SYSTEMS ANALYST III -

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

About the Role

Responsible for systems development and maintenance of Hospitals information systems. May include web-site, interface, clinical applications and software support and/or development. Conduct systems project planning, design, documentation, training, and installation. Coordinate project implementation with vendors associated with specific products. Responsible for managing Hospitals' confidential information such as employee information, performance management, legal, and regulatory compliance. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. No patient care assignment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the analysis of data gathering and consider all available solutions or alternate solutions defining and proposing recommendations for implementation of application system and inter-system communications enhancements.
• Coordinate all new system installs and system upgrades from a systems perspective.
• Collaborate with appropriate personnel on the training of IT and Hospitals personnel in new applications and changes to systems as applicable, including appropriate staff on all projects requiring training on existing or new systems.
• Understand and maintain knowledge of all Hospitals information, software, hardware, and operating systems or those specifically assigned. Assist with system maintenance and modification as needed.
• Design and implement information, software, hardware, and operating systems.
• Prepare and approve policies, standards, and direction for system configuration.
• Implement software on new and existing systems for department or individual use.
• Direct configuration and implementation of server and client-side systems applications.
• Perform and coordinate the installation of application upgrades.
• Communicate and collaborate with technical and non-technical personnel to understand and define user needs, gather and analyze data, and recommend solutions.
• Provide support, maintenance, and administration for assigned IT projects. Prepare and present status reports on assigned projects.
• Head small to medium-sized project teams coordinating progress from start to completion.
• Conduct the development, creation, maintaining, and updating functional operating manuals and contingency plans outlining established methods of performing work in accordance with UNM Hospitals organizational policy.
• Assist and guide Systems Analysts in the preparation and implementation of system analyses on existing Hospitals systems based on features in administrative and clinical information systems.
• Research and test leading-edge systems technologies.
• Oversee the Hospitals hardware and software standardization efforts as appropriate and assigned.
• Communicate with technical and non-technical personnel on systems issues to understand and respond to user needs.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings, and workshops.

Qualifications

Related Education and Experience may be substituted for one another on a year-for-year basis.

• Education:
  • Essential: Bachelor's Degree in an IT-related discipline.
  • Nonessential: Master's Degree in a related discipline.
• Experience:
  • Essential: 5 years of directly related experience.
  • Nonessential: No preferred experience.

Physical Conditions

• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods.
• Working Conditions: No or minimal hazard, physical risk, office environment.

Relocation assistance available.