Application Programmer Analyst III Patient Financial App

Job Description

• Bachelors: minimum five (5) year of job experience in a computer science, business or healthcare field
• Associates: minimum six (6) years of job experience in a computer science, business or healthcare field
• Minimum eight (8) years support, technical, business, clinical, or healthcare related field in lieu of degree

• Intermediate computer experience required, with personal computer applications and larger systems
• Previous healthcare information systems support experience strongly preferred
• Project management experience is desired
• Candidates for a clinical team should also be familiar with regulatory requirements applicable to patient care to include, but not limited to, JCAHO, NYSDOH, HIPAA, and OSHA. Clinical team candidates should also be proficient with patient care processes commonly found across the continuum of care
• Candidates for a Clinical team may preferably have related health care specialty experience such as Nursing, Med Tech, Respiratory Therapy, Physical Therapy, or Pharmacy
• Industry Certifications recognized with preference

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Demonstrated intermediate skills with personal computer applications, including Windows, Microsoft Office applications
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft networking, Microsoft Server, and Web-based Application delivery
• Intermediate skills with Wireless Networking, Distributed Networks and Remote Computing, and Communications technologies
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to establish good working relationships with hospital staff at all levels
• Demonstrated intermediate knowledge of systems analysis concepts, techniques, tools, and standards required
• Demonstrated broad or deep systems knowledge of assigned application groups, with proficient understanding of related integration
• Demonstrated track record of excellent project and system documentation
• Demonstrated ability to proactively analyze and anticipate impacts of changes or modifications, technical or operational, to a complex environment
• Demonstrated track record of facilitating discussions and decision making, including small project management
• Ability and means to travel among CH sites
• Ability to travel to vendor sponsored training and user events. This may include air travel and overnight stays outside of WNY
• Ability to successfully complete any required training and/or certifications pertinent to software support
• Access to confidential information and handling of regulated content such as PHI is constant. Access to confidential business data is included

• Normal heat, light space, and safe working environment; typical of most office jobs
• Position requires flexible scheduling which may include covering evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays in order to provide support
• Position requires routine on call assignment requiring individual to be available by phone and have access to a computer, internet access, and ability to log in. On call responsibilities may also require individual to come on site as necessary