Business Analyst

Overview

Gathers requirements, performs analysis, and designs new or enhanced systems. Evaluates and solves problem on system workflow issues, documents clinical information and educates end-users on existing, new or enhanced clinical systems to improve VNSNY efficiency and performance. Works under general direction.

Responsibilities

Gathers requirements from cross-organizational groups, including policy makers, management, business and clinical staff for new development and/or enhancements of clinical system and related applications.

Analyzes requirements, workflows, and consequences of system changes; recommends changes to address deficiencies. Develops design for new and/or enhanced systems for all platforms (Tablet, Mainframe, Web).

Writes requirements, functional specifications, and other supporting documentation for new and/or enhanced systems. Produces documentation suitable for business clients, programmers, QA, and trainers.

Informs department supervisor of project progress and problems; ensures that these problems are reviewed and resolved prior to implementation.

Advises on testing procedures, documentation, workflows and change control.

Participates in all phases of the project lifecycle and ensures that standards are followed, and the systems developed or modified are adequately tested or documented.

Establishes standard documentation formats and methodologies for Requirements, Functional Specifications and System Documentation.

Models existing undocumented systems; works with analyst team to build library of documentation and makes it available to the department.

Monitors developments in the industry and helps bring best practices to the department. Develops digital library of pertinent articles on information systems for the department.

Participates in special projects and performs other duties, as needed.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field or the equivalent work experience required.

Advanced Degree or Certificate in Information Systems preferred.

Experience:

Minimum three years of experience in health care information systems required.

Strong knowledge of logical business processes in developing functional specifications based on operational analysis required.

Strong knowledge of operations of personal computer & the Internet required.

Effective oral and written communication skills, consulting and analytical skills and ability to work with clients, management, staff, consultants and vendors required.

Experience documenting systems for business and programmer audiences required.

Exposure as part of software development team, involved in all stages of software development life cycle preferred.

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