Cerner Technical Consultant

Position: Cerner Technical Consultant

Duration: 3 months

Remote Work

Interview Mode: Through Microsoft Teams

 

Description of Services

Texas Health and Human Services Commission requires the services of 1 Systems Analyst 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Systems Analyst 3, Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission  and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
 

The Department of Information Resources (DIR) requires the services of 1 Systems Analyst 3, hereafter referred to as Worker, who meets the general qualification of Systems Analyst 3and the specifications outlined in this document for the above-named customer.     

Understands business objectives and problems, identifies alternative solutions, performs studies and cost/benefit analysis of alternatives. Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing computer system: Confers with personnel of organizational units involved to analyze current operational procedures, identify problems, and learn specific input and output requirements, such as forms of data input, how data is to be; summarized, and formats for reports. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer program. Reviews computer system capabilities, specifications, and scheduling limitations to determine if requested program or program change is possible within existing system.

Special Consideration- **Due to the specialized skill set being sought, we understand it may be difficult to recruit in Austin. We’d like to request an exception to this standard, as the program area is pushing to get this resource in quickly.

Job Details

The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) requires the services of one (1) Cerner Millennium CCL and Data Transformation Lead to support Electronic Health Record (EHR) migration initiatives. This staff augmentation role provides a combination of Millennium data management expertise and hands on technical development and data extraction approaches within Cerner Millennium environments.

The Worker will ensure that clinical workflow intent and operational requirements are accurately translated into Cerner Command Language (CCL) logic, data extracts, and downstream reporting and analytics solutions. This position operates under HHSC direction, policies, and standards, and collaborates closely with clinical stakeholders, informatics governance bodies, and technical delivery teams to support EHR modernization, data migration, reporting, and legacy system retirement efforts.

 

Responsibilities:

The Worker will perform the following services, including but not limited to:

1.     Assess, analyze, and document clinical workflows across inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary care settings.

2.     Translate clinical and operational requirements into technical specifications for data extraction, reporting, and analytics solutions.

3.     Design, develop, test, optimize, and maintain Cerner Command Language (CCL) scripts within Cerner Millennium environments.

4.     Perform complex data extraction, validation, and reconciliation from Cerner Millennium Oracle schemas.

5.     Support enterprise wide EHR data migration, reporting, and legacy system retirement initiatives.

6.     Develop, maintain, and support structured data feeds, flat file extracts, and ETL processes.

7.     Troubleshoot and resolve CCL performance issues and downstream data integration or reporting challenges.

8.     Serve as a liaison between clinical informatics stakeholders and technical delivery teams to ensure accurate implementation of clinical intent.

9.     Clearly communicate data limitations, technical constraints, and system dependencies to non technical audiences.

10.    Execute and tune CCL scripts, manage batch jobs, and support production and non production environments in accordance with HHSC standards.

 

 CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

 

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

11

Required

Strong understanding of clinical workflows and healthcare operations.

11

Required

Demonstrated experience supporting large scale EHR implementations, migrations, or optimization initiatives.

11

Required

Proven ability to translate clinical requirements into technical and data specifications.

11

Required

Advanced, hands on experience with Cerner Command Language (CCL).

11

Required

Working knowledge of Cerner Millennium architecture and Oracle databases

11

Required

Experience with SQL, Linux, and enterprise data extraction or migration patterns.

11

Required

Experience designing and supporting ETL processes.

11

Required

Familiarity with healthcare data integrations and reporting environments.

11

Required

Experience with REST / SOA development.

11

Required

Knowledge of distributed systems, networking, and performance tuning.

11

Required

Experience writing, executing, and tuning CCL scripts in production environments.

11

Required

Experience with data extraction, system integration, and code development.

11

Required

Working knowledge of one or more of the following: Java, C, C++, Python, Perl, OCI.

11

Required

Hands on experience developing or supporting services on public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, OCI).

11

Preferred

Experience supporting Cerner Millennium environments.

11

Preferred

Prior experience serving as a senior Cerner consultant or technical lead.