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Job Title:Application Developer I

Department:61120-IT Clinical Systems

Location:Farmington

FTE%:1

Shift1st

Search #:2024-1103

Closing Date:

Recruiter:Rucker, Pamela S.

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This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits.

This position is covered by the UHP Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current UHP Contract.

This position is in salary group UHP-07; click here to review the current UHP Pay Plan

Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership and Innovation. These are the values that define UConn Health, and we are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top rated organization is looking to add an Application Developer 1 to our growing team. If you have a background in this field, as well as a passion for customer and patient experience, we want to hear from you.

At UConn Health this classification provides application analysis, development, integration and enhancement support in the development, modification and implementation of new or existing vendor-based or in-house developed applications or operating system software for simple to moderately complex projects.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade.

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS OFFERED:

Industry-leading health insurance options and affordability

Generous vacation and sick-time plans

Multi-channel retirement options (pension and match options)

Tuition waiver and reimbursement for employees and qualified family members

Quick commute access from I-84, Rte 9 and surrounding areas

State of the art facility and campus environments

Progressive leadership and educational development programs available

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm with a 30 minute unpaid meal break

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Participates in project planning sessions, business analyst and team members to analyze requirements and provides design recommendations for simple to moderately complex systems; identify solutions to simple system requirements; assist in defining system architecture and design alternatives/solutions for simple systems by translating business and technical requirements; makes application design decisions in conformance with standards; implements system integration plans; participates in architecture design reviews; develops or modifies simple to moderately complex software modules using disciplined software development processes; develops detailed specifications; performs system testing across multiple packages and systems; provides ongoing maintenance; tests application modules to ensure applications meets specifications; provides ongoing maintenance of application; documents functions and changes to new or modified modules and test activities/results and other areas such as error handling and backup/recovery procedures; prepares and present status updates for various projects; utilizes and stays current on advanced features of programming languages and software technology; any other related duties.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITY:

Good working knowledge of the principles of application development and decision support; basic understanding of the principles of client server development; basic understanding of the principles and techniques of data modeling, with experience with data modeling tools desired; basic knowledge of data warehouse extract, transformation and load procedures; working knowledge of at least one or more, but not limited to, the following query/reporting tools: Cognos, MS Access, DBMS report writer, Transact Structured Query language (SQL), Filemaker Pro, Crystal Reports, COBOL, Focus or as specified; working knowledge of SQL servers 6.5 and higher desired; good working knowledge of mainframe or computer operating systems including but not limited to Microsoft Windows, 98, 2000, NT, XP and Unix platforms; good working knowledge of at least one Microsoft application development tools/methodology, including but not limited to, Access, Visual Basic, Visual Interdev, .Net, ActiveX, java script, HTML; demonstrated ability to design, develop and implement simple to moderately complex applications utilizing at least one Microsoft development tool; knowledge and understanding of internet tools and technologies, including principles of web application development desired ; knowledge of distributed systems architecture, networks, middleware or object-oriented analysis design desired; knowledge of technology support; ability to write and maintain program documents; ability to think logically and analytically, follow instructions and pay close attention to details; oral and written communication skills; interpersonal skills.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

General Experience:

Four (4) years experience in programming or system analysis and design or database management.

Substitution Allowed:

Associate Degree in Computer Programming may be substituted for two (2) years of the general experience or Bachelor's degree in Computer Programming

Preferred Experience:

Prior experience with an EHR system; familiarity with medical terminology; T-SQL programming

Incumbents in this class must have or achieve with six months Epic Cogito Fundamentals Certification in their assigned areas and specialties and maintain certification while in the position

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

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