Per Diem Consultant-Electronic Health Record Implementation Specialist

Description

About Us :

NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We're independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients' best interests at heart. At NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.

About the Role :

As an electronic health record (EHR) implementation specialist in the Modernization and Data Solutions practice area, you will collaborate with team members to support large-scale health information technology (IT) modernization efforts. NYSTEC is considered a trusted advisor, providing subject matter expertise and connecting the dots for our clients. NYSTEC has consulted on some of the largest Medicaid initiatives and has served in various roles across a multitude of New York State healthcare technology systems.

Serving as an EHR implementation specialist, your day-to-day role as a per diem NYSTEC consultant will include working across clinical, technical, and operational teams to guide organizations through the complexities of EHR implementation, from readiness planning to go-live and optimization. You should have direct, hands-on experience with EHR implementations in complex healthcare environments, particularly those involving multiple facilities, stakeholders, and governance structures. This position requires a balance of technical expertise, clinical workflow knowledge, and change management skills to ensure seamless adoption and operational success.

As a per diem consultant, you will work on an as-needed basis, based on business needs, not to exceed 30 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert throughout all phases of EHR implementation.
• Provide guidance on clinical workflows, data migration, interoperability standards, and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align implementation activities with governance structures, work group deliverables, and project milestones.
• Assess organizational readiness, identifying gaps in processes, technology, and adoption and recommending targeted improvements.
• Support planning and validating data migration, including mapping, testing, and quality assurance.
• Advise on standardizing policies, forms, and procedures to enable consistent EHR configuration and workflows.
• Facilitate and participate in decision-making committees, steering groups, and technical work groups, ensuring that operational and clinical needs are addressed.
• Provide input into training strategies and change management approaches to support adoption.
• Identify, document, and mitigate implementation risks in collaboration with project leadership.

About you :

Required Qualifications

Preferred / Desired Qualifications

Education and Experience

The target rate of pay for this position is $52.00 - $70.00 per hour. When determining compensation, we analyze and carefully consider several factors, including skill set, experience, location, and job-related qualifications.

It is NYSTEC's policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, military service and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws and ordinances. NYSTEC is strongly committed to this policy and believes in the concept and spirit of the law.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact recruitment@nystec.com if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for or to perform this job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Learn more about NYSTEC by visiting www.nystec.com .

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