Clinical Applications Support Analyst - Ambulatory
Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a clinic workflow you helped improve with an EMR change. How did you know it worked?
What they are checking: Whether they connect build work to measurable outcomes, which the posting stresses.
Tell me about a report you built that helped someone make a clinical or operational decision.
What they are checking: Using data to support clinical decision-making, as the posting describes.
Tell me about a time you had several urgent tickets at once. How did you prioritize?
What they are checking: Time management and prioritization, which the posting names directly.
Do you have clinical experience, and how does it help you in an IT role?
What they are checking: Whether they understand clinic reality, which makes build decisions safer.
What would you do
A clinic manager says the system is slowing her staff down. How do you figure out what's really going on?
What they are checking: Gathering requirements and observing workflow before proposing a fix.
Two clinics want opposite changes to the same workflow. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Balancing stakeholder requests while protecting standard workflows across the system.
How would you train a group of providers on a new feature they didn't ask for?
What they are checking: Training presentation skills and handling skeptical clinical users.
About the work
What's your experience with Epic Ambulatory or another EMR, and what kinds of build have you done?
What they are checking: Hands-on application knowledge and how quickly they could become proficient in Sanford's system.
Walk me through how you'd test a change before moving it into production.
What they are checking: Testing discipline, since a bad change can disrupt patient care across many clinics.
What does Tier Two support mean to you, and how is it different from the help desk?
What they are checking: Understanding their place in the support chain and owning harder problems.
How do you document a build so someone else can support it later?
What they are checking: Habits that keep a shared system maintainable over time.
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