Laboratory Data Exchange Coordinator (Operations and Policy Analyst 2) – Hillsboro, OR (Hybrid)

Initial Posting Date:

11/22/2024

Application Deadline:

12/08/2024

Agency:

Oregon Health Authority

Salary Range:

$4,998 - $7,647

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Laboratory Data Exchange Coordinator (Operations and Policy Analyst 2) – Hillsboro, OR (Hybrid)

Job Description:

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) in Hillsboro, Oregon has a career opportunity for a Laboratory Data Exchange Coordinator to coordinate and support timely and quality testing for populations at risk of infection.

The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) has been actively protecting the public's health since 1903 by supporting state and local infectious disease control efforts, preventing metabolic disorders detectable at birth, and assuring the quality of testing in clinical and environmental laboratories.

This is a full-time, permanent, classified position and is represented by a union, SEIU Human Services.

What will you do?

As a Laboratory Data Exchange Coordinator, you will design and coordinate lab-wide onboarding activities with clinical providers and health systems to facilitate greater use of electronic test order and reporting (ETOR) statewide. You will create and maintain up to date policies and procedures around data exchange and implementation of a robust ETOR quality strategy. In addition, you will work closely with the laboratory informatics team to ensure timely and accurate orders and results are exchanged and that data quality and reporting support surveillance and epidemiology reporting to federal, state, and local partners. These positions must be able to work in a complex arena with national, state, and local professionals in public health, laboratory, epidemiology, newborn screening, clinical practice, evaluation, and informatics.

What we are looking for:
Minimum Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree in public health, informatics, bioinformatics, computer science or a related field AND two years of professional-level evaluative, analytical, and planning experience related to data exchange or interoperability.
OR
Any combination of experience and education equivalent to five years of professional-level evaluative, analytical, and planning experience related to data exchange or interoperability.

Desired Attributes:

• Preference will be given to applicants with a master’s degree in public health, bioinformatics, informatics, computer science or a related field or equivalent in training and experience in public health data, public health informatics, data systems design, and database management.
• Knowledge of or proficiency in the following software applications and OS platforms: Rhapsody Integration Engine (coding in JavaScript and Java), analytic and programmatic applications (e.g., R, Python, SQL), Windows Desktop and Server, file transfer protocol (FTP and sFTP), Virtual Private Network (VPN), Windows, Microsoft Office including MS Access, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with public health data formatting and coding standards, including Health Level Seven (HL7), International Classification of Diseases (ICD), and other standardized and proprietary codes.
• Experience working with Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).
• Knowledge of principles and practices of health data collection and reporting and clinical laboratory operations.
• Experience preparing and presenting highly complex technical material and issues to non-specialists.
• Experience identifying measures or indicators of system performance and recommending actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Experience coordinating large technical projects, including experience interacting with laboratory or clinical stakeholders.
• Experience creating, promoting, welcoming, and maintaining a culturally competent and diverse work environment.

Working Conditions:
The work of this role will be primarily performed on-site at the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory in Hillsboro, OR. Thirty percent (30%) of the work of this role may be conducted remotely with full access to the needed operating systems and technology. Work location and the amount of remote work can be changed at any time at the discretion of the hiring manager. The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory is located at 7202 NE Evergreen Pkwy Suite 100, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124.

May occasionally require working more than eight hours per day and/or weekends to support public health investigations or emergency response.

Must have a valid driver's license. In-state travel and occasional out-of-state travel is expected to attend meetings, conferences, make presentations and meet with partners.

What's in it for you?

The Public Health Division is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.

• We offer exceptional medical, vision and dental benefit packages for you and your qualified family members with minimal out-of-pocket costs (member cost share is as low as 1% - 5%). Try this free virtual benefits counselor by clicking here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pebb/pages/alex.aspx 
• Paid Leave Days:
  • 11 paid holidays each year.
  • 3 additional paid personal business days each year.
  • 8 hours of paid sick leave accrued each month.
  • Progressive vacation leave accrual with increases every 5 years.
• Pension and Retirement plans. After six months of service, you may qualify for the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS). New employees may be enrolled in the Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
• Student Loan Forgiveness; Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity. The PSLF program may forgive student loan balances after you’ve made the equivalent of 120 qualifying monthly payments. 
• Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
• Click here to learn more about State of Oregon benefits.

The Oregon Health Authority is committed to:

• Eliminating health inequities in Oregon by 2030
• Becoming an anti-racist organization
• Developing and promoting culturally and linguistically appropriate programs, and
• Developing and retaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce that represents the diversity, cultures, strengths, and values of the people of Oregon.

Directions to Apply:
Please fill out the online application and questionnaire and submit a resume and cover letter telling us about yourself and how your personal (lived), educational, and professional experience qualifies you for this position.

Please ensure you have provided thorough and updated application materials as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. For further information, please visit the Pay Equity Projecthomepage.

External Applicants: Click on the “Apply” link and submit your application. View this video for assistance.

Current State of Oregon employees: Apply via your employee Workday account through the Jobs Hub worklet. View this job aid for assistance.

This recruitment may be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill current or future vacancies.

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Additional Information:

• The salary listed is at the non-PERS rate. Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) eligible employees will have their base salary increased by 6.95% and pay the 6% employee contribution to PERS. If you are not yet PERS eligible, the 6.95% pay increase and employee contribution will be effective upon PERS eligibility.
• Veterans: Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For further information, please see the following website: Veterans Resources.
• Visa Sponsorship: Oregon Health Authority (OHA) does not offer VISA sponsorship. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. OHA is an E-Verify employer and will use E-Verify to confirm that hires are authorized to work in the United States.
• Background Check: If you are offered employment, your offer will be contingent upon the positive outcome of an abuse check, criminal records check and driving records check. The information will be shared with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Office of Human Resources (OHR). Any criminal or founded abuse history will be reviewed and could result in the withdrawal of the offer or termination of employment.

Have Questions or Need Help?
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Aimee Buchholz at aimee.d.buchholz2@oha.oregon.gov. TTY users may dial 711 or 1-800-735-2900. For Workday technical support, please call toll-free 1-855-524-5627.

The Oregon Health Authority is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other protected class under state or federal law. In addition, we do not discriminate, or screen applicants based on current or past compensation. To learn more about OHA’s mission, vision, and core values, click here.

The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to workforce diversity and anti-racism.