Are you looking for an opportunity to use your IT skills to
truly change the world for the better? We are the leading non-profit organization that is redesigning the tools that enable public health agencies use to do their jobs. We need committed, mission-driven technologists to help us build the next generation of public health tools for our Public Health Systems department. Public Health Systems advances population health management and healthcare delivery through the development of public health IT systems, health information exchange and interoperability solutions.
We work with State and Federal government agencies to build and develop software that impacts peoples live. In this role, you will have the opportunity to help Altarum modernize the public health infrastructure and make a difference in your community. Our Public Health Systems department efforts range from building the next generation technology in disease surveillance to optimizing data standards and system integrations to improve the coordination and delivery of healthcare for patients. You’ll work in an Agile environment alongside a team of Software Developers, Business Analysts, and Public Health Analysts.As a Sr.
Interoperability Analyst at Altarum, you will have the opportunity to help Altarum modernize the public health infrastructure and make a difference in your community. Our nationally recognized public health interoperability solutions and services are helping state and local public health increase and improve electronic data exchange. You’ll work in a collegial environment alongside a team of software and integration engineers as well as health IT analysts.
Responsibilities
- Lead the analysis and documentation of business processes, workflows and use cases for system design and health information exchange
- Facilitate working sessions with business owners/end users to document current and future business processes and workflows
- Facilitate working sessions with client business stakeholders to document business use cases
- Create business process and use case workflow diagrams
- Facilitate working sessions with client technical teams to review and document current IT infrastructure and architecture
- Facilitate working sessions with clients to identify and document current and future interoperability solutions
- Provide assistance to clients in the design of future IT infrastructure architecture
- Provide guidance on usage and implementation of health data interoperability standards
- Work with technical staff to translate business requirements into functional requirements and specifications
- Plan and facilitate functional design sessions
- Work with project managers to identify and document technical tasks
- Lead the development of testing, validation and implementation plans and processes
- Perform research on national interoperability standards and vocabularies
- Create and maintain system design and operational procedure documentation
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience in healthcare related projects leading the development and documentation of business and functional requirements using interviews, document analysis, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis
- Knowledge of clinical terminologies such as SNOMED, LOINC, RxNorm and ICD-10
- Knowledge of interfaces/data sharing standards such as HL7 and IHE
- Knowledge of SOAP and REST web services, streaming APIs, queueing, and leveraging PHP, Java, XML, XSLT & JSON
- Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources
- Demonstrated ability to produce requirements documents, develop use cases and process flow charts, create presentations, and to capture, track and report statistical data
- Proven ability to interact directly with clients and effectively understand needs while managing expectations
Logistical Requirements
- At this time we will only accept candidates who are presently eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship.
- Our organization requires that all work, for the duration of your employment, must be completed in the continental U.S. unless required by contract.
- If you are local to our offices in Arlington, Silver Spring, Ann Arbor, or Portland this role will be hybrid.
- Must be able to work during eastern time unless approved by your manager.
ABOUT ALTARUM:
Altarum is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system. We work primarily on behalf of federal and state governments to design and implement solutions that achieve measurable results. We combine our expertise in public health and health care delivery with technology development and implementation, practice transformation, training and technical assistance, quality improvement, data analytics, and applied research and evaluation.
Our innovative solutions and proven processes lead to better value and health for all. In addition to the meaningful and challenging work, Altarum offers an outstanding benefits program that includes paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401k (3% employer contribution plus opportunity for gainsharing), a flexible work environment, and much more. We invite you to explore exciting and rewarding career opportunities with us. Altarum 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.Apply for this job
