Required Skills: RHAPSODY, HL7, XML, SQL ,REST, JAVA ,HEALTH PROGRAMMER, RHAPSODY ASSOCIATE , RHAPSODY CERTIFICATE
Job Description
Work arrangement:
- Remote: must be able to work EST standard hours
- W2 position; 12 months, with possibility of extension
- Required: Rhapsody certification
Position description:
- The Rhapsody Developer will work closely with other members of the Systems Integration applications team and various programs within the Public Health Deputy Area.
- Participate in a team comprised of agency and solution implementation staff for Systems Integration related planning, design, configuration, and conversion / rewrite of existing processes, code, and functionality in/into the Rhapsody environment.
- Coordinate with assigned IT Section Manager and Team Lead on daily assignments / tasks. Will coordinate and collaborate with contract and vendor staff as well as existing staff and other IT professionals working with the Office of Information Technology.
- Ensure assignments are completed accurately and on time, assist with problem resolution, mitigate issues, provide solutions, communicate, and escalate as needed to management, and report progress to manager.
- Advise staff on code conversions, route and configuration changes and enhancements, process improvements, software updates and maintenance.
- Work with vendors and staff on deliverables, troubleshooting and conversion of current processes to Rhapsody. Includes rewriting existing solutions to conform to best practices and updated coding standards and to improve efficiency, performance, and maintenance.
- The Rhapsody Developer should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks. Must be able to independently research and design processes, create specifications, develop, lead testing, perform code reviews, actively engage with the team and stakeholders, attend meetings, provide guidance, and respond promptly.
- Ideal candidates will have experience with electronic Case Reporting (eCR) and Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) formats, processing, and integration.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Monitor routes and production processing to ensure proper data flow and response times using Rhapsody UI and other tools
- Help to perform and automate daily maintenance processes
- Troubleshoot and resolve processing issues
- Correct and reprocess errors
- Advise on monitoring practices, thresholds, and notifications
- Support Rhapsody upgrades and new environment configuration
- Ensure maximum system uptime for critical components to ensure business continuity.
- Work with program area staff to perform gap analysis, gather and document functional requirements, and create necessary processes
- Perform complex programming functions, assistance, and technical advice including design architecture, configuration, writing, testing, and documentation to complex programming of agency computer systems as assigned.
- Ability to plan, organize, review, implement associated project milestones to completion.
- Create new and update existing Rhapsody routes to handle new data elements and formats creating the necessary output for upload into testing, lab, and surveillance systems as well as report to the CDC
- Upgrade, modify, troubleshoot, review, and support disease surveillance interfaces including eCR and ELR processes
- Assist with data migrations and database migration related code changes, testing, and validation
- Modernization of legacy computer systems/processes to Rhapsody routes and logic. Review existing code for rewrite into Rhapsody routes.
- Perform / participate in code reviews for authored, team written, and vendor suggested changes and implement reviewed changes into Production
- Advise the team on best practice and techniques. Mentor technical team on advanced topics.
- Assist the team, agency staff, and vendors to on board providers and partners to utilize Rhapsody supported services like HL7 electronic lab reporting (ELR), electronic test orders and resulting (ETOR), electronic case reporting (eCR), and inter-partner data sharing.
- Prepare and maintain system documentation and architecture diagrams for processes assigned (new and existing).
- Modification / rewrite of existing processes and creation of new processes to be compliant with agency security requirements and following industry best standards
Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Lyniate Rhapsody Software (v 6+)
- HL7 (V 2.3.1 - 2.5.1)
- XML / XSD / XSLT
- MS T-SQL (stored procedures, advanced queries, optimization)
- Web services (REST, SOAP, WSDL)
- JavaScript (ECMA/E4X)
- Critical thinking skills and problem resolution
- Experience with security and data classification related to CDC, HIPAA, CJIS, PHI, PII
- Ability to deal effectively with the needs of technical peers, technical and user management, users, vendors, and staff members, and to communicate clearly and effectively in spoken and written form
Preferred KSAs:
- Solid background in data integration, staging, quality and distribution
- Public health / disease surveillance systems / LIMS experience
- LOINC / SNOMED
- DevOps / JIRA
- Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical staff, customers and others involved in data-centric management.
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
Required education:
- Bachelor s or Master s degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience
Required certification:
Work times:
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Mon -Fri 8am-5pm. Must be able to work EST standard hours.
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There could be occasional after-hours/weekend support; will be coordinated as needed.
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Preferred that the candidate start between 7 & 9 AM (finishing between 4 & 6 PM).
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The candidate is not required to live in the eastern time zone, but should be able to work during the eastern time zone hours.