Epic ODBA Professional

At CereCore, our heart for healthcare is interconnected with our knowledge of technical solutions, creating a vital link that ultimately drives the delivery of high-quality care.

CereCore is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Healthcare.

CereCore is seeking an Epic ODBA Professional to join our customer on a perm basis. This position will maintain databases to satisfy systems performance requirements and integrity.

This position may also assist a Senior Database Administrator. This position will also help the Associate Database Administrator as needed.

This includes, but isn’t limited to, coordination and monitoring of the interactions between systems that may affect their performance and integrity.

Job Summary :

Database Administration : Implements, configures and tests databases. Uses Database management tools. Manages files, tables, updates and changes and the physical descriptions of database components.

Adds, creates, replaces, deletes, or modifies SQL code to correct errors.

Conducts on-going analysis of database performance and capacity usage. Monitors and maintains all databases and disk space requirements.

Monitors and audits database access. Assists Senior DBA in creating, altering, removing and monitoring database security and access.

Analyzing, reviewing, profiles, dictionaries, screens, report format tables, or databases to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements.

• Diagnoses and resolves locking conflicts.
• Analyze the database management system and modifies if necessary. Reviews and corrects programs.
• Applies all security patches as needed. Advises management of performance problems and makes recommendations for corrective action.

Evaluates software products and programming languages to determine their applicability to a specific system and / or project.

• Assists Application Analysts and Business Intelligence Developers with data acquisition (e.g. stored procedures, tables, and views)
• Network / Server / Unix Administration : Implements effective change management policy minimizing risks. Knowledge of network protocols such as TCP / IP, UDP, SNMP, etc.

needed for the connections to databases, to client desktop, ODBC connections & DBLINKS.

Coordinates with Systems Administrators / Network and Systems Engineers in allocating and managing physical and logical storage.

Coordinates with Systems Administrators / Network and Systems Engineers in monitoring of backups. Coordinates with Systems Administrators / Network Analyst, and Systems Engineers to ensure quality and integrity of Databases.

• Systems Analysis : Analyzes and revise existing system logic difficulties for moderately complex workflows / systems. Analyzes problems, takes appropriate correction action, and follows up on problems to ensure they have been resolved.
• Conducts requirement reviews and formulates logical statements of business requirements and translates these to technical / functional specifications.
• Create prototype designs for moderately complex workflows / systems. Implements, tests, analyze vendor supplied enhancements and upgrades.

Prepares test scripts for moderately complex workflows. Applies patches and fixes recommended by the Vendor for both Production and non-Production databases.

Business Requirements and Process Analysis : Partners with business process experts to learn and understand problems with database systems and makes recommendations for enhancements and problem solutions.

Independently analyzes and revises existing database structure.

• May participate in institutional and / or departmental committees and initiatives. Provides input for planning and budget process.
• Project Coordination : Defines tasks and creates team work plans with moderate supervision. Delegates work to others and monitors progress.

Identifies issues affecting work progress and recommends solutions. Assists Senior in controlling project costs, communicating any project-related expenses and recommends ways to control costs (if assigned).

schedule variances and potential scope changes, task, goals and milestones in status reports and / or appropriate personnel.

Measures the progress toward goals and revises work plan accordingly. Participates with management personnel in planning, direction, and coordinating operational and / or procedural matters to meet goals and objectives.

Functions as the project coordinator when assigned by management.

• Duties include project time management, task and personnel coordination and scope management.
• Follows hospital’s project management methodology. Provides Project Coordination Services to customers as assigned. Delegates work to Associate and monitors progress.

Assures project changes or additions are updated using appropriate Project Management Toolsets. Ability to organize and prioritize multiple simple to moderately complex assigned task.

Provides input into the assessment of appropriate work effort for a task or project

Team Building : Assists and mentors co-workers. Performs the following core duties : participates in mentoring, training, and development of other employees.

Seeks and respects the views of others, including patients / families and customers when appropriate. Creates and updates internal documentation for team members to use.

Coaches and provides support / encouragement for employees to exceed their own expectations.

• This position may require travel to other West Virginia United Health System (WVUHS) facilities or affiliated sites to assist with implementations, training, and / or support.
• Adheres to the established policies of the WVUHS as well as the policies of the entity or entities where the IT team member is assigned to work and / or employed.
• Accepts on-call responsibilities and responds with action, either by phone call or on-site as defined by Department Policy.

Requirements

• Epic ODBA Certified
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field required
• Four (4) years database administrator experience required.
• Experience with Windows Based Applications such as Oracle Enterprise Manager, Xming or Xwindow for Unix, SQL Navigator, SQL Worksheet, and Lawson Insight Desktop preferred.
• Experience with current operating system software, operating system utilities preferred.
• Knowledge of PC applications, networking operating systems preferred

CereCore was formed in 2001 as a shared service business within a large hospital operator. We focus solely on helping healthcare organizations align business and IT strategies to improve processes and patient care.