Why is Getting Epic Certified so Hard? - EHR
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Welcome to my channel! This video will explain the top 3 reason why getting an Epic certification is so hard. If you are struggling to get your break into the amazing Epic world then you will realize why only few candidates are given Epic certifications. Don't feel like it's your fault that you haven't landed your first Epic analyst role yet. These reasons will give you a deeper understanding and will help you stand out from other candidates.
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4:56 There are contracts that employers are now starting to have employees sign, that requires them to stay a certain amount of time (in my case 3 years) after they receive their certification and start working.
I in the lab and have 16 years of lab experience. I interviewed for a beaker analyst role, but didn’t get it. I’m going to try to take some online courses to learn more about servers, firewalls, ports, and switches. This was the advice the hiring manager gave me after letting me know I didn’t get selected. In the interview, there was a 2 year commitment to stay on or else I would have to pay back the $11k it would cost to get me certified. So I’m going to look into learning about the above mentioned and try again.
Thanks for sharing this info! Will be in the process of getting clinical content builder and Beacon certification very soon and am a little anxious
I’m happy to help. That’s great! Good luck with it. Don’t be too anxious, the exams are open book.
Hey thanks for your resume video. I have to apply for some new jobs as my contract is ending but I needed to see what the cool kids were doing :) Good Luck in your future
Best of luck!
After covid - Most classes are now available online and you don't have to be in the farm to get certified! Most classes are ranging from 300 to 400 a day per class.
How do I find this information!
Great video! Thinking about applying for an Epic analyst role. I have hands on experience using epic cadence, prelude, care everywhere, and mychart as a medical assistant. So lots of workflow knowledge in addition. And Healthcare Management degree touching on healthcare delivery and technology. Think I’m going to go for it!! Polos it’s internal. Awesome video! 👍🏽
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I was recently hired as an analyst at Johns Hopkins. Your videos have been so helpful!
Hey there,
That’s awesome! Glad to have you on our Epic team. Which team did you join?
@@virtualizehealth Willow ambulatory. I go to Wisconsin next week for training. So nervous
Hey,
Just seeing these comments (still figuring out how TH-cam works). How was your experience there?!
Just finished my Optime Cert and doing the project first definitely helps you with the tests.
Yes it does!
How do you get hired without being certified first? I’m an EPIC CT, only credentialed within my job via principal trainer. I train for all of ambulatory registration (cadence, prelude, tapestry, beacon, mychart, *grand central and epic care *)for our 5 hospital campuses. I work with our analyst and that’s where my interest lays. Hearing this makes so much sense now as to why they make this an actual position. I am a PSR but am also a full time trainer and they just pay me a small differential. I also work on operational workflow development for ambulatory and making sure our workflows are up to date or creating new ones where needed.Everywhere I’ve looked for a job wants you to already be certified in a module.
Hey there!
That's awesome, I was also an Epic CT before my Epic analyst role. I have a video that has a spreadsheet with all of the healthcare organizations using Epic (Around 700).
Video: th-cam.com/video/qAA0ptxrg2k/w-d-xo.htmlsi=DnBUhi2iWzjE6gbB
I would honestly go through each of them and look at their careers website. You want to look for the phrase 'Epic Certification: application specific to be obtained within months' or 'within 90 days'.
I hope this helps! Good luck on your journey.
@ omg 🙌🏾 this is helpful!!! Thank you!!
@ i see a job here for an Epic applications analyst II - cadence /prelude. And it says “Epic cadence/prelude certification is required with in 3 months” … I should be applying for this is what I’m hearing?
@@tendaroni Yes, you got it! Those are the ones you should be focused on applying
I'm a Revenue Cycle Analyst at a healthcare system and am thinking about transitioning to Epic Analyst but unsure if I want to do it or not. Thanks for posting these videos.
Go for it!
Hi Gabriel! Just found your channel, I just obtained my first Epic certification in Ambulatory last month, and am in the process of studying for my second one this month! I'm currently an Epic trainer. I'm a nurse. So glad I found your channel, and you've got a new subscriber! Can you share a bit about how you got into an Epic analyst role? Do you have any clinical experience?
Hey there!
Thank you for following my channel! I have a video out on how I became an analyst but if you want the short story here it is. I was a patient service rep for a radiology dept for about 4 years, then transitioned to work an Epic trainer and then I applied for lots of Epic analyst jobs until I found one that were willing to certify me. Happy for you that you already have your certification!
@ourepicjourney thanks for the reply! I'll look for that video on your channel :) sounds like I'm on the right path
how is your certification going? I just was offered to sit for the assessment (via linked in) to see if i would like a position also in the ambulatory. I am a PTA by the way.
@Lg8T3 I passed the 2nd one as well! Best of luck and hope you can land a position!
It's about $1200 not $5000, each class is $400 per class. I did it myself through my company, I paid for it. I got reimbursed when I became certified
Hey there!
I wasn’t aware it was that cheap! I would always hear that all the expenses of sending you there (flight, hotel, food, and loss of work hours) added up to around $5,000.
The certification cost itself does sound about right. I would hope that more health orgs would allowed their own employees to pay for their own cert like in your scenario.
I’m currently a Credentialed Trainer. I have my proficiency in ASAP but I teach Optime, ClinDoc, Radiant, and Orders. I’m currently working on a MST Rebuild using Mremote, WinSCP, MST, TST, PLY, and TRN to practice. It goes live in August. I’m curious to find out what I can do with all of this experience outside of Epic or EHR. Do you do anything outside of Epic, IT related? I’m just curious to see what other paths I can take.
Hey there!
You could try to transfer over to a health data analytics. You would probably need to get a certification first and learn some SQL. Most entry level positions have this as requirement.
Organizations need experts who can extract meaningful insights from healthcare data. You could work on quality improvement initiatives, population health, or financial analysis.
Hope this helps!
@@virtualizehealth Thank you so much this actually really helped a lot!
Hello. I'm interested in taking EPIC classes. Can you direct me on how to begin? Where can i take the classes?
@@zondracollins556 Getting into a facility that has Epic educators would be a great start. Unfortunately you can’t take Epic classes anywhere im familiar with except through an Epic facility. I hope that helps. I work in a hospital that has Epic educators and analyst.
How did you get your “proficiency” in ASAP. I’m a CT as well for ambulatory
I want to be an epic analyst. Starting as a CT while I get my BS in computer science.
Go for it! You have a great starting point.
Please tell us how to read the hospital bills we receive. Thanks.
Hey there!
I’m not too sure myself but will definitely share it once I dig into one.
I have had ZERO luck. I'm getting so frustrated 😩
@CS-er9xv Don’t give up! Have you been getting job interviews?
@@virtualizehealth I've had 2 "talks" with hiring managers before an interview but the positions ended up being onsite and I need remote because of where I live.
@@MamaMudBug Yeah, it will definitely be harder to find your first Epic analyst role if you are not willing to be on-site. Maybe you could look for some hybrid ones near your home to test your luck.
@@virtualizehealth I definitely would but I live in a rural area. The closest city I could work in analyst position is about 2 hours away. I actually just got my first interview invite this evening. I'll have my first interview either Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Any tips or insight to the kinds of questions they'll ask?
@@MamaMudBug You're right, that is tough. That's great! Hopefully it goes well. They will most likely ask you questions about your experience using Epic. Also, questions regarding your experience with project management. How you deal with multiple priorities. How you work with others in a collaborative environment.
I’m U.K. based and going out to Wisconsin in Feb to do the Ambulatory module. I heard it’s the hardest module. Any advice for me please I’m pretty nervous!!
Hi Stephanie,
That’s great! It is one of the hardest modules because it encompasses a lot of departments. The best tip I could give you is to utilize the ctrl + f shortcut on your keyboard to look for key words found on the open book exam. You got this!