Information Systems Architct

This is a remote position.

General Nature of Work

• Plans designs develops and implements architecture for systems applications security or other highly specialized phases of IT architecture.
  
• Applies technology and designs system architectures to align with agencys strategic business objectives for Health-IT.
  
• Systems include Nextgen Healthcare s EHR PM EDR NGShare NG Mobile MIRTH eZmar and Symmetry.
  

Examples of Work

• Leads planning and evolution of an agency s Health IT Electronic Health Records system technology and architecture design.
  
• Works with executive leadership to create technology strategies that support the agency s overall goals and strategic plans.
  
• Develops and maintains the technology strategic roadmap and the security architecture documents.
  
• Works with others to align the agency s technology initiatives with state-level standards and strategic directions ensuring compliance with all applicable security standards.
  
• Effectively communicates technology and security topics to executive leadership. Works with team to compare evaluate and recommend products and vendors to fulfill technology objectives.
  
• Aids in the decision process to select technologies and coordinate the transition of responsibility for implementation to the appropriate groups.
  
• Develops policies processes and management control methods to ensure technology architectures and strategic direction are created documented understood adhered to and enforced. Creates documentation to record activities and decisions.
  
• Provides leadership in strategic planning architecture planning technology review committees system development life cycle processes change control boards security compliance processes and other relevant activities.
  
• Communicates external activities and directives to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
  
• Leads in the response to state-level IT requirements and activities and other technology governance and compliance activities.
  
• Follows and analyzes market trends.
  
• Maintains current and comprehensive knowledge of relevant technology developments in the market staying abreast of technology trends and emerging technologies.
  
• Provides strategic vision steering for the adoption of new technologies that supports the agency s mission and vision.
  

Daily Duties/Responsibilities

• Assists with the implementation and continued operation of the agencys electronic health records system and related health care technologies.
  
• Assists in the EHR implementation process including build testing training and go live of the EHR system in conjunction with the vendor.
  
• Works with SCDC staff and vendors to implement interfaces between the EHR system and external systems such as the SCDC offender management system lab information system PACs pharmacy etc.
  
• Assists management in establishing reporting requirements and develops reports from the Nextgen database.
  
• Works with vendors and technical staff from regional health care providers to plan and implement SCDC participation in public and /or private health information exchanges.
  
• Works with medical and mental health care providers to evaluate current processes and implement technology solutions to reduce costs and improve staff efficiency and patient care.
  
• Evaluates and recommends equipment for purchase / lease.
  
• Provides status reports to management.
  

• Extensive knowledge/skills of the Health-IT industry which includes multi-tiered architectures enterprise applications evaluation of emerging technologies networks data management systems enterprise security and hardware systems as they relate to Electronic Health Records Health Information Exchanges and Electronic Medication Administration Records.
  
• Ability to plan organize direct and review the work of technical personnel.
  
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with clients technical staff management vendors and others.
  
• Extensive knowledge of the principles and techniques of planning programs and work activities in a technical environment.
  

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• A bachelors degree in information technology or a related field and experience in business administration computer science mathematics engineering management information science networking-telecommunications and/or data processing.
  
• Experience must include the design and implementation of enterprise-level systems architecture in either an on-premises cloud-based or hybrid environment. Relevant experience may substitute for the bachelors degree on a year-for-year basis.
  
• Working hours need to remain flexible within 40 hours per week on-call and weekend work required occasionally. Main working hours are 8am- 5pm Monday - Friday.
  

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