IS Architect

Job Title & Specialty Area: IS Architect - Epic Bridges

Department: IT Integration and Databases

Location: Dallas, TX

Shift: Monday-Friday

Job Type: Remote

Why Children's Health?
At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary:
Responsible for providing expertise and guidance for system data integrations and interfaces. Design and perform development for complex multi-tiered integrations. Able to make decisions aligning with best practices for secure integrations, Epic recommendations, and proper healthcare workflows. Serves as subject matter expert for Epic Bridges, and Epic related integrations among others.

Responsibilities:

• Works with applications and platforms including Corepoint, MFT, and Epic Bridges.
• Able to design and scope Epic HL7 interfaces according to Design, build, and support integrations using HL7, API/Web Services, FHIR, and MFT/FTP technologies.
• Provide direction in the design and implementation of Unix and Windows operating systems environments. Identify architectural issues and propose alternative solutions to technical problems.
• Produce detailed documentation of design components, i.e., technical designs, program design specifications, interim components, etc. Prepare and maintain documentation to support computer operations, related manual procedures, technical references and conduct user training.
• Make architecture design decisions for project teams and ensure those decisions are consistent with long-term architecture design. Perform systems performance and process modeling to establish foundation for architecture approach.
• Maintain and monitor Unix or Windows operating system environments including production, qa, and development systems. Install upgrades and patches to existing systems. Identify and implement performance-tuning enhancements as needed.
• Communicate architecture concepts and direction to directors, managers, and analysts. Support the activities required to build and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Develop and communicate project/task estimates and project workplans. Manage tasks and projects to schedule and budget.
• Direct team to accomplish multiple groups of tasks. Assists management in development, coaching, supervision, and appraisal of other team members.
• Participate in 24x7 on call support rotation Provide guidance or mentor for various integration related areas.

How You'll Be Successful:

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 7 years related experience - required
• Healthcare/HL7 interfaces - preferred

EDUCATION

• Four-year bachelor's degree or equivalent experience - preferred
• Roles supporting a specific software must demonstrate competency in the software used in their role. All training and testing applicable to the role must be successfully completed and passed within 180 days of employment. Continuing education requirements must be completed and maintained for applications applicable to the role. - required

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Epic Bridges - preferred

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children's Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits - How We'll Care for You:
• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.

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