October 17, 2024
NYSTEC has a job opening for a senior consultant – health information exchange project lead. Are you ready to contribute to our engaged workforce and to deliver the NYSTEC Experience?
Department: Modernization & Data Solutions
Location: Albany, NY
Salary: $79793 – $109716 Per Year
About Us
NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We’re independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients’ best interests at heart. At NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset. Are you ready to contribute to our engaged workforce and to deliver the NYSTEC Experience?
About the Senior Consultant – Health Information Exchange Project Lead
As a health information exchange (HIE) project lead, you will be driving healthcare technology initiatives for our clients, partners, and stakeholders by providing your expertise to support initiatives to improve HIE data and process for our clients. The ideal candidate has a diversity of strengths, including experience with healthcare data, understanding of the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) and other qualified entities (QEs) in the state, strong understanding of the landscape of New York’s data sharing, and a strong ability to present complex ideas to varying levels of audiences. The ideal candidate is also passionate about health technology and has exceptional written and verbal communications, strong documentation, critical thinking, presentation and facilitation skills. The ideal candidate can manage and develop key, relationships with clients and maintain a strong team dynamic through collaborative thinking and a strong customer focus.
Serving as an HIE project lead, your day-to-day role as a NYSTEC consultant will be providing your expertise to lead a team to understand, improve, and measure the quality of healthcare data across various domains and helping the client understand where their data flows and how it is used.
The selected candidate will have the option to be based out of our New York City, Albany, or Rome office.
Required Qualifications: Senior Consultant – Health Information Exchange Project Lead
Candidates applying for the role of senior consultant – health information exchange project lead should have the following knowledge, skills, and/or abilities:
- Exceptional presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills, with experience presenting to executive leadership and large audiences.
- Proven track record of successfully leading complex projects and multidisciplinary teams.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and organizational skills.
- Experience with stakeholder management and consensus-building.
- Strong understanding of social care or disability services.
- Experience with strategic planning for health information technology (HIT) or other healthcare initiatives.
- Ability to develop relationships with stakeholders and to understand their needs through excellent listening and effective written and verbal communication.
Preferred Qualifications: Senior Consultant – Health Information Exchange Project Lead
- Understanding of organizational change management fundamentals in a technology-focused environment.
- High level of proficiency in project management tools and software.
- Experience using clinical data, provider data, and/or payer data analyses to inform insights.
- Understanding of healthcare data standards (e.g., Health Level Seven [HL7], Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources [FHIR]), interoperability, and regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity with data quality analysis methodologies and data processes.
- Master’s degree in a health- or management-related discipline.
Education and Experience: Senior Consultant – Health Information Exchange Project Lead
For the senior consultant – health information exchange project lead role, candidates should have the following education/experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in health or management or related discipline and five years of relevant experience in HIT.
- An equivalent combination of advanced education, training, and experience will be considered.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
It is NYSTEC’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, military service and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws and ordinances. NYSTEC is strongly committed to this policy and believes in the concept and spirit of the law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact Talent_Management-Confidential@nystec.com if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
Work Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
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