Information Systems Architect – Nextgen

Make sure they have a Healthcare background and worked with Nextgen

Healthcare - Information Systems Architect – Nextgen Experience Required

Type: Contract

Duration of the Contract : 12 Months

Possibility for Extension: Yes

Hours: flexible within 40 hours per week, on-call and weekend work required

occasionally. Main working hours are 8am- 5pm, Monday - Friday.

Interview Process: Interviews will take place via MICROSOFT TEAMS WITH CAMERA ON.

Work Location: 100% Remote

Candidate Location: Must reside within the US for the duration of the contract and be willing to travel to Site in South Carolina as deemed necessary

Summary of Project

Leads the planning and evolution of Health IT systems , especially EHR architecture , aligning agency technology with executive goals and state standards. Develops strategic roadmaps and security frameworks, evaluates vendors, and guides tech adoption. Ensures compliance, drives governance, and communicates effectively with leadership. Stays ahead of market trends to steer innovation and support the agency's mission.

Key duties and Responsibilities

Extensive knowledge/skills of the health-IT industry which includes multi-tiered architectures, enterprise applications, evaluation of emerging technologies, networks, data management systems, enterprise security, and hardware systems as they relate to Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchanges and Electronic Medication Administration Records . Ability to plan, organize, direct, and review the work of technical personnel. Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with clients, technical staff, management, vendors, and others. Extensive knowledge of the principles and techniques of planning programs and work activities in a technical environment. Plans, designs, develops, and implements architecture for systems, applications, security, or other highly specialized phases of IT architecture. Applies technology and designs system architectures to align with agency's strategic business objectives for Health-IT. Systems include Nextgen Healthcare's EHR, PM, EDR, NGShare, NG Mobile, MIRTH, eZmar, and Symmetry.

Required Skills

• 10+ years' experience working with Electronic Health Records

• 5+ years' experience with using Nextgen EHR, PM and EDR

• Nextgen Certification

• Have extensive knowledge of Nextgen Healthcare's Template editor, creating customized

templates.

• HIPAA knowledge/experience

• Experience with ICD-9/ICD-10

• 5 +Health care specific data interface standards, and health information exchange technologies

• Experience with HL7 (highly preferred)

• Experience with SQL (highly preferred)

• Experience with Crystal Reports, eMAR, Mirth, PACs,CIPS/Fusion or Merge (highly preferred)

• Project management principles and methodologies (Preferred)

Education Requirement

• BACHELORS DEGREE