Programmer Senior-EDI

Company: UPMC Location: Pittsburgh, PA Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Medical/Health Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Company: UPMC Reference Code: Job ID: 1034659UPMC is an integrated global health enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and one of the leading non-profit health systems in the United States. As western Pennsylvania’s largest employer, with 48,000 employees and nearly $7 billion in revenue, UPMC is transforming the economy of the region into one based on medicine, research, and technology. By integrating 20 hospitals, 400 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, long-term care facilities, and a major insurance plan, UPMC has advanced the quality and efficiency of health care and developed internationally renowned programs in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, orthopedics, and sports medicine, among others. UPMC is commercializing its medical and technological expertise by nurturing new companies, developing strategic business relationships with some of the world’s leading multi-national corporations, and expanding into international markets; including Italy, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Qatar. For more information about UPMC, visit our website at www.upmc.com. Programmer Senior-EDI Askesis Development Group, Inc. (ADG) is seeking a programmer - senior to work in their downtown location.  Under the general direction of the management team and senior staff, the programmer - senior position will be responsible for providing proficient programming services, defining technical requirements, developing and/or maintaining computer applications/systems, and providing services to meet client IT and business needs.  This position may be responsible for supervising/directing three to five technical team members.  The ideal candidate typically has completed a four-year academic degree including courses in computer programming, systems analysis, system development, or systems engineering OR has acquired core IT skills and knowledge via practical experience.  This person will proficiently apply IT methods, professional knowledge, and UPMC standards and practices.  Additionally, this person must intuitively grasp familiar, stable system performance situations and be able to respond to unfamiliar, undefined, unexpected, or unstable situations with the professionally prescribed standard response.  This position must be able to recognize subtle problems with system design or performance and act appropriately to improve the condition, seeking validation of actions in advance as appropriate.  This person must also be effective in relationships with business partners, professional peers, and other team members and will coach less experienced IT professionals.  Strong EDI experience including HIPAA transaction sets, relational database programming (SQL Server or equivalent), and someone who is a self-starter with strong analytics skills is highly desired.   Apply at www.upmc.com by following these steps; click Careers at UPMC, Start My Job Search, and follow the link to continue to search and apply for openings. Select Advanced Search and enter 1034659 in the job opening ID field.  UPMC is an equal opportunity employer.