IT Primary Care Spending Data Management Specialist - Journey (ITDMJ/CQCT)

State of Washington • Contract with Option to Extend • Washington, Not Specified, United States • 4d ago

DESCRIPTION

IT Primary Care Spending Data Management Specialist - Journey (ITDMJ/CQCT)

This position is a key technical resource for health care cost transparency efforts at HCA! This position uses technical expertise and data experience to represent the Cost Board in internal and external workgroups to evaluate existing technology tools and resources, as well as generate technology approaches and artifacts that support internal and external data management processes. As a technical expert supporting the Cost Board's work within the agency, you will get to proactively seek, share, and implement industry leading-edge IT data management practices, bringing HCA into the future. This position directly impacts and supports the agency's Cost Board Goals, and Objectives, and performance outcomes through its technology analyses and data management practices to achieve targeted business outcomes.

All HCA employees will apply an equity lens to their work, which may include but is not limited to all analyses of core business and processes.

About the division:

The Health Care Cost Transparency Board (Cost Board) Program resides within the Health Care Authority (HCA), and the data and analytic support to the Cost Board is primarily provided by the Clinical Quality and Care Transformation (CQCT)/DATA Team. The Cost Board is responsible for reducing Washington State's health care cost growth as well as increasing the Primary Care spending as a proportion of total health care expenditures. To accomplish this, the Cost Board's tasks include determining the State's total health care expenditures, determining the State's total Primary Care expenditures, identifying cost trends and cost drivers in the health care system, setting a health care cost growth benchmark for providers and payers, and reporting annually to the Legislature along with providing recommendations for lowering health care costs.

About the position:

Supporting the Health Care Cost Transparency Board Analytics Team, the Primary Care Spending Data Management Specialist (ITDMJ) will be responsible for data ingestion, data management and data validation processes for Primary Care spending, and Health Care Cost, Data. This position reports to the Deputy of Data Acquisition and Data Management.

This position is eligible to telework and is typically not required to report on-site. The default assigned work location of all Health Care Authority (HCA) positions - both on-site and telework eligible positions - is within the State of Washington. Frequency of onsite work will vary based on business and operational needs. HCA may choose, but is not required, to support out-of-state telework on a case-by-case basis.

DUTIES

Some of what you will do:

Managing data exchanges, extracts, quality measurement, participation monitoring, and regulatory compliance for the Cost Board. Complex data management for internal and external data sources.
Act as the data process manager for all inbound and outbound data related to the Cost Board.
Serving as the primary technical expert for the Cost Board in technical cross walking interfaces and data between multiple coding types, including managing IT connections to multiple data locations, adjusting data based on risk scores, and validating data from external submitters.
This position uses technical expertise and data experience to represent the Cost Board in internal and external workgroups to evaluate existing technology tools and resources, as well as generate technology approaches and artifacts that supports internal and external data management processes.
As a technical expert supporting the Cost Board's work within the agency, the position is also accountable for proactively seeking, sharing, and implementing industry leading-edge IT data management practices.
This position directly impacts and supports the agency's Cost Board Goals, and Objectives, and performance outcomes through its technology analyses and data management practices to achieve targeted business outcomes.
Develop effective IT Business Analysis and Data Management processes that enables delivery of innovative and efficient technology and data solutions.
Initiates and Provides Professional-Level IT Rules Compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS
Required qualifications:

Required Competencies:

Knowledge of large systems/software applications, data analysis methods, tools, and techniques.
Ability to extract, transform, load, and analyze large data sets using tools like Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Server Integration Services.
Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.
Ability to interpret and communicate technical standards and information to management, technical staff, and internal and external stakeholders with varying levels of technical expertise.
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple activities and responsibilities, balance competing demands, and establish priorities.
Ability to work independently and complete assigned tasks with limited supervision.
Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to exhibit personal initiative and out of the box thinking to address tasks and responsibilities.
Ability to develop tasks and manage resources to achieve time-sensitive project results.

Qualifying candidates will meet one of the following criteria options:

Option 1:

Master's degree.
One (1) year of professional information technology experience independently performing data analysis, extraction, transformation, and loading in a high-volume data environment.
Knowledge and experience with a data query language such as SQL or SAS, as well as experience with development and automation tools such as Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, and report development applications such as Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Tableau, and Power BI.
One (1) year of experience performing complex data analysis specifically regarding health care data. This experience must involve data analysis working with healthcare terminology and coding sets such as HCPCS, CPT, ICD-10, SNOMED, or LOINC.
One (1) years of professional information technology business analysis (IT BA) experience providing technical consulting or analysis of technology use in business processes or directing technical projects.

Option 2:

Bachelor's degree.
Three (3) years of professional information technology experience independently performing data analysis, extraction, transformation, and loading in a high-volume data environment.
Knowledge and experience with a data query language such as SQL or SAS, as well as experience with development and automation tools such as Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, and report development applications such as Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Tableau, and Power BI.
Two (2) years of experience performing complex data analysis specifically regarding health care data. This experience must involve data analysis working with healthcare terminology and coding sets such as HCPCS, CPT, ICD-10, SNOMED, or LOINC.
Two (2) years of professional information technology business analysis (IT BA) experience providing technical consulting or analysis of technology use in business processes or directing technical projects.

Option 3:

Seven (7) years of professional information technology experience independently performing data analysis, extraction, transformation, and loading in a high-volume data environment.
Knowledge and experience with a data query language such as SQL or SAS, as well as experience with development and automation tools such as Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, and report development applications such as Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Tableau, and Power BI.
Two (2) years of experience performing complex data analysis specifically regarding health care data. This experience must involve data analysis working with healthcare terminology and coding sets such as HCPCS, CPT, ICD-10, SNOMED, or LOINC.
Two (2) years of professional information technology business analysis (IT BA) experience providing technical consulting or analysis of technology use in business processes or directing technical projects.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with healthcare information transaction and transmission standards such as HL7 and IHE.
Experience interpreting and working within regulatory requirements such as the Revised Code of Washington and the Code of Federal Regulations.
Experience interpreting regulations related to health care, such as HIPAA Privacy, the HITECH act, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Expertise in Python programming language.

How to apply:

Only candidates who reflect the minimum qualifications on their NEOGOV profile will be considered. Failure to follow the application instructions below may lead to disqualification. To apply for this position, you will need to complete your profile which includes three professional references and attach:

A cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications for this position
Current resume

To take advantage of veteran preference, please do the following:

Attach a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 long-form copy), NGB 22 . click apply for full job details