IS Systems Analyst Senior IS E-Chart 1

10 Nationwide Children's Hospital; Street (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is seeking a Senior Interface Engineer to manage, monitor, and support interfaces between the EMR and Clinical/Ancillary Systems. You will apply expertise in Unix/AIX and HL7 protocol, with Beaker interface experience highly desirable.

The role requires comprehensive systems analysis, design oversight, and collaboration with project teams to meet business goals. Strong communication skills and disaster recovery planning are essential assets for this position.

Qualifications

• 7 years of combined IT support experience required.
• Experience in a healthcare environment is required.
• Strong problem solving for highly complex systems and data validation.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and inter-personal skills.

Responsibilities

• Carries out systems analysis and oversees design and implementation for large, complex systems.
• Schedules work of analysts and provides technical guidance and mentoring.
• Documents system design, testing, and maintenance procedures.
• Develops and maintains Disaster Recovery plans for assigned systems.
• Collaborates to define functional and non-functional requirements for new software.
• Oversees testing, user acceptance testing, and end-user training.

Skills

Unix/AIX

HL7 Protocol

Beaker interface

System analysis

Disaster Recovery planning

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Oracle

SQL

Access Database

Job description

Overview

The Senior Interface Engineer is responsible for managing, monitoring, and supporting the interfaces between the EMR system and Clinical and Ancillary Systems both inside and outside the organization. The Senior Interface Engineer has an expert level of understanding of the Unix/AIX environment and HL7 Protocol. Preferred experience with Beaker interface is highly desirable.

Job Description Summary

Analyses business needs, defines requirements, implements systems, and manages installed applications in a complex architecture. Provides technical and advice and guidance to team members.

Essential Functions

Carries out systems analysis and oversees the planning, design and implementation for large and complex systems ensuring business areas requirements are met.

Schedules the work of systems analysts providing technical guidance and mentoring and ensures that project deadlines are met.

Documents system design, testing, and maintenance procedures for future reference.

Assures data integrity and system survivability by developing and maintaining Disaster Recovery plans for assigned systems.

Collaborates with other professionals to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new software or applications.

Evaluates the effectiveness of existing systems and applications and recommends modifications to improve system performance.

Collaborates with project managers and other team members to ensure project goals are met.

Oversees and coordinates system testing, user acceptance testing and end-user training.

Education Requirement

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, required.

Licensure Requirement

(not specified)

Certifications

(not specified)

Skills

Strong problem solving ability to understand highly complex systems and articulate details both verbally and visually.

Quantitative and Qualitative requirements gathering, evaluate technical detail, and data validation.

Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills required to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and external contacts.

In depth working knowledge of Application functionality and integration between desktop clients and servers, including applications, databases, storage, and web services.

Basic understanding of hardware device and/or operating system capabilities.

Excellent understanding of ITIL processes with regard to build, enhancement, and maintenance of Application systems.

Advanced understanding of database systems, Oracle, SQL, Access Database structures, preferred.

Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft desktop and server platforms, OR Epic including but not limited to design, installation, configuration, optimization, and administration, preferred.

Experience

7 years of combined experience providing information technology support, or equivalent education, required.

Project Management Skills - Excellent project management skills required with a minimum of 4 years project management experience.

Experience in a healthcare environment, required.

Physical Requirements

Occasionally: Bend/twist, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking.

Frequently: Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Sitting.

Continuously: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near.

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above: Position requires the ability to interact effectively with customers and information systems personnel across the organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet