Lead Programmer Analyst - Lab IT

at  Stony Brook University Hospital

POSITION SUMMARY

Stony Brook University Medical Center seeks qualified candidates for the position of Lead Programmer Analyst in the department of Laboratory Information Technology. The candidate will provide clinical application support services for the laboratory information systems and its interfaces, and will apply clinical laboratory experience to best utilize and configure the features and workflow in those systems. The candidate will work closely with laboratory leadership, laboratory users, Hospital IT and vendors to ensure that the applications and interfacing to downstream systems meet the needs of the department and the hospital while conforming to all applicable regulatory systems.

PRIOR TO START DATE, THE SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine’s Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre-employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS COULD RESULT IN A DELAYED START DATE AND/OR REVOCATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT OFFER.

• The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

• Support the laboratory information systems, its integrated applications, and associated interfaces with an understanding of integration between systems.
• Maintenance and daily support of the systems and desktop integrations.
• Application development for laboratory systems to meet departmental specifications. Must be able to communicate with the laboratory staff, prepare specifications, and implement an appropriate design that meets workflow needs.
• Application testing of all changes, including interfaces to downstream systems.
• Schedule changes to be moved to production and validate to ensure successful outcome.
• System testing of application upgrades and new functionality.
• Participates in hospital IT initiatives, such as EMR upgrades/initiatives and implementation of new functionality while ensuring that the laboratory systems and lab workflow needs are represented.
• Tracks changes and maintains documentation.
• Communicate with vendors for support of the systems.
• Support lab users; identification and resolution of applications problems.
• Provides system training and in-service education as needed.
• Backup support for computer hardware and devices.
• Reviews, updates, and prepares laboratory procedures to meet regulatory guidelines.
• Troubleshoot applications, hardware, or network issues quickly by identifying sources of problems.
• Provide on call support for Laboratory IT on a rotational basis.