Health Informatics Spec III

4 weeks ago


Austin, Texas, United States DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES Full time


Job/Position DescriptionPerforms highly complex (senior-level) health informatics work, data analysis and data research on Electronic Lab Reporting (ELR) and Electronic Initial Case Reporting (eICR) to the Texas National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) Based System (NBS).

Work involves conducting detailed analysis of and extensive research on ELR and eICR data, providing results, and monitoring and implementing data quality to ensure valid test results data is submitted.

Provides guidance to others. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Essential Job Functions(25%) Analyzes ELR and eICR data using standard statistical tools (such as SAS), methods, and techniques. Compiles and queries ELR and eICR data. Identifies data gaps, errors, anomalies, inconsistencies, and redundancies by analyzing the content, structure, and relationships with data. Interprets results to identify significant differences in lab or eICR data. Identifies and interprets data patterns and trends and assesses data quality. Cleans and prunes data to discard irrelevant information. Performs quality assurance and serves as subject matter expert on data integrity, extraction, and compilation.

Conducts data integration (e.g., matching/merging records across complex data sources).(25%) Performs onboarding activities, including screening, validation, and training for eligible hospitals and laboratories seeking to report to local and regional health departments via Texas NEDSS.

Performs review and analyses of raw HL7 messages to identify data validity issues. Serves as subject matter expert on correct application of LOINC and SNOMED to ELR messages.

Performs consultative work to convey detailed error analyses to submitters.(20%) Consults with internal program areas within DSHS (Lab, Blood Lead Team, Cancer Registry, HIV/STD, and Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease), and external customers such as private and commercial laboratories, hospitals, and physicianand#146;s offices to identify user needs.

Prepares concise, comprehensive technical reports to present and interpret data, identify alternatives, and make and justify recommendations on data revisions.(20%) Assists NBS technical team in defining, developing, and implementing data standards for accurate electronic data submission.

Assists NBS Systems Analysts and NBS epidemiologists in developing data quality measures, analyzing data quality results, and implementing necessary changes to ensure ELR data quality improvement.

Assists in developing software applications or programming within NBS to use for statistical modeling and graphic analysis on ELR data and lab testing.

Contributes to maintaining updated Texas ELR Onboarding Guidelines, Texas ELR Implementation Guidelines, and Texas eICR Onboarding Guidelines.(5%) Develops and implements databases, data collection systems, data analytics, and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.(5%) Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agencyand#146;s obligation for disaster response and/or recovery of Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation.

Such participation may require an alternative shift pattern assignment and/or location.

Registrations, Licensure Requirements or CertificationsN/AKnowledge Skills AbilitiesKnowledge of reportable disease/health related information systems, and experience with SQL, HL7 messaging, Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.



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