Ambulatory Clinical IT Programmer

University of South Alabama Health System; Park Forest (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

USA Health System seeks an IT professional to design, implement, test, and maintain software used across care settings in Mobile, AL. You will work with clinical and IT staff, applying Agile practices and ensuring HIPAA compliance.

Responsibilities include maintaining EHR-related systems such as Cerner, AthenaHealth, and Philips, developing training materials, and participating in on-call rotation. A degree in IT/CS plus healthcare IT experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or CS from an accredited institution is required.
• Alternative: business degree with healthcare IT experience acceptable.
• Associate degree plus 5 years IT experience acceptable.
• High school diploma plus 8 years IT experience acceptable.
• Substitution of education and experience is allowed.

Responsibilities

• Uses Agile lifecycle in programming activities.
• Researches, designs, implements, and manages software programs.
• Tests and evaluates new programs and makes modifications as needed.
• Writes efficient code and ensures operational practicality.
• Maintains and upgrades existing systems and develops QA procedures.
• Collaborates with IT, clinical staff, and administration; adheres to HIPAA.

Skills

EHR systems

Healthcare IT

Programming concepts

HIPAA compliance

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in information technology or computer science

Bachelor's Degree in business with 1 year healthcare IT experience

Associate's Degree in computer programming or IT with 5 years related experience

High School Diploma with 8 years IT experience

Comparable education and experience substitute

Tools

Cerner

AthenaHealth

Philips

Job description

USA Health System seeks an IT professional to design, implement, test, and maintain software used across care settings in Mobile, AL. You will work with clinical and IT staff, applying Agile practices and ensuring HIPAA compliance.

Responsibilities include maintaining EHR-related systems such as Cerner, AthenaHealth, and Philips, developing training materials, and participating in on-call rotation. A degree in IT/CS plus healthcare IT experience is required.