What are the responsibilities and job description for the Systems Analyst – Electronic Medical Records - Health Department position at The Personnel Board of Jefferson County?
TARGET CLOSE DATE:
02/14/2025
PAY GRADE:
Grade 28
TYPE:
Full time
JOB SUMMARY:
The Jefferson County Department of Health is seeking a Systems Analyst – Electronic Medical Records to manage the development and integration of electronic health record systems for both medical and dental services. This role involves analyzing data processing issues, creating detailed system specifications, and ensuring software upgrades meet healthcare reporting requirements. The position requires expertise in computer hardware/software and provides recommendations to improve data collection. The incumbent will act as a project manager for system implementations, updates, and integrations, while also offering user training, system support, and performance assessments.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
Agencies provide competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more.Applications for this position will be considered for the following Merit System employing agencies. The pay range for this job varies depending upon the Merit System employing agency.
Jefferson County Health Department - $73,320 - $113,734
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:
- Experience working with scripting and/or programming languages (e.g., SQL, VB, C , Java) including data querying and importing and exporting data.
- Experience with SQL Server databases (e.g., T-SQL to create queries, stored procedures and/or functions, design database in a test/sandbox environment, data validation).
- Experience providing technical user support and troubleshooting in a business, financial, HR, or healthcare computer systems.
- Experience writing reports using report generating software or enterprising reporting systems (e.g., Crystal Reports, HRIS, Financial Systems, Purchase Ordering Systems, Time Keeping Systems, etc.).
TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:
- Analyze and monitor system hardware and software applications, databases, programs, and/or scripts in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Design, develop, and modify applications, programs, and/or scripts to enhance system efficiency and effectiveness.
- Create and modify system documentation and user guides for applications by reviewing reference materials, testing system application and functionality, and assessing user’s needs to provide users with reference materials.
- Conduct training to provide knowledge and understanding of work processes to ensure compliance with procedures and standards.
- Serve as site administrator for electronic systems or applications by providing user support, installing updates, and managing user rights and permissions.
- Review and monitor health records to verify data, identify erroneous reporting and ensure accuracy, and maintain record confidentiality.
- Create, edit, and maintain clinical and financial reports. Ensure data is reportable, and can be collected, processed and extracted through electronic health record systems to fulfill reporting requirements.
- Serve as project leader by coordinating vendors, customers, and technical staff to set up software, resolve system problems, and ensure user requirements are met.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods. May involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.
EEO STATEMENT:
The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Each Merit System member city/agency operate its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.
ACCOMMODATION:
To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at accommodationrequest@pbjcal.org or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.
NOTE:
This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.
DISCLAIMER:
This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.
Salary : $73,320 - $113,734
