HRIS Analyst III - Onsite Position, not Remote Job Listing at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC (Job ID 1194419200)

Description

LMC Careers  
Full Time
Day Shift 
Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

The primary focus of the HRIS Analyst position is to support and maintain Human Capital Management (HCM) systems to maximize effectiveness of Human Resources business operations by working collaboratively with HR and related business areas and the IS team. This position assists subject matter experts with ensuring data integrity, testing of system changes, report writing and analyzing data flows for process improvement opportunities. The HRIS Analyst also coordinates HCM software implementations, upgrades, patches, testing and other projects as assigned.

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: 8 Years of experience in a combination of related business services area and HRIS experience (To Include 5 years of experience with PeopleSoft version 9.1 or higher, 2 years of experience using PeopleSoft or related business software in a medium to large organization required, and 2 years of business area experience working, building, testing and designing related business systems).
Substitutable Education & Experience: Associate's Degree in Computer Science, Management Science, Human Resources, or Business Administration with 7 years of experience in related business services area;
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Science, Human Resources Management or Business Administration with 5 years of experience in related business services area such Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, or Accounting. Experience can be obtained during pursuit of degree.
Required Certifications/Licensure: None.
Required Training: Proficiency using PeopleSoft or related business software;
Experience working, building, testing, and designing related business systems;
Strong PS Query/SQL skills and other database query and reporting tools;
Previous project management experience involving implementing new functionality and upgrades;
Strong understanding of HR processes and data, such as benefit eligibility and enrollment rules, HR transactions, and Employment processes and procedures to ensure optimal use of system functionality;
Strong understanding of PeopleSoft HCM or related system design, features, functions, processes and data structure including proven experience with system implementations and upgrades;
Advanced skills in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• Assists with planning and implementation of version and service release upgrades.     
  • Project Management in implementation and upgrade testing; may lead and direct  work activities of others.
• Configure/enhance system functionality to meet business requirements.
• Develops/updates requirements  conforming to an established internal or vendor recommended standard.
• Develops documentation to support system implementations, program modifications and customizations including development of manuals, in-house diagrams and process flow charts according to department standards.
• Identify and resolve reported system issues in timely manner, providing in-service training as required.
• Recommend process/customer service improvements, innovative solutions, policy changes and/or major variations from established policy.
• Utilizes in-depth understanding and knowledge of workflows, policies, and procedures,  business processes, regulatory requirements and best practices to :      
  • Analyze existing practices by facilitating communication, cooperation and information  from key users, ensuring regulatory compliance and consistent practices throughout the  organization.             
  • Analyze trade-offs between usability and performance needs.     
  • Resolve problems and recommends solutions through research, inquiry and data  analysis maintaining logs and tracking of issues.       
  • Design, redesign and analyze processes and apply knowledge to build software  application.             
  • Contribute to the preparation of testing scripts and participates in testing for  implementation, upgrades, and fixes.  Performs unit, system and integrated testing  tasks.- Serves as project manager for HR.
• Collaborates with end users, business areas, IT, vendors and leadership to elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate system processes.         
  • Will be facilitator and key decision driver.
• Serves as project champion to promote the integration of technology into the HR setting.
• Participates and supports project and team goals, objectives and timelines working with a sense of urgency and accuracy to ensure effective implementation

• Serve as a key liaison with third parties and other stakeholders (e.g. Payroll, IS, Department Managers, Vendors).   
• Develop user procedures, guidelines and documentation.         
  • Provides tools to assist with ongoing competency assessment. Train team members  on new processes/functionality.  Train new system users.
• Write, maintain and support a variety of reports or queries utilizing appropriate reporting tools.  Assist in development of standard reports for ongoing customer needs.  Help maintain data integrity through use of systems audits, running queries and analyzing data.  Identifies reports and develops report specifications for report writers to meet the needs of the application user.
• Provide data to support HR and district wide projects and quality improvement.
• Maintain awareness of current trends in HCM with a focus on product and service development, delivery and support, and applying key technologies.       
  • Examine trends in information systems training, materials and techniques.  Through  classes, reading, user groups, seminars and conferences, continue to increase both HR  knowledge and HRIS application/tools knowledge. Participate in user group  meetings/conferences. Utilizes technical expertise to strengthen the knowledge and  skills of related team members.
• Create, organize, prioritize and manage system maintenance and enhancement requests; participate in issue identification, tracking and resolution.
• Periodically audits HRIS data to ensure conformance with hospital policies and interdepartmental performance standards.
• Analyze HR processes, make recommendations for improvements and assist in evaluation and selection of new software solutions to maintain and enhance business operations.
• Supports existing HR systems to include:  Kronos, ImageNow, Position Manager (by Healthcare Source), Market Pay
• Works closely with IT to ensure system security, appropriate user access, and maintains the integrity of the change management process.
• Performs related and such other duties as may be assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency, e.g., fire, disaster.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits 
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one.  LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary 
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.