System Analyst I

Company: Page Mechanical Group, Inc.
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 29, 2025

Job Description:

With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation's only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Systems Analyst who will embrace our rich and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone's life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.Pay Grade: $27.31-$43.69Responsibilities:

• Exhibit skills in HIS and CIS applications to include configuration, security, testing, training, and operational workflow for all assigned applications.
• Assist with management of vendor relationships and contracts for software, services, equipment, and hardware. Maintain accurate and reliable records for HIPAA, historical accounting, and budgeting needs.
• Assist departments in special retrieval of information in report formats needed for optimal data analysis.
• Assist users with reported system issues that arise within assigned departments and/or applications, reporting, file/table maintenance, testing, training, and upgrades are all part of the responsibilities.
• Assist in evaluation of vendors and applications.
• Provide analytical and technical support/assistance to the division's analysts, computer programmers, and documentation specialists.
• Conduct studies to determine technical and economic feasibility of proposed computer applications.
• Establish system parameters and formats, and ensure hardware/software compatibility.
• Analyze science, engineering, business, and all other data processing problems for application, including electronic data processing systems.
• Analyze and document user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems.
• Review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Analyze and evaluate vendor-recommended and user-requested enhancements, modifications, or corrections.
• Determine operational and procedural changes which will result in business solutions for assigned applications or systems.
• Evaluate new proprietary and utility software. Perform feasibility studies involving analysis of all related software and determine interdependencies and interface specifications. Determine additional computer resources such as communications lines and controller terminals, second storage, etc., which will be required.
• Coordinate the effect of changes within assigned applications or systems including but not limited to computer operations, application and system programming, and hardware/software vendor resources.
• Technically responsible for assigned area of work. Monitor systems operations and use through automated reports and manual review of logs.
• Stay current and knowledgeable of the latest technological developments for assigned areas.
• Assist with application evaluations for possible hospital use and make recommendations accordingly.
• May represent Howard University Hospital at vendor conferences and user-group meetings which relate to assigned areas. Present the hospital's case for enhancements or improvements.
• Assist in preparation and administering of educational materials and end-user training.
• May serve as a member of a team performing assignments on projects.
• Create work specifications input/output descriptions test plans, report formats, flow diagrams, installation and conversions strategies, unique considerations, etc.
• Assure operational continuity by action in the absence of the Manager, Applications Software Support Services.
• Establish system parameters and formats, and ensure hardware/software compatibility. Analyze programming, or other system settings, business processing, and related data processing to automate or improve existing systems or capabilities.Required Qualifications:Associate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems related area required. In lieu of degree, ten or more (10+) years of relevant experience will be accepted.Healthcare experience and software experience working with systems are preferred.Experience applying analysis, design, programming, and project management skills with an emphasis on systems implementation.On-call availability is required for this position.COVID-19 Vaccination:Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. External applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.#GR8Information Technology
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