Cloverleaf/Interface System Programmer

UW Medicine Information Technology Services department is a shared services organization, which supports all of UW Medicine. UW Medicine is comprised of UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, UW School of Medicine, and UW Physicians Network. The IT Services organization is responsible for ongoing support and maintenance of the infrastructure and applications which support these institutions, along with the implementation of new services and applications that are used to support and further the mission of patient care, research and teaching.RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

UW Medicine Information Technology Services department has an outstanding opportunity for a Cloverleaf/Interface System Programmer Distinguishing Characteristics: Under general direction, this position will participate as a member of the Integration Team in building and maintaining the interface architecture for UW Medicine. The work will focus on real-time interfaces based on TCP/IP connectivity and include batch interfaces based on the SCP protocol. This position will have responsibility for: •Conducting moderate to complex analysis and design tasks for the development of interface systems •Performing complex programming in the development and implementation of interface systems with emphasis on minimizing support and maintenance requirements •Implementing interfaces in UW Medicine’s interface environment ensuring integrity of data and minimizing disruption to customers •Providing support and maintenance of interfaces

Typical Work: •Responsible for the design, specification, and implementation of interface systems •Develop, test, and implement interfaces using the QDX (Cloverleaf) interface engine tool set •Perform thorough quality assurance testing to ensure all implemented interfaces are of the highest reliability •Work closely with others to ensure that synchronization of data occurs with interfaced application systems across associated UW Medicine entities •Manage interface projects and maintain interface project plans •Work with other system programmers to minimize design and application program risks associated with interface implementation •Work directly with vendors in all phases of project implementation •Collaborate as team member in all aspects of work •Work with the Integration Team to develop and enforce standardized methodology for the development of interface systems•Participate in departmental process improvement projects as assigned •Perform on-call duties as assigned

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business or applicable discipline, or a 2 year degree and equivalent work experience. 3 years progressively responsible experience in systems, programming and support, including at least 2 years experience in application development using relational database technologies. Demonstrated experience with C programming language and QDX (Cloverleaf) interface engine experience with minimum Level 2 Cloverleaf Certification.

Ability to work independently and to adapt to new and changing technologies. Must include experience in development of complex real-time interfaces in a TCP/IP environment. Demonstrated experience with the HL7 protocol. 2 years experience with UNIX operating system. Ability to work effectively with programmers of various levels of technical background. Ability to work effectively with users of various levels of technical background. Demonstrated experience in support of production systems.

Desired:•Experience with Electronic Data Interchange •Experience with QDX (Cloverleaf) interface engine •Experience with embedded SQL in the C programming language. •Experience with Shell programming •Experience with scripting languages eg. Tcl and PERL •Experience with INGRES •Experience with Oracle •Experience with Cerner Millennium products

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University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.