The IT Ambulatory Systems Liaison I (ASL I) functions as a team member responsible for providing activation and ongoing support of the electronic medical record (EMR) and/or the UH Personal Health Record (MyUHCare PHR) applications. The primary function is to help drive adoption and use of the applications by providing direct support to physicians, clinical/office staff, patients, and family members (end-users). ASL I work effort is designed to augment software proficiency, support migration to newly-established clinical and business workflows, as well as foster completion of defined tasks required as part of adoption. ASL I will help identify, communicate, resolve and/or escalate concerns relating to the EMR and/or PHR.

What You Will Do

• Maintains a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of the EMR and/or PHR capabilities and functionality, training curriculum, as well as associated workflows needed to successfully support end-user adoption.
• Supports practice/provider/patient activation of the EMR/PHR ensuring transition and appropriate utilization of the application.
• Coaches end-users on the applications’ functionality and how to integrate the EMR/PHR into their daily routines
• Provides Physician Support Line coverage as needed.
• Participates in end-user focus groups and complies and responds to feedback as needed.
• Acts as a liaison between end-users, IT, EMR/PHR project teams and Change Management and Training team as needed to enable software and workflow adoption. Supports EMR and PHR change management plans relating to practice and patient adoption.
• Communicates and escalates hindrances to end-user adoption. Works with appropriate internal resources to develop problem-solving capabilities and recommendations for workflow.
• Participates in unit and integrated testing of the software to ensure that the design objectives are met.
• Maintains professional image and demeanor ensuring highest levels of service quality, respect, dignity and privacy.
• Remains flexible with requirements of travel as well as work schedule which includes weekdays, evenings and weekends.
• Completes all required communication and necessary documentation in a timely manner consisting of emails, reports, checklists, issues, expenses, and escalations.
• Collaborates with EMR team on various projects, task completions, data gathering, and information compilation as needed.

Additional Responsibilities

• Manages and adheres to travel and site schedule to effectively support practices/patients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.