Erie County Medical Center

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SALARY RANGE: $104,550.00 - $141,450.00

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The work involves assisting in the planning, designing, implementing and advising on technical aspects in the Health Information Technology Department at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation (ECMCC). The incumbent plans and implements new and updates to existing information systems, develops systems processes and procedures, analyzes systems and technology needs, and integrates security and infrastructure systems applications into the existing framework. This class differs from that of Information Technology Systems Architect as this class supports the work performed by Information Technology Systems Architect and other higher-level incumbents. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Information Technology Systems Architect or a higher-level Health Information Systems employee. Supervision is exercised over lower-level technical and clerical employees. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

Participates in the development of ECMCC’s Information Technology technical strategic direction;

Assists in the planning, designing and implementing of new and updates to information technology hardware, software systems and processes;

Designs, implements and monitors various systems applications and components that support the overall framework for preventing vulnerabilities, operating at optimal efficiency and maintaining compliance on regulatory matters;

Performs analysis on current systems and technology in order to recommend potential changes to assist in adhering to technological strategic direction;

Creates processes and procedures for integrating new information systems with existing systems and that support information technology security, disaster recovery and business continuity needs;

Keeps abreast of industry information and trends related to information technology systems and information security; attends and participates in continuing professional education courses and programs;

Defines and performs functionality tests; reviews and analyzes tests results and develops corrective solutions;

Assigns and oversees technical and security operations work to lower-level staff and may participate in performing such work;

Trains lower-level staff on technical matters;

Develops and leads implementation and monitoring of information technology controls for remediating possible vulnerabilities or audit discrepancies;

Monitors ECMCC’s information technology and security assets;

Monitors work for compliance with applicable procedures, laws, rules, regulations and accreditation standards;

Assists in developing applicable components of departmental annual budgets and short-/long-term planning initiatives; manages applicable vendor contracts;

Prepares and presents various reports related to systems and related technology;

Attends and participates in meetings, committees, seminars, training sessions and in-services.

ADDITIONALLY, IF ASSIGNED TO INFORMATON SECURITY AND AVAILABILITY FUNCTION:

Creates and deploys information technology security and availability strategies and plans; performs security and availability testing on systems and environments; prepares reports to document the effectiveness of security and availability plans; makes recommendations for strategic improvement and risk mitigation caused by security vulnerabilities and exposures; makes presentations concerning security and availability strategies and plans.

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ADDITIONALLY, IF ASSIGNED TO TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUNCTION:

Performs systems analysis and architecture design related to all aspects of technology infrastructure and network security.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Thorough knowledge of project management techniques; good knowledge of large hospital clinical operations and workflow that relate to information systems; good knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations and accreditation standards as they relate to information technology systems and information security; ability to respond to information technology systems disruptions and security events; ability to research and understand trends in information technology and security; ability to comprehend, interpret and incorporate healthcare providers’ needs in systems design and analysis; ability to interpret and apply technical information; ability to develop solutions to complex problems in a creative and logical manner; ability to supervise and train lower-level employees; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse constituency; sound professional judgment; capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

ADDITIONALLY, IF ASSIGNED TO INFORMATION SECURITY FUNCTION: Thorough knowledge of information technology security and availability protocol, practices, risks, solutions and products; ability to perform information technology risk assessments;

ADDITIONALLY, IF ASSIGNED TO TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUNCTION: Thorough knowledge of the analysis, design, development, implementation and operation of networks; thorough knowledge of firewalls and firewall concepts as they apply to a large healthcare setting; thorough knowledge of systems virtualization technologies; good knowledge of converged Internet Protocol-based communications; working knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF enterprise architecture methodology; ability to perform network administration in a virtual environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possession of a Master’s Degree* and two (2) years of any of the following information technology experience: systems analysis, systems engineering, data security or disaster recovery, of which one (1) year included administrative or supervisory responsibility; or:
• Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree* and four (4) years of any of the following information technology experience: systems analysis, systems engineering, data security or disaster recovery, of which one (1) year included administrative or supervisory responsibility; or:
• An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

NOTE*: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.

NOTE 2: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.

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