Sr IT Application Programmer Analyst

Responsible for the implementation, documentation, support training, and maintenance of the Hospital Information System. Oversees assigned projects and systems with respect to Information Technology.

Key Job Responsibilities

Essential Function

Demonstrates knowledge and skills to perform administrative and technical functions and activities to effectively support the delivery of Information Technology (IT) by providing support and consultation within assigned systems/modules.

• Develops, modifies and tests moderately complex applications software to improve efficiency of business operations.
• Develops and provides documentation of the system specifications, including system scripts, system installation procedures, system backup and recovery techniques and system test methods.
• Performs moderately complex modification, testing and debugging tasks on vendor supplied utilities and packages to ensure fit with current operating environment.
• Designs programs for projects or enhancements to existing programs.
• Conducts and provides cost/benefit analyses for new proposed program modifications, methods and procedures.
• Participates in application design and development discussions with departments and management to determine needs and ensure that product adheres to established specifications and standards.
• Assists in defining business requirements and preparing justification for technical investment decisions.
• Develops workload demand forecasts with departments based on planned projects.
• Supports the development and introduces new technology to continually enhance business solutions.

Serves as project lead for development of new programs or interfaces. Responsible for the implementation, configuration, and coordination of the project including handoff to support staff.

• Works with internal and external parties to organize the various components needed to initiate, coordinate and conclude assigned projects.
• Implements assigned projects, tracks major developments and revises deadlines to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Provides research and administrative support and follow-up as required.
• Collects and compiles data, performs analysis and follows-up as requested or needed.
• Prepares and maintains required reports, records and files.
• Assists in establishing priorities and makes recommendations for improvement to meet set goals and deadlines as approved.

Serves as administrative liaison within IT and organization. Works collaboratively with information technology, hospital/medical staff, vendors, training and development and others in a customer responsive/professional manner and in compliance with iRESPECT

Essential Function

standards to coordinate and implement activities; to promote patient/customer satisfaction, answers inquiries and resolves operational programs to promote an understanding and provide quality information services.

Prepares and maintains required reports, records, logs and files for operational, administrative and compliance purposes.

• Responds to data requests/data extracts for various reports and information from other hospital departments within established departmental policies, procedures and timeframes.
• Writes queries/reports to retrieve information on request. Provides technical assistance in the preparation of requests for proposals related to systems or records.
• Organizes data into reliable, timely and error free reporting items and presentation graphics.
• Utilizes computer and information systems to enter, format and retrieve data, generate statistics, computations, tables, charts and graphs.

Maintains confidentiality of information collected and reported in accordance with HIPAA/compliance policies and procedures. Maintains established department's policies, procedures, compliance/quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control program.

Completes required continuous training and education, including department specific requirements. Responds to problems/opportunities to improve work environment and participates in unit based performance improvement activities which includes committees, monitoring and follow-up.

Provides coverage for relief and absences as required. Demonstrates flexibility to work as needed to provide continuous IT systems, applications and services.

Physical Demands

A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job., Experience working with relational databases to facilitate programming software, including Microsoft SQL Server administration and TSQL programming.

Do you have experience in Task prioritization?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree in statistics?, Education Level

Education Details

Required/ Preferred

Bachelor's Degree

or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Mathematics/Statistics, Engineering or other closely related field.

Required

Work Experience

Experience

Experience Details

Required/ Preferred

Minimum 5 years experience

Five (5) years of experience in system programming, system support services or IT programming project management or project development.