Integration Engineer

Optum intro standard Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are seeking a skilled Health IT Integration Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in developing and maintaining HL7 integration engine including (at least one) Cloverleaf, InterSystems-Ensemble or Rhapsody. This role requires a strong understanding of HL7 standards and the ability to work collaboratively with business users to gather interface specifications and create mapping documents.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Attend discovery and planning meetings for projects and enhancements, provide hour estimates, ideas and concerns
• Review security and provide what access people will need to do their job
• Make recommendations and implement ideas to make things easier, more efficient and more reliable
• Provide details when there will be extra costs, ie need to buy a new interface license for a project. Engaging health care organizations for interface implementations
• Communicating interface requirements
• Analyzing incoming data from various EHR vendors in HL7 formats
• Understanding HL7 requirements
• Conducting HL7 message analysis
• Coordinating HL7 activities
• Monitoring HL7 interfaces and resolving errors
• Troubleshoot and resolve interface-related issues and provide efficient connectivity solutions
• Collaborate with the IT and business teams to map interface designs for development
• Ensure data security and confidentiality by implementing robust systems controls
• Provide continuous support and system training to internal users
• Experience in SSH, SFTP, and other related protocols
• Use, develop, and maintain best practices and procedures - prioritize standardization
• Develop and maintain Epic Bridges interfaces using InterSystems - Cloverleaf / Ensemble / Rhapsody as the HL7 engine
• Deploy and maintain Epic vendor services applications
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation to provide support and resolve issues
• Collaborate with business users to gather interface specifications and create detailed mapping documents
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices in health IT integration

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Solid understanding of system interface design and data integration practices
• Proficiency in supporting and developing interfaces using HL7 integration engines such as Cloverleaf, InterSystems Ensemble, and Rhapsody
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and analytical skills - paying attention to detail
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to collaborate and function in a team-oriented environment
• Willingness and ability to participate in 24x7 on-call rotation
• Support a range of healthcare facilities across the US
• Familiarity with healthcare industry standards and regulations
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid technical knowledge with Epic Bridges cert/experience
• Programming experience preferred

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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