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Job Summary

Community Health Systems is hiring a Foreign Systems Interface Specialist to join our EHR Team. As the Foreign Systems Interface Specialist, you will be responsible for the technical planning and oversight of interface installation. The Foreign Systems Interface Specialist will be installing/configuring Cerner interfaces to connect with disparate systems and code custom interfaces as well. You will be responsible for troubleshooting and resolving complex interface issues, which would require a good understanding of networking, database querying, and programming concepts. You are also expected to support interface validation/testing/deployment/documentation during the life cycle of the project. This highly technical and hands-on position requires the incumbent to work in a team and individual work setting contributing to all aspects of system integration including design, needs analysis, design review, testing, implementation, and validation.

Essential Functions

+ (List in order of importance or percentage of time spent on the particular responsibility – High to Low)

+ 1.The Foreign Systems Interface Specialist, you will be responsible for the technical planning and oversight of interface installation.

+ 2.Manage the complex technical projects in environments with a high degree of variability that require influence to achieve targeted outcomes.

+ 3.Configuration and management of Cerner Open Engine, HL7 and EDI transactions. Create project and process documentation for interface, applications and operating system environment; Include filtering, message customizations, problem resolution, Root Cause Analysis, and alerting.

+ 4.Consult with internal project stakeholders, Business Partners, and organizational teams to bi-directionally share configuration status, project timelines and project updates, and verify configuration requests.

+ 5.Installing/configuring Cerner interfaces to connect with disparate systems and code custom interfaces.

+ 6.You will be responsible for troubleshooting and resolving complex interface issues, which would require a good understanding of networking, database querying, and programming concepts.

+ 7.You are also expected to support interface validation/testing/deployment/documentation during the life cycle of the project.

Qualifications

+ Required Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Required Experience:

+ At least 8 years total combined related work experience and completed higher education, including:

+ Experience with an integration engine (Mirth, Cloverleaf, Corepoint etc.)

+ Experience with HL7/X12 standards

+ Experience with Cerner Open Engine and Cerner Millennium FSI utilities and data architecture such as SI Manager, Open Engine and related tables

+ Proficient in Cerner Command Language (CCL) or SQL programming experience

+ Scripting & Configuration experience preferred (ie AIX/Linux, Sequel series, non-standard protocol)

+ Hands-on experience with both current and emerging interoperability standards such as Health Level Seven International (HL7) V2.x, V3, Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), CCD, JSON and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) required.

+ Experience with SOAP and/or RESTful API connection projects required.

Preferred Experience:

+ 8 year’s experience working with Cerner Millennium

Required License/Registration/Certification:

+ No

Computer Skills Required:

+ Yes

Equal Employment Opportunity

This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.