What are the responsibilities and job description for the Healthcare Application Developer / Interface Programmer position at University of Michigan Health - Sparrow?
Positions Location: Lansing, MI
General Purpose of Job:
Responsible for design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing support of end-to-end integration solutions on behalf of Sparrow Health System. These solutions cover a wide spectrum of interoperability technologies and approaches, and are intended to provide efficient, secure and accurate integrations between local and remote systems.
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Caregiver may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.
- Administer, build and support Epic, Rhapsody, SQL, JavaScript, APIs, and C# solutions to deliver end-to-end system integrations for the health system
- Creatively design automation and integration solutions spanning disparate technologies of varying levels of sophistication
- Continually review and recommend new tools and methods that enhance the stability of our integrations
- Provide technical direction and project coordination for integration and data-conversion projects
- Follow our structured development life cycle from requirements gathering, design, build, testing and deployment
- Support the migration of Epic build/configuration between environments with Data Courier and Content Management
- Maintain strong customer relationships and deliver solutions that exceed customers' expectations for technology
- Communicate in an effective and timely manner with customers, peers and leadership, particularly during production outages and mitigation/recovery efforts
- Support strong ongoing and proactive relationships with customers and IT partners
- Encourage a culture of ownership and collaboration spanning disparate systems and teams to drive better patient care
- Stay abreast of Healthcare IT standards and best practices
- Contribute to architectural decision-making for systems affecting the team and the organization at large
- Provide timely on-call support services and identify root causes of production problems
| General Requirements | * None |
| Work Experience | * Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience, or minimum 5 years of total work experience * Healthcare industry experience - preferred |
| Education | * Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Business, Computer Science, IT or related field. |
| Specialized Knowledge and Skills | * Technical knowledge and experience with Epic Bridges, Rhapsody, HL7, JavaScript, C# and/or REST and SOAP APIs * Knowledge and Experience implementing standards-based Integration solutions using exchange protocols like IHE, Direct and CDA (CCD). * Epic Bridges administration experience. * Experience with Postman, SoapUI or other API testing tools * Experience with Visual Studio, Eclipse or other IDEs * Familiarity and comfort with one or more of the following programming/scripting languages: JavaScript, Java, SQL, C/C /C#. * Experience with SQL and database structures * Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skill, to interact with customers, IT Leadership, Staff and Vendors. * Strong commitment to customer service and quality improvement. * Experience working with EHR systems - preferred * Epic Bridges administration certification - preferred * Epic Data Courier administration experience and certification - preferred * ETL skills and experience - preferred * In-depth knowledge and understanding of JavaScript, C#, SQL and database structures - preferred * Clinical data archiving process, tools and implementation experience - preferred * Knowledge of healthcare industry trends and business practices - preferred * HIPAA Security & other Healthcare regulations knowledge - preferred |
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
| Shift | Days |
| Degree Type / Education Level | Bachelor's |
| Status | Full-time |
| Facility | Match Any |
| Experience Level | New Grad |
