Koachie Health Systems Recruitment 2021

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Koachie Health Systems Recruitment 2021.

Koachie Health Systems (KHS) is a non-governmental and non-profit Health IT organization based in Ghana, Accra. We are dedicated to improving patient care through technology by working in partnership with the government, partners, civil societies, and the private sector. We focus on software development and implementation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: System Interface / Integration Developer

Responsibilities

• Develop tools for Interfacing software with other software used in themedical settings using communication protocols such as RS232and TCP/IP
• Work with end-users, vendors, and other IT staff to ensure the maximum level of integration between systems is achieved.
• Develop interfaces utilizing the latest messaging formats supported standard for HL7, ASTM, ABX Proprietary Format, Vital Proprietaryformat, CLSI LIS2-A, CLSI LIS2-A2 and other technologies relevant to the system.
• Create/maintain programming standards for the development and modification of interfaces.
• Ensure interfaces are tested appropriately and they comply with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Critical thinking skills to assess partners’ needs, and determine the appropriate course of action to meet those needs.
• Interviews partners to collect information on development requests.If troubleshooting an issue, directs partners through diagnostic procedures to determine source of problem.

INTERFACE SUPPORT

• Provide support for the existing interface environment through logical troubleshooting, patch management and capacity management.
• Baseline the performance of the system in order to plan for growthin capacity and to maintain optimum performance.
• Provide support as needed to other staff in the trouble-shooting ofsystem issues which may be related to interfaces.
• Proactively monitor the system for issues and respond as needed.
• Ensure that system patches are tested and applied in a timely manner utilizing the network team to facilitate the application of the patch.
• Ensure that all interface information is transported in a secure manner.
• Utilizes problem-solving skills, creativity, and innovation.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Work with project teams to ensure that interface-related activitiesare accurately identified in project schedules.
• Work with project teams to ensure interface development supports needed workflow and system changes throughout the organization.
• Manage projects related to interface development such as interface system upgrades, patches and data extraction.

Required Skills or Experience

Required qualifications for this position include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent education/experience.
• 2 years’ experience in at some scripting languages
• Good in Java, core PHP, MySQL, C++ and others

How to Apply