Epic Operational Database (ODB) - Administrator

Job Details

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. ChristianaCare will not sponsor applicants for this position for an employment visa now or in the future.

Why ChristianaCare

Do you want to work at one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the nation? We are guided by our values of Love and Excellence and are passionate about delivering health, not just health care. Come join us at ChristianaCare!

ChristianaCare, with Hospitals in Wilmington and Newark, DE, as well as Elkton, MD, is one of the largest health care providers in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Named one of “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report, we have an excess of 1,100 beds between our hospitals and are committed to providing the best patient care in the region. We are proud to that Christiana Hospital, Wilmington Hospital, our Ambulatory Services, and HomeHealth have all received ANCC Magnet Recognition®.

ChristianaCare Offers

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
• Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions.
• Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out.
• 12-week paid parental leave
• Tuition assistance
• Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

Why Epic

The electronic health record (EHR) is foundational to the care we provide because it centralizes patient information, enabling informed decision-making and seamless care coordination. The EHR supports our ability to deliver high-quality, equitable, accessible care.

ChristianaCare is excited to transition from Cerner to Epic as the EHR across our sites of care!

This role is a HYBRID position requiring frequent on-site work. Must be within a commutable distance.

Epic certification preferred; if not certified, must become Epic certified within 3 weeks of completing the mandatory Epic training sessions.

Must be available to travel for Epic training the week of 3/31/2025. 

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field is preferred.
• 2 - 3 years of experience working with Epic systems or similar EHR platforms preferably in database administration or a related field.
• High School diploma with 5 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of bachelor’s degree.
• Epic Operational Database Administrator certification preferred.

​Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and manage ODB environments for production, reporting, disaster recovery, training, and non-production needs.
• Install and maintain administrative and monitoring tools necessary for high levels of availability and performance.
• Understand performance metrics, monitor system performance, and troubleshoot issues.
• Manage logins for different types of access, including login behavior and working environment configuration.
• Apply IRIS and Epic upgrades and updates to production and non-production environments.
• Configure and maintain environment copies according to the environment strategy.
• Respond to emergency and after-hours issues.
• Engage in capacity planning exercises to ensure adequate system resources.
• Collaborate with technical teams and Epic to ensure proactive support.
• Write and maintain scripts to improve system management tasks.
• Participate in the change control process for all planned application and technical activities.
• Maintain and test processes related to business continuity.
• Follow vendor and Epic best practices for hardware and software configuration.
• Serving as the main point of contact for technical issues and general questions related to assigned applications
• Managing upgrades of assigned applications with Epic by setting timelines, maintaining continuous communication, and addressing issues
• Analyzing and communicating the impact of issues
• Triaging requests and determining the priority of issues
• Resolving end‐user application issues using Epic documentation and ensuring business needs are met
• Escalating end‐user problems to the appropriate level ﴾such as team lead﴿ when necessary
• Validating solutions are complete and appropriately implemented
• Building relationships with end users and providing consistent support through day‐to‐day communication
• Communicating problem status and solutions to end users

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Post End DateJan 19, 2025

EEO Posting Statement

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.