Company DescriptionAt Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve. Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative

Future of Health:

Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact. Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.

Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY

The IT- Architect Epic is responsible for participating in the overall design, implementation, training, documentation, operation, and support of Clinical or Business applications and reports. This includes contributing to the planning, design, implementation, and optimization of the applications within a portfolio. It also includes developing an understanding of other applications to enable a broader system approach to solution development, troubleshooting, impact assessment, and training. The Architect takes general direction from their manager or director. The Architect may in some instances also serve as a Helios liaison to their associated clinical or business departments throughout the system. This includes, but is not limited to, the assessment of optimization efforts to meet system goals including patient safety/quality of care, revenue capture, and efficient operations. The Architect performs these activities following Henry Ford Health standards and processes.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred.

Will consider 10 years of extensive experience in lieu of degree.

Five (5) years required, eight (8) years preferred of strong experience in one of the following:

Technical experience:

Strong knowledge of state-of-the art engineering approaches in design, build, testing, debugging problems, and ongoing technical support.

Able to articulate previous examples of workflows and processes associated with previous IT experience.

And/orClinical experience includes:

Strong knowledge/experience in clinical workflows and processes.

Able to articulate previous examples of workflows and processes associated with clinical experience integrated with IT solutions.

And/orRevenue experience includes:

Specific knowledge of one or more of the following: bed management, registration, scheduling, revenue cycle reports, professional billing, hospital billing, medical records, or coding.

Additionally, must be able to articulate revenue cycle workflows and processes for one or more of the above areas with a focus on IT integrated solutions. 

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED

Epic Certification in designated Application