Testing Manager - The Chickasaw Nation : Job Details

Hybrid Role (Partially Onsite-Partially Remote): We are currently seeking a Full-Time Testing Manager to join our Epic Department at the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health. Hybrid office locations in Ada, OK and Plano, TX. Summary: The Testing Manager develops, implements, and is involved in communicating of the Epic testing strategies, plans, and processes, including ongoing education and maintenance of the testing program. The Testing Manager works with the Applications teams to ensure testing plans, and teams are fully developed and productive and provide excellent communication, strong teamwork, and customer service. Responsibilities: * Manages multiple Epic environments and ensuring that they are maintained * Collaborates to achieve technology operations of a state-wide technology network, including electronic health records, population health, healthcare analytics, and business intelligence systems to advance the goals * Improves healthcare through technology by building and implementing Epic testing programs * Advises on best practice approaches and expertise from past implementations * Develops testing scripts to be used across the different Epic teams and modules * Evaluates and document current-state processes through discovery and analysis * Completes reviews, assessments, and remediation of any testing issues in each area, including documentation of the issues and the remediation * Creates and disseminates overall Epic testing schedules * Develops ongoing testing programs for after Epic implementation events * Builds, tests, trains, and converts and/or deploys new infrastructure, workflows, policies, and processes * Consults with the other Applications Managers and advanced leadership to drive optimization and performance of healthcare technology systems, e.g., EHR, analytics, and business intelligence * Collaborates to provide technical leadership for the implementation and support of software applications, enhancements, and modifications for legacy systems and in scoping, implementation planning, and conversion to new systems * Works with the Environment and Release Manager to develop a strategy for implementing regular upgrades and maintenance of Epic systems * Participate in regional and national Epic User Groups to share best practices and collaborate on new and enhanced products * Serve as a member of the leadership team, providing input on overall strategic direction of the institution and serves on various committees * Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities * Ensures employees and resources complete assigned training and development * All other duties as assigned Competencies: Essential: * Follow instructions, written or oral * Adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements * Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability * Read, understand and apply regulations and policies * Understanding of health care industry service delivery processes, preferably in a multi-facility health system * Understand the business needs and workflow of the multiple operations of the hospital, ambulatory, ancillary, revenue cycle, and technical services to deliver Epic * Relates problems and translates understandable solutions * Communicates verbally with team, departments, guests and management Skills: Essential: * Intermediate skill using Microsoft Office for many purposes Experience: Essential: * 5 years directly related management experience * A minimum of 2 years of project management experience Education: Essential: * Bachelors Degree in directly related field Nonessential: * Masters Degree in directly related field Credentials: Essential: * Pass general background check * Standard Driver's License * Completion of the Sphinx Assessment * Epic module certification as assigned Nonessential: * Cert Associate in Healthcare Information and Mgmt Systems * Certified Prof Digital Health Transformation Strategy * Certified Prof Healthcare Information Management Systems * Project Management Professional Working Conditions: Essential: * Pass pre-employment drug test * May be required to work after hours or on weekends as needed