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Primary Purpose

Parkland Community Health Plan's (PCHP's) Sr Systems Analyst is responsible for application solution requirements analysis across all integrated systems supporting PCHP's business and clinical processes.

 

Minimum Specifications

Education

- Associate degree in Information Systems / Computer Science or related discipline, or in healthcare related field is required.

- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems / Computer Science or related discipline, or in healthcare related field preferred.

 

Experience

- 8 years of progressive experience implementing and supporting clinical or business solutions in a healthcare environment, preferably in a managed-care organization.

- 8 years of experience assessing business needs, capturing requirements, and translating into relevant IT solution recommendations.

- 6 years of experience building and configuring application system functions and workflows within a healthcare solution platform, preferably in a manage-care organization.

- 2 years of experience designing and supporting system interfaces across healthcare payer applications.

- 2 years of experience planning, designing, building, and maintaining application functions and workflows within Cognizant's QNXT or CCA solutions.

- Experience in a managed-care organization supporting provider portals preferred.

 

Skills or Special Abilities

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively and professionally across disciplines.

- Ability to communicate complex information in understandable terms.

- Customer service oriented with the ability to understand and convey end-user needs and issues.

- Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across and beyond the organization.

- Understands Project Management methods and practices and is able to manage assigned project activities / deliverables across contributing teams, including stakeholders and vendors.

- Able to work collaboratively with vendor technical support teams, data integration teams, and other technical support teams to assess and resolve issues.

- Able to work with business and clinical stakeholders to understand and document specific solution requirements, including rules-based workflows, inbound and outbound data integrations, exception handling processes, and reporting.

- Able to mentor and assist with onboarding other team members.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Skilled problem solver who is able to assess issues upstream and downstream, leading to identified root cause as well as required remediation efforts.

- Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple demands and respond to rapidly changing priorities.

- Able to understand and document requirements for integrating data and workflows across applications within a healthcare payer environment, including mandated CMS interoperability requirements.

- Ability to write clearly and succinctly with a high level of attention to detail.

- Proficient computer and Microsoft Office skills.

- Ability to learn new software programs.

- Knowledge of Texas Medicaid, National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the Uniformed Managed Care Contract, and the Uniform Managed Care Manual.

 

Responsibilities

Operations:

- Drives high-level solution design activities, collaborating with vendors and stakeholders to optimize workflows and intended outcomes, including integration across multiple systems operating within and outside of PCHP. - Documents and presents proposed IT solutions, gathering business, clinical, and technical input to prepare detailed project proposals.

- Reviews documentation developed by others on team. Works with Solution Architect to design interfaces across systems, ensuring that appropriate system controls are identified to ensure proper ongoing operation across systems.

- Provides ongoing implementation and support services across adopted applications, including design and configuration, testing, training, monitoring, and end-user support while ensuring adequacy of testing plans. 

- Works with assigned Project Managers to define and fulfill specific implementation steps relating to design, configuration, testing, and training of new solutions.

- May also serve as Project Manager on smaller implementation projects involving enhancements to existing systems and workflows.

- Mentors and onboards others within the IT Application Systems team.

- Collaborates with Parkland Health IT and other business partners / vendors to ensure cross-system effectiveness and thorough investigation of reported issues.

- Designs new workflows and system interfaces to ensure complete end-to-end IT solutions are effectively implemented and monitored.

- Guides other Systems Analysts and Configuration Analysts in the ongoing implementation and support of clinical and business applications utilized across PCHP.

- Guides the development and testing of needed interfaces. Assists in RFP preparation, review, and solution selection activities.

 

Quality:

- Integrate health literacy principles into all communication including Members and Providers.

- Support strategies that meet clinical, quality and network improvement goals.

- Promote the use of Health Information Technology to support and monitor the effectiveness of health and social interventions and make data-driven recommendations as needed.

- For staff in clinical roles, foster collaborative relationships with members and/or providers to promote and support evidence-based practices and care coordination.

 

Regulatory:

- Ensures work is carried out in compliance with regulatory and/or accreditation standards as well as contractual requirements.

- Assists in the interpretation of regulatory / contractual requirements to ensure that PCHP¿s obligations can be reliably met.

- Applies specific healthcare interoperability requirements and standards in the ongoing evaluation of proposed or modified solutions, ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory mandates.

 

Professional Accountability:

- Promotes and supports a culturally welcoming and inclusive work environment.

- Acts with the highest integrity and ethical standards while adhering to Parkland's Mission, Vision, and Values

- Adheres to organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines.

- Completes assigned training, self-appraisal, and annual health requirements timely.

- Adheres to hybrid work schedule requirements.

- Attends required meetings and town halls.

- Recognizes and communicates ethical and legal concerns through the established channels of communication.

- Demonstrates accountability and responsibility by independently completing work, including projects and assignments on time, and providing timely responses to requests for information.

- Maintains confidentiality at all times.

- Performs other work as requested that is reasonably related to the employee's position, qualifications, and competencies.

 

 

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