Anyone Certified As An Epic Analyst?

[Brownms46]

I am going to the Epic Corp soon to start working on my certification for the Epic System. I have been working as an Epic Analyst/Trainer for a short time, and no one in our group has their certification yet. The agency I worked with was small, and they have recently been bought out by a large health system.

The new health system has offered to send us to WI. for the certification, and we should start in the next month or so. We have been told it is a four part process, but very little else.

Is there someone who has been thru the process, who could tell me more?

Thank you in advance for any light you can shed on this process.

[Brownms46]

HI Gillian0221,

I am really interested in nursing informatics/ epic application analyst, though am in nursing management right now. I don't know how and where to begin.

There are hospitals looking for nurses all the time, and are willing to train them on Epic applications. If you have a 4 year degree in just about anything, and a grade average of more than 3.6, and under 30 years of age, you might be able to get hired by Epic Systems. It is a long process, and requires relocation to Madison, WI.

Otherwise, the only other way to gain epic certification is to be employed by a hospital system or a clinical ambulatory group, that is using epic, and there are many out there in TX, NV, WA, CA, Atlanta, VA, AZ, HI, IL, etc. So post a resume, keep a look out for employers on careerbuilders, and monster.com, and Dice.com for potential positions requiring little or no software background.

I found my first position on careerbuilders, and I had no formal background in IT, but was very pc savy, and was an LPN. I was hired and then the company was both out by a huge healthcare system, that helped me obtain certification. I am very grateful to them!

[annette LPN]

Hello,

I have gone through multiple Epic Certifications. I am also an LPN who has worked with the Epic Applications since 1998. I am certified in EpicCare Ambulatory, In-Patient Clinical Documentation and a certified trainer. Currently I am the Director of EMR Implementations and love my job! The Epic Certification exams are complex.... Complete your projects prior to your exams, write our your scenarios and take the practice exams in the manuals before your exams. As with any test, study well, have your manuals and a computer available as most exams are open book/computer access.

The exams are graded very specifically. If the questions ask to to diagram or explain a process, be prepared to do so in detail.

annette

[WDWpixieRN, RN]

I am recently Epic Certified and I will agree with what annette mentions above. It can be a lengthy and somewhat intense process getting certified but I wouldn't have traded it for anything! I loved all of it (although the projects are a bit un-nerving until they're OVER)!!

I am still rather new in my position and looking forward to really digging in to our implementation. I, like an earlier poster, am so thankful to be in this position, in this time. I was fortunate and had a situation that Oprah refers to as "luck" -- preparation meeting opportunity!! I had previous IT experience and was a fairly recent RN grad who got in at the right time with a hospital system here locally.

I hope for all of you interested to have the same opportunity to get involved in this field!!

[lliu0082000]

I am living in California. I am a staff nurse (BSN) and also have computer science degree. Recently, I re-entry to nursing field for about two years. I have seen a lot of jobs at hospital need someone who has an epic certified. I readily want to get an Epic Certifications, but I don't think my hospital will send me to get an epic certification. Would you please give some idea, where and how can I get an epic citified?

Thanks

Lilly

Greetings Piamia,

The best person(s) to ask these questions would probably be the hiring manager who interviewed you at Epic along with someone at Epic who is current in the role you interviewed for. I'm going to take an educated guess knowing that Epic is a HIS software vendors. Your role will probably have responsibililities of systems analysis, design and building once a Hospital, OutPt facility or Physicians Practice has purchased one or more Epic applications. You may be training analysts who work for the healthcare organization, training end users who will use the systems, performing system testing, assisting with process redesign, developing/designing training curriculum and or project management. As I wrote earlier the best source of information for exactly what a role entails are the hiring organization and the people/persons who have held the exact role for which you are interviewing for. See the Forum Board for additional quesitons you may want to ask during an interview. Additionally - in answer to whether or not you can continue your bedside nursing practice I would think that would depend on whether or not you can fit shift work into the hours and days the Epic position will require of you. Perhaps you can pick up shifts on the weekends?? Traditionally positons with HIS vendors are 9-5; M-F but that will depend on if the role requires you travel or not. Whether or not the travel is regional, national or international. Such a vendor based role in and of itself will not include hands on bedside nursing, may require you travel Su-Th, work remote, on call or are located onsite at the client's site/location. You also may be required to work off hours, on call and 12-16 hr shifts when a project is in full swing or during a Go Live.

Good Luck!

[rninformatics, DNP, RN]

Greetings Llium,

Did you see the No6 post in this same string? This should answer your question.

https://allnurses.com/nursing-informatics/anyone-certified-epic-218712.html#post2713303

I am living in California. I am a staff nurse (BSN) and also have computer science degree. Recently, I re-entry to nursing field for about two years. I have seen a lot of jobs at hospital need someone who has an epic certified. I readily want to get an Epic Certifications, but I don't think my hospital will send me to get an epic certification. Would you please give some idea, where and how can I get an epic citified?

Thanks

Lilly

[WDWpixieRN, RN]

I heard some trainers mention that there were quite a few openings around the country for credentialed or certified trainers. That leads me to believe that there are quite a few hospitals out west installing this application.

I would suggest looking around on hospital websites, unless someone's more familiar with a central location to find this info.

I highly doubt your hospital will send you unless they plan to be future users of the software. The trick will be to find institutions who are currently, or have plans, to use Epic EHR.

Best wishes!!

[angelita1017]

I believe you can be cerner certified or some kind of baptism by them. they are based in kansas city, MO though. another reason why I am not in a hurry to go there! LOL http://www.cerner.com/public/CareersApplication/USCampus.html just for whomever is interested

[rninformatics, DNP, RN]

Cerner does not provide any vendor certification.

I believe you can be cerner certified or some kind of baptism by them. they are based in kansas city, MO though. another reason why I am not in a hurry to go there! LOL http://www.cerner.com/public/CareersApplication/USCampus.html just for whomever is interested

[Brownms46]

I am living in California. I am a staff nurse (BSN) and also have computer science degree. Recently, I re-entry to nursing field for about two years. I have seen a lot of jobs at hospital need someone who has an epic certified. I readily want to get an Epic Certifications, but I don’t think my hospital will send me to get an epic certification. Would you please give some idea, where and how can I get an epic citified?

Thanks

Lilly

My mother always said, "Nothing beats a failure but a try" If you don't ask, you won't ever know. I'm an LPN who answered an ad, where a company was looking for someone with an nursing background, and the desire to train. I got the job, and then we were bought about by a large organization, and they sent us for the certification. I have met nurses at Epic, who were working in different of a hospital that offered them a chance to be certified.

Hospitals from NY to Flordia, from Chicago to Minn, to Kansas, Tx, AZ to CA, OR and WA are looking for Epic Analyst, nurses with Epic Experience, and just plain support people to help out during an implemenation. I get calls and emails on a daily basis, from recruiters begging for referrals from someone I might know with Epic experience, offering up to $3ooo PER REFERRAL !!!

Ask!!!!!!!!!! Good Luck!

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

BROWNIE!!! Good to see you again!!!!

[rninformatics, DNP, RN]

Looking for people "with Epic experience/certification" is the key phrase.

Start by applying to organizations beginning an Epic implementation. Only catch 22 is that they want you to already have the Epic experience.

with Epic experience

[BryanRick]

I am a new nurse. I am interested in learning more about "epic analysts" and related jobs. It's interesting because before I became a nurse I switched my majors three times... Fine Artist (oil on canvas)---> computer graphic design artist--->business/sales--->RN. I have have accumulated soooo many wasted units, and it would really nice to be able to use them all toward something substantial. If anyone has any advice for me I'm open ears.