VA VistA integration Specialist

Amtex Systems Inc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amtex Systems Inc. seeks an experienced VistA integration specialist with 7+ years in VA healthcare or VA supply chain environments to design and lead bi-directional VistA integrations.

You will explain ownership, involved VistA components, and outcomes, while ensuring data extraction, interpretation and validation for item master, PAR validation and WMS population. Requirements include deep IFCAP and GIP knowledge, experience with AEMS/MERS, and familiarity with VA procurement channels.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience working within VistA in a VA healthcare or VA supply chain environment.
• Strong technical understanding of VistA's integration architecture: terminal emulation, interface (I/F) requests and data exchange with external systems (e.g., Medline, LEAF, GIP/non-GIP procurement)
• Ability to extract, interpret and validate VistA data for item master build, PAR validation and WMS item master population
• Deep working knowledge of IFCAP: fund control points, 2237 requisitions, PO creation, obligation and receiving
• Proficiency in GIP: item master maintenance, PAR management, inventory counts, pick list generation
• Experience with equipment management in VistA: EE# assignment, 2237-to-permanent transaction flow, AEMS/MERS, turn-in number generation and the 5-day registration window
• Familiarity with ABC classification, UOM/UOI conversion factors and warehouse location structures within VistA
• Experience with VA procurement channels: GIP prime vendor (Medline), purchase card limits and IDIQ contract receiving workflows
• Knowledge of VA ATO and security compliance requirements as they relate to VistA-connected systems (TRM, PIV, POA&M, inherited controls)
• Strong written and verbal communication, including writing interface specifications and translating VistA terminology for non-VA audiences

Responsibilities

• Design, build or lead integration projects that read VistA data and write transactions back to VistA and able to describe ownership and outcomes
• Coordinate with VA environments to ensure bi-directional data exchange works end-to-end
• Extract, interpret and validate VistA data for item master, PAR validation and WMS item master population
• Maintain knowledge of IFCAP and GIP for procurement and inventory processes
• Manage equipment handling in VistA including EE# and 2237-to-permanent transaction flow
• Understand ABC classifications and warehouse structures within VistA
• Understand VA procurement channels and compliance requirements
• Draft interface specifications and communicate VistA terminology to non-VA audiences

Skills

VistA integration

Integration design

VA healthcare experience

Data interpretation

Interface specifications

Tools

VistA

IFCAP

GIP

AEMS/MERS

Job description

Prior ownership of a bi-directional VistA integration (required). You have personally been responsible for designing, building or leading an integration that both read data from VistA and wrote transactions back to it, and that went live. Be ready to describe what you owned, which VistA components were involved and the outcome.

7+ years of hands-on experience working within VistA in a VA healthcare or VA supply chain environment

Strong technical understanding of VistA's integration architecture: terminal emulation, interface (I/F) requests and data exchange with external systems (e.g., Medline, LEAF, GIP/non-GIP procurement)

Ability to extract, interpret and validate VistA data for item master build, PAR validation and WMS item master population

Deep working knowledge of IFCAP: fund control points, 2237 requisitions, PO creation, obligation and receiving

Proficiency in GIP: item master maintenance, PAR management, inventory counts, pick list generation

Experience with equipment management in VistA: EE# assignment, 2237-to-permanent transaction flow, AEMS/MERS, turn-in number generation and the 5-day registration window

Familiarity with ABC classification, UOM/UOI conversion factors and warehouse location structures within VistA

Experience with VA procurement channels: GIP prime vendor (Medline), purchase card limits and IDIQ contract receiving workflows

Knowledge of VA ATO and security compliance requirements as they relate to VistA-connected systems (TRM, PIV, POA&M, inherited controls)

Strong written and verbal communication, including writing interface specifications and translating VistA terminology for non-VA audiences