Interoperability and Integration Specialist

Community Health Systems

• $75K — $95K *
Franklin, TN 37064In-Person
Hospitals & Medical Centers
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on Mirth Connect experience in healthcare integration
  • Strong knowledge of HL7 v2.x, FHIR, CCD/CDA, and interfacing protocols
  • 2+ years of experience with InterSystems HealthShare (Health Connect or Ensemble)
  • Experience supporting production interfaces in critical hospital or HIE settings
  • Familiarity with EMRs like Cerner, Athena, Medhost, or Epic
  • Basic scripting experience in JavaScript, XSLT, or Python
  • Willingness to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain HL7/FHIR interfaces using Mirth Connect
  • Manage channels and communication protocols including TCP and SFTP
  • Handle Mirth upgrades and performance tuning
  • Collaborate with platform specialists for high availability
  • Provide end-to-end support for integrations and EMR conversions
  • Troubleshoot production issues and lead root cause analysis
  • Participate in pilot deployment of HealthShare Health Connect

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth in a cutting-edge integration environment
  • Access to advanced healthcare integration technologies
  • Collaborative work culture with onshore/offshore support teams
  • Engagement with multiple healthcare platforms and systems
  • Participation in strategic planning for interoperability and data standards
Full Job Description
Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Mirth Connect (Primary Focus)
  • Develop, maintain, and monitor HL7/FHIR interfaces using Mirth Connect
  • Manage channels, transformations, filters, and communication protocols (TCP, SFTP, REST, etc.)
  • Handle Mirth upgrades, performance tuning, and participate in DR/HA documentation and validation
  • Collaborate with platform specialists to ensure high availability and platform integrity


Integration & Support
  • Provide end-to-end support for hospital-specific integrations, state reporting, PHR workflows, and EMR conversions
  • Troubleshoot production issues and lead root cause analysis across a diverse ecosystem of clinical systems and vendors
  • Coordinate with offshore/onshore teams for 24x7 support coverage


InterSystems HealthShare (Strategic Focus)
  • Participate in the pilot deployment of HealthShare Health Connect
  • Build and configure message routes, transformations, and business processes using HealthShare components (IRIS, Ensemble)
  • Support platform consolidation planning across fragmented integration engines
  • Assist in evaluating cloud-hosted options (e.g., GCP) for future-state deployment


Interoperability & Standards
  • Work closely with the Technical Integration Manager and enterprise architecture team
  • Implement and support workflows involving HL7 v2/v3, FHIR R4, X12, CCD, CDA
  • Contribute to roadmap planning for advanced HIE participation, API adoption, and care coordination use cases


Documentation & Communication
  • Develop and maintain documentation including design specs, test cases, support runbooks, and DR plans
  • Communicate with hospital IT teams, vendors (Cerner, Medhost, Athena), and state agencies


Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of hands-on Mirth Connect experience in a healthcare integration environment
  • Strong working knowledge of HL7 v2.x, FHIR, CCD/CDA, and interfacing protocols
  • At least 2 year of experience with InterSystems HealthShare (Health Connect or Ensemble)
  • Experience supporting production interfaces in mission-critical hospital or HIE environments
  • Familiarity with EMRs such as Cerner, Athena, Medhost, or Epic
  • Basic scripting experience (JavaScript, XSLT, or Python preferred)
  • Ability to contribute to 24x7 on-call rotation


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with cloud-based integration (GCP preferred)
  • Familiarity with Carequality/CommonWell networks, immunization registries, and HIE frameworks
  • Understanding of HIPAA, HITECH, and healthcare compliance


Soft Skills:
  • Strong troubleshooting and analytical mindset
  • Clear verbal and written communication
  • Team player with ability to work independently and under pressure
  • Strong documentation and customer-facing collaboration skills
* Ladders Estimates

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