Business Application Developer Advanced

• Work closely with clients, business analysts and team members on moderately complex to complex programming projects. Define business processes and gather project requirements. Write software code, test, debug, and document and maintain computer applications. Identify coding errors through informal and formal testing methods. Ensure application integrity by applying SDLC concepts.
• Provide ongoing maintenance of applications.
• Document functions and changes to new or modified modules and test activities/results.
• Identify technical requirements, as needed. Create technical design specifications and assist in sizing technical requirements, as needed.
• Participate in project planning processes, as needed.
• Support identification of sources of data feeds and interfaces, as needed.
• Design new reports and interfaces using advance queries and software solutions. Maintain existing reports and process automation tools.
• Adhere to standards and procedures. Review modules for quality assurance.
• Evaluate existing applications and platforms and provides recommendations for improving application performance by conducting gap analysis, identifying feasible alternative solutions, and assisting in the scope of modifications.
• Evaluate new application packages and tools and perform research on best practices and provide recommendations for solutions, as needed.
• Provide technical coaching and mentoring to less-experienced team members.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.
• Three (3) years of advanced programming techniques and application design required.
• Experience in systems design and have a solid understanding of development, database development, testing, and integration methodologies required.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Analytical and systems thinking.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, or within a team environment.
• Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job.

Department Summary / Preferences:

Application Developer (Business Analytics)

Overview

Business analysis, application architecture, design, development, integration, and delivery. Application maintenance and support.

Under general direction and coaching, modifies moderately complex applications from detailed specifications. Codes, tests, debugs, documents, and maintains those programs. Participates in technical design, development, and implementation of applications but focus is on post-design phases of application development life cycle. Develops documentation including installation and operating procedures, data flow diagrams and flowcharts. Other duties may be assigned.

Description

Design, create and maintain departmental application and tools to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and auditability. The application developer will provide support to existing productions applications and perform complex technical analysis, design, development, documentation, testing, and deployment.

Other responsibilities include support for non-hospital facility rate loading and maintenance, evaluating business decisions, problem analysis and reimbursement policy changes. In addition to working with management and other internal departments to implement and assess developments.

Other responsibilities may include supporting business analysts on new application functionality and use, debugging and testing applications, and creating documentation of technical process flows.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in healthcare related field preferred.

Minimum one (1) to three (3) years related experience preferred.

Excellent analytical, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.

Critical thinking skills in Business and IT areas of focus

Operate in an IT focused role but also to support Business role

Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job.

Department Requirements:

• Experience developing advanced applications in Microsoft Access, using most of the features (not just wizards), including VBA and access server-based databases in text files and Microsoft Excel.

• Experience in relational database design

• Experience in SQL server development, including creation and use of Transact-SQL scripts and SQL integration services

• Experience in creating and maintaining HTML source code, including use of CSS and JavaScript

• Experience in developing code for Excel workbooks

• Knowledge/understanding of web tools and healthcare a plus Knowledge of one or more software development language(s) at an advanced level is preferred

• Proven ability to work independently or in a structured team environment on multiple concurrent projects within aggressive timeframes and minimal supervision.

• Ability to use creative thinking to resolve problems and offer innovative solutions to business problems

• Knowledge of the health insurance industry is preferred

• Excellent analytical, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job.