Interoperability and Integration Specialist

Key Responsibilities:

Mirth Connect (Primary Focus)

• Develop, maintain, and monitor HL7/FHIR interfaces using Mirth Connect
• Manage channels, transformations, filters, and communication protocols (TCP, SFTP, REST, etc.)
• Handle Mirth upgrades, performance tuning, and participate in DR/HA documentation and validation
• Collaborate with platform specialists to ensure high availability and platform integrity

Integration & Support

• Provide end-to-end support for hospital-specific integrations, state reporting, PHR workflows, and EMR conversions
• Troubleshoot production issues and lead root cause analysis across a diverse ecosystem of clinical systems and vendors
• Coordinate with offshore/onshore teams for 24x7 support coverage

InterSystems HealthShare (Strategic Focus)

• Participate in the pilot deployment of HealthShare Health Connect
• Build and configure message routes, transformations, and business processes using HealthShare components (IRIS, Ensemble)
• Support platform consolidation planning across fragmented integration engines
• Assist in evaluating cloud-hosted options (e.g., GCP) for future-state deployment

Interoperability & Standards

• Work closely with the Technical Integration Manager and enterprise architecture team
• Implement and support workflows involving HL7 v2/v3, FHIR R4, X12, CCD, CDA
• Contribute to roadmap planning for advanced HIE participation, API adoption, and care coordination use cases

Documentation & Communication

• Develop and maintain documentation including design specs, test cases, support runbooks, and DR plans
• Communicate with hospital IT teams, vendors (Cerner, Medhost, Athena), and state agencies

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on Mirth Connect experience in a healthcare integration environment
• Strong working knowledge of HL7 v2.x, FHIR, CCD/CDA, and interfacing protocols
• At least 2 year of experience with InterSystems HealthShare (Health Connect or Ensemble)
• Experience supporting production interfaces in mission-critical hospital or HIE environments
• Familiarity with EMRs such as Cerner, Athena, Medhost, or Epic
• Basic scripting experience (JavaScript, XSLT, or Python preferred)
• Ability to contribute to 24x7 on-call rotation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud-based integration (GCP preferred)
• Familiarity with Carequality/CommonWell networks, immunization registries, and HIE frameworks
• Understanding of HIPAA, HITECH, and healthcare compliance

Soft Skills:

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical mindset
• Clear verbal and written communication
• Team player with ability to work independently and under pressure
• Strong documentation and customer-facing collaboration skills