Applications Development Specialist II (Pediatric Physicians' Org.)

About the role

This Application Developer position focuses on building, supporting, and maintaining healthcare system interfaces. Responsibilities include specifying and designing interface architecture, developing and testing HL7 interfaces, supporting web services, and working with XML, CCDA, IHE, TCP/IP, SFTP, FTP, SSH, and authentication and credentialing.

Responsibilities

• Researches and identifies the requirements of information system programmatic needs.
• Analyzes vendor and internally developed solutions to meet the integrated needs of the project.
• Specifies and designs new solutions and handling all aspects of the interface architecture process.
• Participates in interface projects by providing analytical and technical guidance to team members and project managers.
• Creates all necessary documentation for system changes and maintains build documentation.
• Administers testing and completes validation of interfacing.
• Develops and prepares reports for operations, senior management, and other departments.
• Works with other application partners and vendors to resolve and troubleshoot interface related issues.
• Maintains daily functions of interfaces, working with edits of each.
• Answers support calls.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related field required.
• Experience: 3 years’ work experience required. Experience creating and maintaining HL7 interfaces using an integration engine such as Corepoint preferred.
• Experience: 2 years working in a healthcare organization as an interface analyst preferred.
• Experience: Experience with healthcare systems such as Epic, Meditech, Quest Diagnostics, Athena, eCW, AllScripts, Cerner or similar preferred.
• Knowledge: Basic networking skills including TCP/IP, SFTP, FTP, SSH preferred.
• Understanding: Understanding of authentication and Credentialling (Security).
• Epic Bridges Certification (or willing to complete) preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related field required.
• Experience: 3 years’ work experience required. Experience creating and maintaining HL7 interfaces using an integration engine such as Corepoint preferred.
• Experience: 2 years working in a healthcare organization as an interface analyst preferred.
• Experience: Experience with healthcare systems such as Epic, Meditech, Quest Diagnostics, Athena, eCW, AllScripts, Cerner or similar preferred.
• Knowledge: Basic networking skills including TCP/IP, SFTP, FTP, SSH preferred.
• Understanding: Understanding of authentication and Credentialling (Security).
• Epic Bridges Certification (or willing to complete) preferred.

Skills

• HL7 interfaces
• Integration engines (Corepoint)
• Web services (SOAP)
• XML, CCDA, IHE
• TCP/IP, SFTP, FTP, SSH
• Authentication and Credentialing (Security)

Benefits

The hospital offers a comprehensive benefits package including flexible schedules, health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes.

Pay

The posted pay range is $83,242 - $133,193 annually. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package.

Schedule

This is a hybrid position with monthly and quarterly onsite responsibilities at our Wellesley location.