Rhapsody Engineer

About the Company At the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH), we're committed to fostering healthy lives and communities. Our team of over 2,900 professionals operates across 90 offices statewide, boasting a rich diversity of talent united by a shared dedication to impactful work. As stewards of public health, we have a proud history of attracting and retaining top-tier individuals who seek fulfilling careers that directly impact people's well-being. We're on the lookout for self-driven individuals who thrive in collaborative settings, capable of working autonomously while also being responsive to priority tasks. Crucially, candidates must excel at cultivating effective relationships with colleagues from various backgrounds and across all levels of the organization. Join us in making a meaningful difference in South Carolina's health and environment. About the Role This is a backfill position to complete outstanding work items, support Lab and Disease Surveillance integration with an eCR and ELR focus, help with CDC Data Modernization Efforts, and provide customer support and guidance. Responsibilities • Candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks. • Independently research and design processes, create specifications, develop, lead testing, perform code reviews, actively engage with the team and stakeholders, attend meetings, provide guidance, and respond promptly. • Assist current staff with backend processing and ELC Modernization Projects, including requirements gathering with customers, providing technical advice, time and effort estimates, and project documentation including status reporting. • Experience with electronic Case Reporting (eCR) and Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) formats, processing, and integration. • Expected work includes process development/automation, webservice calls, parsing various data formats (xml, csv, SOAP, HL7, etc.), and route development. • Help with testing, validations, user acceptance testing, deployment, and post-implementation support. • Enhance custom data management and transformation processes in the Rhapsody software. • Ensure systems are following industry best practices to ensure strategic initiatives and compliance with federal and state regulatory laws and ensure business continuity. • Support critical systems and environments used by the Public Health and Lab, Disease Surveillance, and day-to-day operations. Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience. Required Skills • RHAPSODY INTEGRATION ENGINE (V 6+) • SYMPHONIA MAPPING LANGUAGE (SML) • HL7 (V 2.3.1 - 2.5.1; ORU & ORM MESSAGE TYPES) • XML / XSD / XPATH • SQL (INCLUDING ADVANCED JOIN STATEMENTS) • JAVASCRIPT (ECMA/E4X) • WEB SERVICES (SOAP) • CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND PROBLEM RESOLUTION • EXPERIENCE WITH SECURITY AND DATA CLASSIFICATION RELATED TO CDC, HIPAA, CJIS, PHI, PII • ABILITY TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH THE NEEDS OF TECHNICAL PEERS, TECHNICAL AND USER MANAGEMENT, USERS, VENDORS, AND STAFF MEMBERS, AND TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN SPOKEN AND WRITTEN FORM Preferred Skills • ECR / EICR / RR / CDA / CCDA • WINDOWS SERVER OS ADMINISTRATION • LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION AND DESIGN IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT • PUBLIC HEALTH / DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS / LIMS EXPERIENCE • LARGE SCALE DATASET MANIPULATION / MIGRATION • LOINC / SNOMED • DEVOPS / JIRA • SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC) • VISIO / FLOW DIAGRAMS • ABILITY TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TECHNICAL STAFF, CUSTOMERS AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN DATA-CENTRIC MANAGEMENT. Equal Opportunity Statement DPH will require that selected personnel sign the DPH confidentiality agreement and/or Business Associate (BA) agreement if applicable. All web services must be secure. DPH will not accept any offers including an “up-lift” charge. The rate paid per consultant must not exceed the maximum rate established for this position described in the State contract terms. Follow agency IT Standards, policies, and procedures to include documentation. All source code (compiled and un-compiled) will become the sole property of the South Carolina Department of Public Health. Any source code, data, product, or functionality resulting from this SOW or previously owned/developed by DPH will remain the sole property of DPH and is not to be incorporated into the core product of any vendor's application. Any modifications and interfaces developed under said contract will not be used by the contractor for any independent project of the contractor or published or publicized by the contractor without written permission of DPH. DPH has the final say on all programming choices.