Boston Children's Hospital

Applications Development Specialist II (Pediatric Physicians' Org.)

Boston Children's Hospital$85K — $110K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required.
  • 3 years of experience in application development is essential.
  • Experience with HL7 interfaces and integration engines like Corepoint preferred.
  • At least 2 years in a healthcare organization as an interface analyst preferred.
  • Familiarity with healthcare systems such as Epic, Meditech, and Cerner preferred.
  • Basic networking skills including TCP/IP and security protocols preferred.
  • Epic Bridges Certification preferred or willingness to obtain it.

Responsibilities

  • Research and analyze the requirements of healthcare information systems.
  • Design and specify new solutions for interface architecture.
  • Provide analytical and technical guidance during interface projects.
  • Create and maintain documentation for system changes and testing.
  • Develop operational reports for management and other departments.
  • Collaborate with partners and vendors to troubleshoot interface issues.
  • Monitor daily interface functions and perform edits as needed.
  • Handle support calls related to interface operations.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with some onsite requirements.
  • Opportunity to work with leading healthcare systems and technologies.
  • Engagement in meaningful projects that impact healthcare operations.
Full Job Description
Job Posting Description

Position Summary:
This Application Developer position with a primary focus on building, supporting, and maintaining healthcare system interfaces. Responsibilities include specifying and designing interface architecture; developing, testing, validating, documenting, and monitoring HL7 interfaces using an integration engine such as Corepoint; supporting web services (SOAP) interfaces; and working with XML, CCDA, IHE, TCP/IP, SFTP, FTP, SSH, and authentication and credentialing (security). The role supports and troubleshoots interfaces across healthcare systems, including Epic (Epic Bridges certification preferred), Meditech, Quest Diagnostics, Athena, eCW, AllScripts, and Cerner, while partnering with application teams and vendors, administering test plans and scripts, providing operational reporting, and supporting daily interface operations in a healthcare environment. This is a hybrid position with monthly and quarterly onsite responsibilities at our Wellesley location.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Researches and identifies the requirements of information system programmatic needs. Analyzes vendor and internally developed solutions to meet the integrated needs of the project.
  • Specifies and designs new solutions and handling all aspects of the interface architecture process.
  • Participates in interface projects by providing analytical and technical guidance to team members and project managers.
  • Creates all necessary documentation for system changes and maintains build documentation. Administers testing and completes validation of interfacing.
  • Develops and prepares reports for operations, senior management, and other departments.
  • Works with other application partners and vendors to resolve and troubleshoot interface related issues.
  • Monitors and maintains daily functions of interfaces, working with edits of each.
  • Answers support calls.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a closely related field required.
Experience:
  • 3 years' work experience required. Experience creating and maintaining HL7 interfaces using an integration engine such as Corepoint preferred.
  • 2 years working in a healthcare organization as an interface analyst preferred.
  • Experience with healthcare systems such as Epic, Meditech, Quest Diagnostics, Athena, eCW, AllScripts, Cerner or similar preferred.
  • Knowledge of basic networking skills including TCP/IP, SFTP, FTP, SSH preferred.
  • Understanding of authentication and Credentialling (Security).
  • Epic Bridges Certification (or willing to complete) preferred.

About Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children's Hospital is a 404-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Boston Children's Hospital is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric hospital. More than 1,100 scientists, including nine members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 on-staff members of the Institute of Medicine and 9 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The hospital is also the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
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