HCS Enterprise Architect - ISD Clinical Systems

UNC Health Careers; Morrisville (NC); Remote; USD 71,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architecture leader to guide complex Architecture Review projects and ensure successful enterprise-wide application rollouts. You will define architectural approaches, document current systems, and develop actionable recommendations while contributing to the overall IT strategy.

The role requires deep healthcare IT experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a track record across large multi-hospital systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or related field; equivalent education/experience.
• Five years of direct experience in large, multi-hospital systems.
• Cloud architecture experience with Azure; Azure certifications a plus.
• Experience with REST APIs/FHIR integration.
• Clinical background in a major service area is a plus.
• Healthcare IT surveys experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assists other IT teams with system selection and leads technical and comparative evaluations of products to meet enterprise requirements.
• Develops and maintains clear, understandable review documentation describing program development and modifications.
• Evaluates requests and designs for new/modified programs; identifies solutions for large, complex projects.
• Acts as a technical expert and trusted advisor to the health system; participates in system-wide initiatives.
• Updates management and customers on progress; fosters collaboration with customers and ISD teammates.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Multi-hospital systems experience

Azure cloud experience

REST APIs / FHIR integration

Clinical healthcare background

Healthcare IT surveys experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS or related field

Equivalent education/experience

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:

Leads complex Enterprise Architecture Review projects and ensures the success of enterprise-level application rollouts. Determines and develops architectural approaches and solutions, conducts business reviews, documents current systems, and develops recommendations of how to proceed with the applications. Contributes in the planning of the overall organizational IT strategy.

Responsibilities:

1. Assists other IT teams with system selection and leads the technical and comparative evaluation of products / tools to ensure that the proposed solution adheres to enterprise-wide requirements, adapts to new requirements and changing technologies in order to meet business standardization protocols and objectives. May provide guidance to other ISD teammates to ensure best practices, standard methodologies and processes are executed.
2. Develops and maintains clear, understandable review documentation to describe program development and modification, as well as troubleshooting.Updates system and support documentation as necessary to reflect changes to programs, solutions, reports and interfaces.

3. Evaluates requests and consults in design for new or modified computer programs, solutions, reports and interfaces to determine feasibility and compatibility with current system. Identifies and recommends solution development for larger and complex projects and ensures best practice development. Formulates and develops plans at a high level and documents required steps to achieve stated requirements. Reviews plans with management/peers as appropriate.

4. Functions as a technical expert and trusted advisor to the health system and maintains high service levels. Participates in system wide initiatives to improve efficiency and reach institutional goals and objectives.

5. Updates management, customers and others as appropriate on a timely basis regarding progress on assigned tasks, projects and issues, via written or oral reports. Fosters a collaborative atmosphere and partners with customers and ISD teammates alike for all work effort.

Other Information

Education Requirements:
● Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or related field (or equivalent combination of education, training and experience).
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
● If a Bachelor’s degree: Seven (7) years of direct experience.
● If an Associate’s degree: Nine (9) years of direct experience.
● If a High School diploma or GED: Eleven (11) years of direct experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

• Excellent analytical and communication skills. Ability to work well in a team environment. Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Highly responsive to internal customers.
• Five years of the direct experience must be in working with large, multi-hospital systems, supporting multiple clinical, ancillary or financial healthcare IT systems.
• Cloud architecture experience and in particular familiarity with Azure (Any Azure certifications would be a plus).
• Integration experience (Rest APIs/FHIR) is a plus.
• Background in a previous clinical role in a major service area (Imaging, Lab, Nursing, Pharmacy, etc) is a plus.
• Experience with healthcare IT surveys a plus.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: ISD Clinical Systems

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$51.50 - $74.01 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Remote

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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