Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR Specialist

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Requisition ID: 65661

Requisition Name: Programmer Analyst (Specialization) - Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) Specialist

Estimated Duration: 07/01/2026 - 08/31/2027

Position Location - Remote

Address - 710 James Robertson Parkway 6th Floor Andrew Johnson Tower Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Description

Specialization with Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) and interface development

Position Description

This position will serve as an ELR Specialist for the SSI Program. The epidemiologist will support REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture), Electronic Lab Reporting (ELR), and other SSI informatics projects and initiatives. As a member of the SSI Program, this individual will get exposure and experience in the use and development of interoperability standards, like HL7, and will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of informatics projects including system integration.

Job duties will include:

• Complete ELR onboarding using HL7 2.5.1 standards
• Provide input on and manage various production monitoring tasks including alerts, dashboard development and maintenance, and issue identification.
• Complete investigation of ELR processing issues independently and identify proposed solutions.
• Work collaboratively with Rhapsody developers to enhance existing routes or define new routes for ELR processing.
• Assist with processing of laboratory data submitted via our alternate file format (i.e., flat file).
• Coordinate routine and ad hoc management of standard interoperability vocabulary within the disease surveillance system.
• Act as liaison to downstream users of ELR data within TDH and CEDEP.
• Support other ELR maintenance tasks (e.g parallel validation, LOINC code assignments, and production errors).

Desired Qualifications:

• Work experience with ELR onboarding and/or maintenance at a state or local health department, 1-3 years.
• Work experience with Rhapsody or working to define specifications for Rhapsody developers, 1-3 years.
• Experience writing statistical and analytical programming code in SAS,SQL, or R.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects.

Qualifications

• SQL
• XML
• Communication skills both verbal and written
• Consolidation planning and management
• Learning ability
• Microsoft Office