Healthcare IT Systems Analyst

Austin, TX

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act initiated many changes affecting healthcare IT systems, health information exchange and privacy.  We seek a healthcare IT systems analyst that has practical knowledge of healthcare IT, MMIS and other medical information systems specific to the State of Texas such as Compass21, TIERS, Vendor Drug System, etc., and can help guide our organization through the next several years through strategic long- and short-term planning, implementation of new initiatives, modification of existing program operations, and development of policies and procedures.  We are a leader in process management and workflow analysis for Federal and State agencies. 

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in a public health or technical field with 6 years of directly related experience, or Master’s degree with 4 years of directly related experience with healthcare IT systems in the State of Texas.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

1- Provide subject matter expertise in analyzing healthcare IT systems for addition to or integration with existing projects.

2- Conduct HIPAA assessment of systems, security, and business processes. 

REQUIREMENTS:
1- Experience with Healthcare IT, MMIS and other medical information systems within and outside the State of Texas such as Compass21, TIERS, Vendor Drug System, etc.

2- Demonstrated ability to establish direction, provide alignment with program objectives, and meet multiple program commitments individually and with team of people across multiple projects.
3- Able to operate with minimal direction in a customer focused environment while demonstrating outstanding internal and external customer relational skills.
4- Experience pricing out hardware, software and infrastructure costs for healthcare IT systems.
 

DESIRED SKILLS:
1- Prior experience and/or understanding of electronic medical records (EMR), electronic health records (EHR), and health information exchange (HIE).

2- Experience and knowledge of privacy and data security requirements for health information exchange (HIE) including regulations stemming from HIPAA and the HITECH Act, passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).