About this role
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Architect, develop, implement and support/maintain interfaces that enable the exchange of patient and lab data between hospital systems (such as HIS and EHR) and laboratory information management systems (LIMS).Productivity expectations for a Corepoint Interface Engineer include:Development of 3-4 concurrent interface projects, 10-15 projects yearly.Complete an interface project in 90 days, or as quickly as possible given lab/client resources and competenciesHandle a proportionate share of support tickets for Corepoint environment.Collaborate with stakeholders including clinical laboratory staff, hospital IT teams, and vendors to define requirements and technical specifications, and clearly set and maintain expectations, challenges, and proposed solutions.Implement industry-standard protocols and data formats, such as HL7, JSON or XML, to ensure interoperability between systems.Troubleshoot and resolve interface-related issues, ensuring timely and accurate data flow between systems.Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code for interface development and integration, without flaws, taking into account the specific needs and idiosyncrasies of each lab and hospital/medical practiceConduct testing and quality assurance to validate interfaces, ensuring data consistency, accuracy, and integrity.Monitor and optimize system performance, ensuring efficient and reliable interface operations.Ensure compliance with healthcare standards, regulations (HIPAA, etc.), and best practices for patient data security.Participate in system upgrades, migrations, and other ongoing development efforts as needed.Communicate project status and issues to the management and other stakeholders through meetings, emails and key documents.Interact and clearly communicate with clients, industry peers, software support teams, and ELE staff as required.
Basic Minimum Qualifications (BMQ):
Deep experience designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining interfaces using the Corepoint Interface Engine, including 3-5 years’ experience minimum, more preferred, particularly in the healthcare/clinical laboratory domain,Ability to troubleshoot, debug, optimize and support Corepoint interfacesFamiliarity with engine upgrades, version management and performance tuningStrong knowledge of HL7 messaging, ADT ORM ORU DFT, etc. and message segmentation data types and flowsExperience with standards such as JSON, XML, CDAExperience with networking and file transfer protocols such as TCP-IP, VPN sFTP/FTPs), HTTP/S web services, REST/SOAP, and the requisite certificate authentication methods.Experience developing APIs and integrating with external systems using secure transport and authentication methods. Strong experience with data mapping and transformation, logic between source systems, laboratory LIS/LIMS, EHRs and HIS systems and other target systems through the engine. Experience with software development lifecycle principles and version controlsAbility to translate functional/clinical requirements into interface specifications and complete technical designsClear effective oral and written communication skills, in the English language.
Education/Experience
Five years experience in healthcare IT interface development with a strong emphasis on HL7, interface engine technology and requirements.Extensive experience developing and maintaining interfaces in Corepoint Integration EngineBachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Healthcare Informatics or equivalent real world experience
Ability and/or Skills
Strong project planning, leadership, negotiation and communication skills as well as an ability to contribute creative and practical solutions to problems. Excellent organization, communication skills (English oral and written) and attention to detail, committed to quality and timely deliverablesExperience with system integration design, data flow architecture and scalable solutions design.Strong testing skills, building test plans, performing interface validation, error analysis and regression testingTroubleshooting production issues, determining root causes, and implementing fixes under SLA requirementsOn-call support rotation capabilityKnowledge of clinical workflows, lab system requirements, lab order and results handling in the US clinical spaceExposure to EHR systems, such as Epic, Cerner, Meditech, etc., and strong understanding of how they interface with Corepoint. Understanding HIPAA and various other compliance/privacy/security requirements and compliance standards around healthcare data integrationAbility to work closely with clinical stakeholders, project managers, WQA teams, vendors and cross functional IT teamsExcellent documentation skillsExcellent clear written and verbal English communication skills Ability to work independently and as part of a team, self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude. Working hours:
Monday to Friday - 08:00 to 17:00 Hybrid Work