EHR Interface Engineer - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

17h•$72,800 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Optum’s EHR Services represents one of the fastest growing practices within Optum Insight’s Advisory and Implementations business unit. The EHR Services practice is comprised of 600+ individuals across the U.S. and Ireland who are dedicated to improving the healthcare delivery system through the power of healthcare technology, specifically, the EHR and integrated applications and tools. By joining the EHR Services team, you’ll partner with some of the most gifted healthcare technology thought leaders within the industry, collaborate with experienced consulting and healthcare leaders, and help partners capture the benefits of their EHR investment. The EHR Interface Engineer role is responsible for the support, development, and implementation of interfaces to/from EMRs such as Epic and Oracle Health with 3rd party applications, other EMRs, and interface engines. Additionally, it includes oversight and implementation of conversion and migration projects from legacy systems and EMRs. Candidates for this role will be able to demonstrate self-motivation, individual leadership, and team collaboration. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Requirements

2+ years of Interface engineering/development experience
2+ years of integration experience with an EMR, such as Epic or Oracle Health
Proficiency with MS Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

Nice To Haves

Epic, Oracle Health, or other EMR application knowledge or application certifications
Experience working with common interface engines (e.g. Corepoint, InterSystems, Rhapsody, Cloverleaf)
Experience with team management (informal or formal) and team or project leadership

Responsibilities

Translate business requirements into functional specifications and manage changes to specifications
Prioritize, coordinate, and implement updates and requested changes to the system; review and test each new release; troubleshoot problems and questions from end users
Design and develop clinical and business interfaces in the Epic and/or Cerner EMRs according to the project scope and end user workflow with scalability, standard development practices and project constraints in mind
Provide technical guidance on small to medium efforts within the area of scope with limited supervision
Develop, support, and maintain all required system design and build documents and other system documentation
Create detailed testing scripts for different phases of the testing lifecycle (functional testing, integrated testing, mapped record testing and/or parallel revenue cycle testing)
Perform daily monitoring of interfaces in production
Adhere to organization standards for system configuration and change control
Troubleshoot and/or resolve interface issues and escalate more complex issues as appropriate