Core Competencies
■ Establish excellent client relationships while successfully delivering all system requirements
■ Identify end-user needs while resolving issues and improving outcomes
■ Provide front-facing support
■ Identify and resolve HL7 interface issues
■ Create SQL scripts to analyze/update database elements, produce requested files, and test enhancements
Professional Experience
Mount Sinai Health System
New York, NY and Secaucus, NJ
February 1992 – November 2019
Experienced, results-driven applications analyst and leader, proficient in the full life-cycle support and maintenance of healthcare systems while achieving regulatory compliance and business / clinical requirements utilizing industry best practice standards
Application Analyst II
EMR/EHR System Roles
oProvide front-facing support for daily calls originating from the Helpdesk or HIM (Health Information Management) staff, coders, and other hospital employees (approx. 25 inbound and 15 outbound)
oImplementation
oMaintenance
oApplying regulatory and vendor enhancements
oTesting, change controls, production migrations
oDecommission legacy applications
Full lifecycle support for applications used by our primary user group
Implemented the enterprise 3M 360 / 3M Health Data Management (HDM) / 3M CRS
Develop / enhance reports based on end-user specifications
Additional support provided to outside groups included imaging applications (Dolphin / Sedexis) for the ENT departments and physician specific applications (Morrisey MSOW) for the Physician Credentialing department
Programmer Analyst II
Developed/Maintained IBM Mainframe COBOL/CICS programs
Applied localized enhancements to third party COBOL / CICS modules
Modified several hundred COBOL Batch / CICS programs and corresponding VSAM, flat files, copybooks, etc. as required for each COBOL 85 and Y2k conversion
Familiar with various debugging methods including interpreting binary and hexadecimal output
Supported inbound/outbound interface transactions for clinical and business systems
Primary analyst for group’s Disaster Recovery testing
Team Lead
Delegated daily workload to 3 team members
Managed technical activities for the simultaneous support of the HIM staff from each of the 5 hospitals within the healthcare system
Technical Skills / Training / Certifications
3M 360 Enterprise System, 3M HDM. 3M HDM Basic Reporter, 3M RDL (Rule Definition Language), 3M Ensemble Interface Engine utilizing HL7 protocols
MS SQL Server, Oracle SQL, Windows servers, Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Visio, Outlook, ServiceNow, Remedy (ARS - Action Request System), Crystal Reports, Tableau, HIPAA regulations
IBM MVS/ESA, DOS VSE, CICS, Maps (BMS), IMS, VSAM, Flat files, JCL, Procs, IBM Batch Utilities (FTP, IEBGENER, IEBCOPY, DITTO, IDCAMS, DFSort, SYNCSORT), PanValet, Endevor, SDLC, CICS Utilities (CEMT, CEDF, CECI)
Education
Cittone Institute for Computer Technology, Edison, NJ
Certification in Computer Programming and Systems Training
Oracle University
Certification in SQL and PL SQL