Java Developer with HL7 exp

Please provide a short description of the project:

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Bureau of Surveillance and Data Systems is charged to maintain and enhance the statewide Electronic Clinical Laboratory Reporting System (ECLRS) the Communicable Disease Electronic Surveillance System (CDESS) and the Electronic Syndromic Surveillance System (ESSS). These are mission critical electronic systems to effectively monitor and respond to over 75 reportable diseases and to other public health emergencies and inform statewide policy decisions.

The expert programmer position will support coding change enhancements and bug fixes to aforementioned DOH critical systems.

Please provide a full listing of the day to day tasks to be performed by the Consultant:

Primary tasks will include the following:

The incumbent will design test implement and deploy Java/JavaScript web applications that collect process and report out on public health needs. The incumbent will: (a) ensure that the CDESS disease supplemental forms are updated with new surveillance fields and are tested for accuracy and will assist with data quality verifications for the transmission of Health Level 7 (HL7) case notification data to CDC focusing on the maintenance of current implemented message mapping guides evaluate and implement alternate case notification technologies pending CDC decisions. (b) ensure the Department can automate receiving eCR data to generate initial case report as specified by CDC for reportable diseases. The incumbent will augment and support interfaces between ECLRS and CDESS to improve the automated processing of ELR data into case investigations. (c) create appropriate documentation in work assignments such as documentation in code repositories and technical design documents release management process including technical steps to promote test and release through the development environment coordinating with infrastructure staff.