Integration Analyst - Healthcare, Hl7

Salary : $154,437.92 - $187,724.16 Annually
Location : San Jose Metropolitan Area, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 24-G6B-A
Department: Valley Health Plan
Opening Date: 02/28/2024
Closing Date: 3/20/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Bargaining Unit: 92
Description
Under supervision, to support and perform analysis of business and clinical systems integrations and interfaces; to perform data mapping, data translations and transformations; to ensure system integrity, compatibility, standardization and security; and to coordinate the development, implementation and maintenance of data interfaces to the various participant application systems.
The eligible list established will be used to fill HEALTHCARE IT-RELATED vacancies as they occur.
Please note: This recruitment is scheduled to include a written examination; the examination will be conducted online through a secure third party. The week of March 27, 2024 test information will be sent via the email address attached to your application. (This date is tentative and subject to change). There is a short pre-test set up step to be completed, prior to taking the exam.
Typical Tasks

• Analyzes requirements and helps define integration and interface specifications;
• Builds, configures and maintains interfaces;
• Conducts testing of all mapping, translation and transformation routines prior to moving interfaces into production;
• Creates, manages, completes and closes relevant change management requests;
• Maintains technical artifacts, interface documentation, and topology diagrams;
• Performs analysis and troubleshooting of integration related issues;
• Maintains a library of all required standard vocabularies and nomenclatures used in normalizing inbound and outbound data feeds;
• Maintains test and production libraries of interfaces and applies appropriate methods, procedures and safeguards to protect the integrity of the interfaces and to ensure their recoverability;
• May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker, as required;
• Performs other related duties as required.

Employment Standards
Sufficient education, training, and experience to demonstrate the possession and direct application of the following knowledge and abilities:
Training and Experience Note:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field;
And
Three (3) years of experience building, configuring and maintaining integrations and interfaces at a level comparable to the County's Associate Application Developer classification. For positions assigned to the healthcare vertical, one (1) year of the aforementioned three (3) years of work experience must be building interfaces using HL7 v2.x or higher, coding XML, and handling HIPAA data.
OR
Training and experience equivalent to the possession of a Bachelor's degree. Relevant analytical, administrative, lead, supervisory or management experience that includes interpreting rules and regulations, gathering data and formulating recommendations, and report writing can substitute for education on a year-for-year basis;
And
Five (5) years of experience building, configuring and maintaining integrations and interfaces at a level equivalent to the County's Associate Application Developer classification. For positions assigned to the healthcare vertical, two (2) years of the aforementioned five (5) years of work experience must be building interfaces using HL7 v2.x or higher, coding XML, and handling HIPAA data.
Special Requirements

• Possession of a valid California Driver's License prior to appointment and the ability to qualify for and maintain a County driver authorization.
• Depending on the position, other related certifications may be required or desirable.

Knowledge of:

• Interface engines and platforms (i.e. Software AG WebMethods, NextGen Mirth, Corepoint, Orion, Infor, etc.)
• Requirements that define interface specifications;
• Building, configuring and maintaining interfaces;
• Interface testing;
• Change management requests;
• Technical artifacts, interface documentation, and topology diagrams;
• Analysis and troubleshooting of integration related issues;
• Standard vocabularies and nomenclatures used in normalizing inbound and outbound data feeds;
• Methods, procedures and safeguards to protect the integrity of the interfaces and to ensure their recoverability.

For positions assigned to the healthcare vertical, the following knowledge is desirable:

• Working knowledge of HL7 v2.x or higher;
• Working knowledge of XML;
• Specific data handling requirements for patient identifiable information and protected health information, including HIPAA data;
• Healthcare taxonomy and workflows;
• Public health integration.

Ability to:

• Perform export, transform, and load (ETL) processes;
• Translate and document clinical and/or business workflows;
• Design, develop, test and maintain interfaces Interface Tools;
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
• Interact effectively with end user staff;
• Perform effectively in a large, complex organization;
• Analyze requirements and define interface specifications;
• Build, configure and maintain interfaces;
• Create, manage, complete and close change management requests;
• Maintain technical artifacts, interface documentation, and topology diagrams;
• Perform analysis and troubleshooting of integration related issues;
• Maintain test and production libraries of interfaces and apply appropriate procedures and safeguards to protect the integrity of the interfaces and to ensure their recoverability.

Benefit and Retirement information may vary from bargaining unit to bargaining unit. Due to changes in State Law, current pension provisions described in the union contracts are not automatically applied. Specific pension benefits for new hires who start on or after January 1, 2013 may be different than indicated in the union contracts.
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Please answer the following questions. Completion of the following supplemental questions is REQUIRED and is an integral part of the evaluation process. Initially, it will be used to determine minimum qualifications. For those applicants meeting the employment standards, this information will be critical in the subsequent competitive assessment to identify those candidates to be invited to continue in the examination process. Your responses to the questions may also be reviewed and scored in a Competitive Rating evaluation process based on pre-determined rating criteria. Your answers should be as complete as possible, as no additional information will be accepted from applicants once the Competitive Rating evaluation has begun. A response of "see resume" or "see application" will deem your application incomplete. Include a detailed description of your work experience in the following format for EACH employer referenced, in each answer:
a) Employer name(s)
b) Job title(s)
c) Start/end dates of employment
d) Total hours worked per week
e) Description of task(s) performedDo you understand the requirement to provide complete answers in order to determine relevant experience for each area in question?

• Yes
• No

02
What is the highest level of education you have completed?

• None
• High School or GED equivalent
• College (1 to 29 semester units / 1 to 44 quarter units)
• College (30 to 59 semester units / 45 to 89 quarter units)
• College (60 to 89 semester units / 90 to 134 quarter units)
• College (90 to 119 semester units / 135 to 179 quarter units)
• College (120 or more semester units / 180 or more quarter units)
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctoral Degree

03
Do you possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field?

• Yes, I have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering
• Yes, I possess a Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• No, I do not possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

04
If you possess a Bachelor's degree in a related field, indicate your area of study. If this does not apply to you, type "N/A."
05
How many years of experience do you have building, configuring and maintaining integrations and interfaces?

• Less than three years of experience
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• More than eight years of experience

06
Describe your experience building, configuring and maintaining integrations and interfaces. Include name of employer(s), job title(s), dates of employment, number of hours worked per week, job duties performed. If none, indicate "N/A"Responses indicating "see resume" or "see application" will be deemed incomplete.
07
How many years of experience do you possess in building interfaces using HL7 v2.x or higher, coding XML, and handling HIPAA data?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to less than 2 years
• 2 to less than 3 years
• 3 to less than 4 years
• 4 or more years

08
Describe your experience and roles building interfaces using HL7 v2.x or higher, coding XML, and handling HIPAA data. Include name of employer(s), job title(s), dates of employment, number of hours worked per week, job duties performed. If none, indicate "N/A"Responses indicating "see resume" or "see application" will be deemed incomplete.
09
How many years of work experience do you have performing analytical, administrative, lead, supervisory, or management duties? Relevant experience includes interpreting rules and regulations, gathering data, formulating recommendations, and report writing.

• No experience
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

10
Describe your experience performing analytical, administrative, lead, supervisory or management duties, which includes interpreting rules and regulations, gathering data, formulating recommendations, and report writing. If none, type N/A.
Include a detailed description of your work experience in the following format:
a) Employer name(s)
b) Job title(s)
c) Start/end dates of employment
d) Total hours worked per week
e) Description of task(s) performed
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Please select the areas in which you have expertise working within a HEALTH PLAN (health insurance) or HEALTHCARE setting. You will be asked to describe this expertise in the next question and should also be prepared to substantiate this experience in an interview if/when referred.

• performing technical duties
• working with health plan (health insurance) or healthcare specific data
• establishing and supporting integration between two or more healthcare IT systems
• health plan (health insurance) or healthcare specific operations
• design, development and maintenance of work / data flow documentation and business flow analysis and design
• creating business requirements and business case documentation
• designing and documenting a technical requirements document
• managing specific projects
• information system/technology testing
• issue, risk and change management including how you identified, tracked, and mitigated to resolution
• managing or leading internal and external technical resources

12
If you selected any areas in the above question, describe your experience. Response must include your job title, responsibilities, name of employer, number of years of experience, and relevant applications/software. If none, please type n/a. Responses indicating "see resume" or "see application" will be deemed incomplete.
13
Please select all the items below for which you have proficient functional knowledge and experience working in a HEALTH PLAN (health insurance) or HEALTH CARE setting:

• MS SQL server Management Studios,Services (SSRS)
• MS SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• SFTP
• Power BI
• EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) Processing HIPAA ASC X12
• HL7 / HL7 FHIR
• MS Azure Dev/Ops
• Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse applications
• Power Shell Scripting
• API Integration
• QNXT (Cognizant) or similar Payer based systems
• Epic Tapestry
• Epic Cogito
• Epic Clarity including SQL query extracts
• Epic Caboodle
• Epic Data Courier Administration
• Epic Bridges interface
• SharePoint
• MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)
• MS SQL Server Reporting

14
If you selected any areas in the above question, describe your experience. Response must include your job title, responsibilities, name of employer, number of years of experience, and relevant applications/software. If none, please type n/a. Responses indicating "see resume" or "see application" will be deemed incomplete.
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