Programming Analyst Consultant/Specialist

This is a full-time position supporting and enhancing the Southern California region with a multi-million dollar project to replace 2 legacy laboratory applications. The analyst selected will be key to the successful implementation of this application and will support it following implementation. The new application, Cerner Millenium is critical to patient care. We are seeking a motivated individual with strong design experience with laboratory information systems .
Essential Functions:
- Demonstrated ability to independently develop advanced concepts, techniques and standards.
- Demonstrated ability as a functional expert and a technology leader.
- Demonstrated ability as a contributor to the development of innovative principles and ideas.
- Demonstrated knowledge of confidentiality of medical information.
- Strong system analysis and design skills.
- Demonstrated excellence in troubleshooting skills.
- Demonstrated experience working with laboratory instruments and their functions.
- Demonstrated communication skills with a variety of technical, clinical and management skills.
- Demonstrated training and documentation skills.
- Demonstrated application system acceptance testing skills.
- Working knowledge of HL7 interfaces between LIS/Ancillary System and HIS.
- Intermediate Unix knowledge.
- Strong analytical ability and interpersonal skills to communicate with clients and other IT staff and vendors.

Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Medical Technology or a related healthcare field or an additional 4 years of very relevant experience.
- 8+ years of technical experience in a fast paced, Information Technology Department consisting of a combination of staff and contractors.
- 8+ years in Ancillary Information Systems
- Cerner Millennium Architect curriculum or equivalent for another Laboratory Information System.
- 8+ years experience with personal computers, particularly with database, spreadsheet, and/or word processing software.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office products and networking concepts.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Cerner Milllennium Laboratory Information System Architect position level experience highly preferred.
- Cerner CoPath Anatomic Information System support experience highly preferred.
- Sunquest Laboratory Information System support experience highly preferred.
- Familiarity with healthcare regulatory requirements.
- Recent attendance at clinical laboratory information systems continuing education programs preferred.
- Experience with Enterprise Change Management applications (Remedy)
- Experience with Application Lifecycle management tools (Borland StarTeam, Caliber)