The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) is undertaking a new initiative to meet critical infrastructure needs and make strategic investments that will have lasting effects on public health. This initiative supports larger efforts to rebalance investments in public health and more equitably serve communities and populations. The Bureau of Division Management & Systems Coordination (DMSC) supports all other DDC bureaus with monitoring and analyzing trends in disease data, used for the recognition, prevention, and control of infectious diseases. DDC is in the process of replacing its current Electronic Disease Reporting Infrastructure (EDRI) in order to continue meeting these goals.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with SQL databases
- 5+ years of experience building Object oriented software in Java, Python, Scala, or R
- 5+ years of experience assuring security of sensitive data
- Experience with large volumes of data
- 3+ years of experience with clinical messaging standards (i.e., HL7) and health-related coding systems (i.e., LOINC, ICD-10)
- Experience with eCR
- R or Python
Responsibilities
- Develop software solutions to capture, process, store, and perform quality assurance on data from incoming reports from Electronic Health Records (EHR), Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), healthcare facilities, providers, and their office staff.
- Apply technical and problem-solving skills and partner with agency stakeholders, the Division of IT and other staff within DDC to recommend and implement solutions for common issues and enhancements for EDRI
- Support projects that currently have or will have data flows into EDRI, including but not limited to electronic case reporting (eCR), electronic laboratory reporting, and the Citywide Immunization Registry.
- Enhance and improve the production eCR system based on evolving city, state, and federal standards and requirements.
- Provide subject matter expertise for relevant Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) standards, Java software development and related frameworks.
- Update, support, and maintain DOHMH software applications used to capture case reports
- Respond to and resolve software security and unsupported software issues, to protect the confidentiality of patient information entrusted to DOHMH.
Other
- This is a grant-funded position ending in November 2027.
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- The ideal candidate for this position must be a pro-active and self-motivated individual with the ability to work in teams and in a highly dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders and timelines.
