performance feedback; assess and respond to others' needs; and adapt to change and feedback.
  • Provide first- and second-level enterprise systems support by diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving complex incidents.
  • Monitor enterprise systems to identify problems, trends, and opportunities to improve system stability, availability, and performance.
  • Assist technical and project team members in resolving system problems and application-specific issues.
  • Escalate identified issues, risks, and problems to lead administrators according to established processes.
  • Plan and perform complex system configuration.
  • Communicate with product users and suppliers to share information, identify opportunities, resolve problems, prioritize customer requirements, and support continuous improvement through customer feedback.
  • Define and test maintenance and refresh activities.
  • Participate in installation, upgrade, and decommissioning of designated systems, products, and infrastructure.
  • Provide application-oriented administration and technical support for production and non-production environments.
  • Support vendor activities as appropriate.
  • Recommend and execute performance tuning and optimization activities.
  • Create documentation of new and existing system configurations and procedures, and review documentation created by others.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least two years of experience in Epic administration and configuration.
  • At least two years of experience administering and custom-configuring large off-the-shelf applications or software packages.

About the Company

Kaiser Permanente

Integrated healthcare provider and payer platform

Kaiser Permanente runs an integrated healthcare platform that lets members manage and pay medical, premium, and pharmacy bills online. It serves Medicare Advantage, Individual and Family, and non-employer plans, offering options to pay as a guest or set up payment plans. The platform works by presenting a centralized online portal where users can view bills, choose how to pay, and handle multiple types of charges in one place. Revenue comes from premiums and medical services fees, while the service aims to reduce administrative work for both providers and patients and encourage on-time payments. What sets Kaiser Permanente apart is its combination of healthcare services with a single billing experience across multiple plan types, focusing on a user-friendly, centralized payment process rather than handling billing through separate systems. Its goal is to provide a straightforward, reliable way for members to manage and pay their bills, improving convenience and payment timeliness.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$7.5M
Headquarters
Oakland, CA
Founded
1945

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