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IT - DPH - System Software Programmer - Project Lead

US Tech Solutions, Columbia, South Carolina, us, 29228

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Job Summary Duration: 12+ Months Contract. Open to nationwide US candidates, must work in Eastern Standard Time Zone.

Scope of the Project Candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks. Candidates 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.

Additional staff are needed to assist current staff with backend processing and ELC Modernization Projects. This will include requirements gathering with customers, providing technical advice, time and effort estimates, and project documentation including status reporting. Ideal candidates will have experience with electronic Case Reporting (eCR) and Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) formats, processing, and integration. Expected work includes process development / automation, webservice calls, parsing various data formats (xml, csv, SOAP, HL7, etc.), and route development. The developer will help with testing, validations, user acceptance testing, deployment, and post implementation support. The focus will be on enhancing custom data management and transformation processes in the Rhapsody software, to set up new routes and processes needed for new data provisions to the CDC, and to create proactive monitoring processes for immediate identification and resolution of data processing issues. Ensure systems are following industry best practices to ensure strategic initiatives and compliance with federal and state regulatory laws and ensure business continuity.

This position will be a part of the team responsible for supporting critical systems and environments used by the Public Health and Lab, Disease Surveillance, and day-to-day operations.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities The candidate will work closely with other members of the Systems Integration Applications Team and various programs within the Public Health Deputy Area. The candidate should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks. The candidate 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.

Participate in a team comprised of DPH 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. Will coordinate with the assigned IT Section Manager and Team Lead on daily assignments/tasks. Will coordinate and collaborate with contract and vendor staff as well as existing DPH 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 the manager.

Will 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.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

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, and 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 Create/modify routes that will import ECR data into the Disease Surveillance System (the Conduent Maven System using Maven Integration Format)

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 practices and techniques. Mentor the technical team on advanced topics

Assist the team, DPH staff, and vendors to onboard 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/rewriting of existing processes and creation of new processes to be compliant with agency security requirements and follow industry best standards

Module Support of the Project

DPH will require that selected personnel sign the DPH Confidentiality Agreement and/or Business Associate (BA) Agreement if applicable. All web services must be secure.

DPH will not accept any offers including an “up-lift” charge. The rate paid per consultant must not exceed the maximum rate established for this position described in the State contract terms.

Follow agency IT standards, policies, and procedures to include documentation.

All source code (compiled and uncompiled) will become the sole property of the South Carolina Department of Public Health. Any source code, data, product, or functionality resulting from this SOW or previously owned/developed by DPH will remain the sole property of DPH and is not to be incorporated into the core product of any vendor's application. Any modifications and interfaces developed under said contract will not be used by the contractor for any independent project of the contractor or published or publicized by the contractor without written permission of DPH.

DPH has the final say on all programming choices.

DPH Support

All required information including formulas, data, and mechanisms to check output

Staff to assist with any application or data questions

Conference rooms and scheduling for any application demos

A virtual workstation with required software

Required Skills

Rhapsody Integration Engine (v6+)

Symphonia Mapping Language (SML)

HL7 (v2.3.1 - 2.5.1; ORU & ORM Message Types)

XML / XSD / XPath

SQL (Including Advanced Join Statements)

JavaScript (ECMA/E4X)

Web Services (SOAP)

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 Skills

ECR / eICR / RR / CDA / C-CDA

Windows Server OS Administration

Large-Scale Integration and Design in Healthcare Environment

Public Health / Disease Surveillance Systems / LIMS Experience

Large-Scale Dataset Manipulation / Migration

LOINC / SNOMED

DevOps / Jira

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Visio / Flow Diagrams

Ability to Establish Positive Working Relationships with Technical Staff, Customers, and Others Involved in Data-Centric Management

Required Education Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Certifications

Rhapsody Certification (Required: Please Indicate Certification Level and/or N/A)

About US Tech Solutions US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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