Lead - Application Archiving

Avera Downtown Building-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$82160.00 - $123240.00

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

The Lead - Application Archiving will oversee the design implementation and management of application archiving strategies within Avera Health. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of healthcare data management data lifecycle processes and compliance standards related to patient records and medical information. This role requires a leader who can manage archiving systems ensure data integrity and facilitate seamless data retrieval while ensuring regulatory compliance.

What you will do

• Lead Application Archiving Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive application archiving strategy that aligns with organizational goals and regulatory requirements (HIPAA HITECH etc.). Ensure that patient data and application data are archived securely and efficiently.
• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Work with cross-functional teams including IT clinical staff and legal departments to ensure archiving processes align with organizational needs. Collaborate with data governance teams to maintain consistent data quality and lifecycle management policies.
• Training and Support: Develop training materials and conduct training sessions for staff on the use of archiving systems. Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting to end-users for application archiving-related issues.
• System Design and Implementation: Oversee the design implementation and management of archiving systems across various clinical and business applications. Ensure the solution integrates smoothly with existing infrastructure and applications.
• Data Integrity and Access Management: Monitor and manage the integrity of archived data to ensure it is complete accurate and accessible. Implement best practices for data retrieval ensuring users can access archived information when needed without delay.
• Compliance and Security: Ensure all archiving processes comply with industry regulations such as HIPAA HITECH and other applicable healthcare standards. Work closely with Health Information Management Compliance and Legal teams to ensure data privacy and security are maintained throughout the archiving lifecycle.
• Disaster Recovery and Backup: Lead efforts to ensure archived data is included in the organizations disaster recovery and business resilience plans. Oversee regular backups and ensure recovery procedures are in place and effective.
• Performance Metrics and Reporting: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the effectiveness of archiving processes and produce regular reports on system performance data access times and compliance status.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with emerging trends in data management archiving technologies and healthcare regulations. Propose and implement improvements to the archiving system to enhance efficiency compliance and user experience.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

• Bachelors in Information Technology Computer Science Healthcare Informatics or a related field.
• Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) - Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
• Health Information Technology (HIT) - HealthIT
• Minimum of three years experience in data management IT infrastructure or information governance with at least one year in a leadership role focused on application archiving in healthcare settings.
• Experience working with healthcare applications including Electronic Health Records (EHR/EMR) Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS).
• Expertise in application archiving platforms and technologies.

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
• Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
• Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Free health insurance options for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .