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IT Analyst
at Synergy One in Richland, WA
Requirements: Bachelor of Science degree in computer science or equivalent degree preferred. Will consider an associate's degree in computer science or related field or completion of a technical program in computer science. Certification of Cloverleaf Level 2 required. A minimum of 3 years in the development, maintenance and analysis of interfaces, applications, programs, systems and support. 3-5 years of healthcare experience is required. 5 years appropriate experience may be considered in lieu of education.
A programming language such as Tcl/TK, C, C++, SQL, HL7 protocol and Linux operating system - required. Salary based on experience. Eligible for benefits 30 days after first date of hire. Relocation bonus of $4000 and relocation assistance of 1/12th of annual salary.
Purpose of Position: Under the general direction of the Clinical Information Systems Director, develops, tests, debugs, maintains and documents the integration of various hospital information systems. Assist with technical systems analysis, systems design, systems maintenance and computer program implementation for Medical Center's Information Systems. The incumbent must be able to support the goals of the business and Information Systems Division.
Qualifications
Education: Prefers a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science or equivalent degree. Will consider an associate degree in computer science or related field or completion of a technical program in computer science.
Experience: Requires a minimum of three years in the development, maintenance and analysis of interfaces, applications, programs, systems and support. A programming language such as Tcl/Tk, C, C++, SQL, HL7 protocol and Linux operating system. Three to five years of healthcare experience is required. Five years appropriate experience may be considered in lieu of education.
Other: Prefer bi-lingual or multi-lingual skills or equivalent..
Working Conditions
Location of Work and Equipment Used: Primary work location is in an off campus building. However, work requires incumbent to move about the core hospital into all areas where computers are located. Approximately 75% of time is spent in office and the balance of the time in other parts of the buildings. Equipment Used: Interface Engine, computers and peripheral equipment, calculator, fax, copiers, telephone, a variety of reference material and manuals.
Physical Demands: Work requires normal/corrected vision and hearing to a normal range. Physical demand level is sedentary to light. Requires good manual and finger dexterity to operate equipment and to handle documents, records and reference books.
A moderate amount of stress is imposed because of heavy workload, inflexible deadlines and technical problem solving.
Hours of Work: Day position, Monday through Friday. Exempt position. Incumbent may receive calls on weekends and off-hours for problem solving and may occasionally be required to assist with tasks outside normal work hours.
Exposure to Hazards: Exposed to normal office chemicals. OSHA category 3.
Essential Job Functions
1. Responsible for managing the full development cycle of all enterprise integration, including the creation of formal functional requirements, technical design specs, development of quality test plans, interface thread programming, interface implementation and maintenance.
2. Work with 3rd party vendors/sites to implement and test data transmissions.
3. Using an interface engine, configure, connect, install, support and maintain interfaces to communicate to/from Medical Center's HIS systems.
4. Develop, Test, and implement interfaces using the QDX (Cloverleaf) interface engine tool set.
5. Responsible for all integration activity including, but not limited to HL7, X12, Flat Record Layout, SQL file downloads and transfers.
6. Conduct moderate to complex analysis and design tasks for the development of interface systems.
7. Perform complex programming in the development and implementation of interface systems with emphasis on minimizing support and maintenance requirements.
8. Work with other systems programmers to minimize design and application program risks associated with interface implementation.
9. Assist with technical systems analysis, systems design, and systems maintenance and computer program implementation for Medical Center's computer systems.
10. Collaborate and work effectively in a team environment with ongoing interaction / communication with users, vendors, analysts and outside team members.
11. Adopt, promote, and actively contribute to the continuous process improvement of the MIS/CIS Division as well with Medical Center.
12. Implementing interfaces ensuring integrity of data and minimizing disruption to customers.
13. Provide technical advice to project managers and team leaders.
14. Analyze, identify and eliminate interface and computer problems, inconsistencies and abnormal results. Document all work performed following department policies and procedures.
15. Work with the MIS team's to develop and enforce standardized methodology for the development of interface systems.
16. Monitor accuracy of interfaces and computer output and data integrity of databases.
17. Work closely with others to ensure that synchronization of data occurs with interfaced application systems associated with Health System entities.
18. Troubleshoot malfunctions of the interface engine, software components and interface threads, computer hardware and software to identify and alleviate users' problems.
19. Write computer programs to produce ad hoc and other reports using report writers such as SQL as requested by users and to resolve user needs not met by current in-house software functionality.
20. Read and interpret reference and instruction manuals to determine procedures and processes to accurately use computer software and to resolve problems.
21. Assist in the evaluation of computer systems to determine how available functionality can help solve problems and improve workflow, and determine enterprise integration ability.
22. Translate technical methodology into a clinical workflow process.
23. Consult with users to provide support, determine systems integration and program requirements identify problems in existing systems.
24. Communicate with user departments on status and completion of assigned project tasks, work requests and problem reports.
25. Manage assigned systems' implementations on a day-to-day basis and act as interface project leader and maintain interface project plans.
26. Develop test scripts to ensure integration accuracy, software accuracy, completion and validity.
27. Adhere to standard policies as outlined in department related to infection control, fire and safety, hazardous chemicals, personnel policies and departmental procedures.
Knowledge & Abilities
1. Strong organizational and analytical skills.
2. Knowledge of database concepts, project management, and system implementation.
3. Knowledge of TCP/IP, interfacing technology, and extensive knowledge of HL7.
4. Working knowledge of a programming language such as Tcl/Tk, C, C++, and SQL.
5. Knowledge of the principles and procedures of system design, integration and documentation.
6. Knowledge of capabilities of interface engines, mini computers, computers and peripheral equipment.
7. Knowledge of the principles and concepts involved in structured programming practices and techniques.
8. Knowledge of the principles and practices of data processing.
9. Knowledge of the techniques of testing and debugging computer programs.
A programming language such as Tcl/TK, C, C++, SQL, HL7 protocol and Linux operating system - required. Salary based on experience. Eligible for benefits 30 days after first date of hire. Relocation bonus of $4000 and relocation assistance of 1/12th of annual salary.
Purpose of Position: Under the general direction of the Clinical Information Systems Director, develops, tests, debugs, maintains and documents the integration of various hospital information systems. Assist with technical systems analysis, systems design, systems maintenance and computer program implementation for Medical Center's Information Systems. The incumbent must be able to support the goals of the business and Information Systems Division.
Qualifications
Education: Prefers a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science or equivalent degree. Will consider an associate degree in computer science or related field or completion of a technical program in computer science.
Experience: Requires a minimum of three years in the development, maintenance and analysis of interfaces, applications, programs, systems and support. A programming language such as Tcl/Tk, C, C++, SQL, HL7 protocol and Linux operating system. Three to five years of healthcare experience is required. Five years appropriate experience may be considered in lieu of education.
Other: Prefer bi-lingual or multi-lingual skills or equivalent..
Working Conditions
Location of Work and Equipment Used: Primary work location is in an off campus building. However, work requires incumbent to move about the core hospital into all areas where computers are located. Approximately 75% of time is spent in office and the balance of the time in other parts of the buildings. Equipment Used: Interface Engine, computers and peripheral equipment, calculator, fax, copiers, telephone, a variety of reference material and manuals.
Physical Demands: Work requires normal/corrected vision and hearing to a normal range. Physical demand level is sedentary to light. Requires good manual and finger dexterity to operate equipment and to handle documents, records and reference books.
A moderate amount of stress is imposed because of heavy workload, inflexible deadlines and technical problem solving.
Hours of Work: Day position, Monday through Friday. Exempt position. Incumbent may receive calls on weekends and off-hours for problem solving and may occasionally be required to assist with tasks outside normal work hours.
Exposure to Hazards: Exposed to normal office chemicals. OSHA category 3.
Essential Job Functions
1. Responsible for managing the full development cycle of all enterprise integration, including the creation of formal functional requirements, technical design specs, development of quality test plans, interface thread programming, interface implementation and maintenance.
2. Work with 3rd party vendors/sites to implement and test data transmissions.
3. Using an interface engine, configure, connect, install, support and maintain interfaces to communicate to/from Medical Center's HIS systems.
4. Develop, Test, and implement interfaces using the QDX (Cloverleaf) interface engine tool set.
5. Responsible for all integration activity including, but not limited to HL7, X12, Flat Record Layout, SQL file downloads and transfers.
6. Conduct moderate to complex analysis and design tasks for the development of interface systems.
7. Perform complex programming in the development and implementation of interface systems with emphasis on minimizing support and maintenance requirements.
8. Work with other systems programmers to minimize design and application program risks associated with interface implementation.
9. Assist with technical systems analysis, systems design, and systems maintenance and computer program implementation for Medical Center's computer systems.
10. Collaborate and work effectively in a team environment with ongoing interaction / communication with users, vendors, analysts and outside team members.
11. Adopt, promote, and actively contribute to the continuous process improvement of the MIS/CIS Division as well with Medical Center.
12. Implementing interfaces ensuring integrity of data and minimizing disruption to customers.
13. Provide technical advice to project managers and team leaders.
14. Analyze, identify and eliminate interface and computer problems, inconsistencies and abnormal results. Document all work performed following department policies and procedures.
15. Work with the MIS team's to develop and enforce standardized methodology for the development of interface systems.
16. Monitor accuracy of interfaces and computer output and data integrity of databases.
17. Work closely with others to ensure that synchronization of data occurs with interfaced application systems associated with Health System entities.
18. Troubleshoot malfunctions of the interface engine, software components and interface threads, computer hardware and software to identify and alleviate users' problems.
19. Write computer programs to produce ad hoc and other reports using report writers such as SQL as requested by users and to resolve user needs not met by current in-house software functionality.
20. Read and interpret reference and instruction manuals to determine procedures and processes to accurately use computer software and to resolve problems.
21. Assist in the evaluation of computer systems to determine how available functionality can help solve problems and improve workflow, and determine enterprise integration ability.
22. Translate technical methodology into a clinical workflow process.
23. Consult with users to provide support, determine systems integration and program requirements identify problems in existing systems.
24. Communicate with user departments on status and completion of assigned project tasks, work requests and problem reports.
25. Manage assigned systems' implementations on a day-to-day basis and act as interface project leader and maintain interface project plans.
26. Develop test scripts to ensure integration accuracy, software accuracy, completion and validity.
27. Adhere to standard policies as outlined in department related to infection control, fire and safety, hazardous chemicals, personnel policies and departmental procedures.
Knowledge & Abilities
1. Strong organizational and analytical skills.
2. Knowledge of database concepts, project management, and system implementation.
3. Knowledge of TCP/IP, interfacing technology, and extensive knowledge of HL7.
4. Working knowledge of a programming language such as Tcl/Tk, C, C++, and SQL.
5. Knowledge of the principles and procedures of system design, integration and documentation.
6. Knowledge of capabilities of interface engines, mini computers, computers and peripheral equipment.
7. Knowledge of the principles and concepts involved in structured programming practices and techniques.
8. Knowledge of the principles and practices of data processing.
9. Knowledge of the techniques of testing and debugging computer programs.
Published at 09-06-2010
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