One of the nation's largest and most respected hospital management companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing since its inception to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenues of $10 billion and 83,000 employees. In 2018, UHS was recognized for the eighth consecutive year as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and in 2017, ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 83,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

The Corporate IS Department is seeking a dynamic and talented Associate Application Analyst - Laboratory.

The Associate Application Analyst - Laboratory will support the implementation of UHS clinical and business applications at our Acute Care hospitals.  Examines the clinical and business workflows and assists in conversion activities related to changing to the new application modules from Cerner.  Provides end user support, application troubleshooting and application / technical configuration.  Post-conversion, assists in the resolution of system issues (break/fix, maintenance or enhancement) as requested by the facility or assigned by the UHS Customer Support Center.  Implements changes to existing applications as directed by management.  Meets deadlines and ensures continued progress toward assignment completion. Shares experience with other members of team. 

Key Responsibilities include:

• Applies knowledge of the clinical and business workflows of assigned areas which may include Registration, Scheduling, Emergency Department, Nursing, Physicians, Lab, Pharmacy, Surgery, Operating Rooms, Medical Records, Patient Accounting, Materials Management or other areas.
• Demonstrates basic analytical problem solving
• Assists in performing routine system maintenance and builds.
• Adheres to UHS Service Level and Change Management Policies.
• Researches and resolves Customer Support Center Tickets including major application upgrades.
• Adheres to UHS Service Level and Change Management Policies.
• Performs system testing and documentation for all phases of the application development life cycle.
• Performs Q/A on application functionality.
• Assists with the training of users in operating procedures for application.
• Provides on-call support as scheduled.
• Establishes and maintains regular communications with user community.