City/State
Virginia Beach, VAWork Shift
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Overview
The IT Specialty Analyst - Epic HIM Coding is responsible for the day-to-day support, optimization, maintenance, and enhancement of Epic Health Information Management (HIM) Coding applications. This role collaborates closely with HIM Coding, Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI), Revenue Cycle, and operational teams to analyze workflows, identify system improvement opportunities, and implement solutions that support coding accuracy, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. The analyst serves as a subject matter expert for Epic HIM Coding functionality, participates in system upgrades, testing activities, incident resolution, and change management processes, and provides ongoing support to end users. The position requires strong knowledge of HIM coding workflows, healthcare revenue cycle operations, and Epic application support.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, Computer Science, or a related field (prefrred)
5+ years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of degree requirements
Certification/Licensure
Active Epic HIM Coding Certification (Required)
Experience
Minimum of 3 years of IT analyst experience supporting Epic applications with direct experience supporting Epic HIM Coding workflows.
Experience configuring, maintaining, and optimizing Epic HIM Coding application functionality, including coding work queues, coding workflows, and revenue cycle integration.
Experience conducting workflow analysis, gathering business requirements, and translating operational needs into system solutions.
Experience supporting system upgrades, testing, validation, incident management, change management, and production support activities.
Knowledge of inpatient and outpatient coding processes, healthcare reimbursement methodologies, regulatory requirements, and HIM operational workflows.
Experience collaborating with HIM Coding, CDI, Revenue Cycle, clinical, and technical teams to implement and support system enhancements.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
•Pet Insurance
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Skills Required
- Active Epic HIM Coding Certification
- Minimum of 3 years of IT analyst experience supporting Epic applications, including direct Epic HIM Coding workflow experience
- Experience configuring, maintaining, and optimizing Epic HIM Coding functionality, coding work queues, coding workflows, and revenue cycle integration
- Experience conducting workflow analysis, gathering business requirements, and translating operational needs into system solutions
- Experience supporting system upgrades, testing, validation, incident management, change management, and production support
- Knowledge of inpatient and outpatient coding processes, healthcare reimbursement methodologies, regulatory requirements, and HIM operational workflows
- Experience collaborating with HIM Coding, CDI, Revenue Cycle, clinical, and technical teams
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, Computer Science, or a related field
- Five or more years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement
Sentara Healthcare Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sentara Healthcare and has not been reviewed or approved by Sentara Healthcare.
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Parental & Family Support — Four weeks of paid parental leave at full base pay and two weeks of job‑protected family caregiver leave support major life and care needs. Emergency back‑up care and reimbursements for infertility, adoption, and surrogacy further bolster family support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(A) plan alongside 403(B)/401(K) employer matching is designed to strengthen long‑term financial security. Company‑paid life insurance with buy‑up options adds additional protection for families.
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Flexible Benefits — Choice of medical plan designs and dental/vision options enables tailoring coverage to individual needs. An annual election between tuition assistance and student‑loan repayment offers flexibility to align with financial or education priorities.
Sentara Healthcare Insights
What We Do
Sentara Healthcare celebrates a 130-year history of innovation, compassion and community benefit. Based in Norfolk, VA, Sentara is a diverse not-for-profit family of 12 hospitals, an array of integrated services and a team of nearly 30,000 strong on a mission to improve health every day. This mandate is pursued through a disciplined strategy to achieve Top 10% performance in key measures through shared best practices, transformation of primary care through clinical integration and strategic growth that adds value to the communities we serve in Virginia and North Carolina.
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