Application Engineer

Introduction

Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our Application Engineer opening with HCA Healthcare today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.

Benefits

HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking an Application Engineer for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Application Engineer participates in the delivery of strategic commitments from start to finish for all aspects of the Physician Services Group organization within ITG. This technically focused position is responsible for assisting in the design, development, testing and implementation of solutions across the Enterprise. The engineer can learn and make use of existing solutions as well as recommend new technologies based on identified areas for improvement. They have an understanding of the services provided and direction of the Physician Services Group and can develop relationships throughout the organization to assist in accomplishing its goals for the company. These goals will be achieved by working with cross-functional business teams and utilizing ASP.NET, web front-end technologies, infrastructure automation, and database platforms and tools. The Application Engineer provides software development knowledge during the development, implementation, support and maintenance of software products at PSG.

The Application Engineer will collaborate with Business Customers, Department Heads, and Project teams, participates in application design efforts, as well as support and develop subject matter knowledge for internally developed applications. The Application Engineer will participate in the design, build, deployment, documentation and maintenance of applications against relational databases and other applicable data sources to support end-user processes.

Experience/ Requirements:

Responsibilities:

• Build software, automation, and infrastructure that provides services to PSG customers to reduce manual processes and improve organizational efficiency
• Implement solutions that improve deployment quality and velocity, infrastructure resiliency, security, and data availability
• Provide knowledge from perspectives of software engineering, database design, information security, and infrastructure architecture
• Write code to automate manual operations using appropriate languages and tools
• Implement custom 24x7 monitoring and alerting solutions
• Create and maintain a strong documentation
• Research, investigate, and recommend new technologies

Desired Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Technical

• Experience in C# and .NET development
• Exposure to developing and maintaining applications in .NET Core
• Experience with MS SQL Server, with exposure to writing SQL, developing stored procedures, triggers and functions
• Exposure to database design, data modeling, and query performance tuning
• Exposure to data-layer development, including RESTful API services either as a provider or a consumer
• Exposure to UX/UI design, including Angular, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS and AJAX

Soft

• Demonstrated analytical and design skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Participates in discussions with business partners and clients to achieve consensus and organizational goals
• Participates in application design sessions while providing technical guidance
• Adaptable to complex organizational change
• Ability to work with little supervision in a Lean environment
• Self-driven learner of technology and programming
• Ability to manage a few assignments simultaneously

Preferred Skills:

Technical:

• Exposure to LINQ and ORM technologies
• Exposure to data extraction, transformation and loading (ETL), SSIS preferred
• Exposure to creating and hosting reporting solutions, SSRS preferred
• Experience creating thick-client applications using WPF or similar technologies, windows services and console applications
• Exposure to clinical applications (EMR/PPMS), such as eClinical Works, Epic, GE Centricity, NextGen, etc.
• Exposure to the analysis of data patterns and problem resolution
• Exposure to software development best practices, such as continuous integration, automated testing, design patters, SOLID principles, domain driven design, etc.
• Exposure to batch and shell scripting
• Exposure to healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7, CCDA, or FHIR
• Exposure to public cloud development methodologies for Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure

Soft

• Demonstrates continual learning and improvement of knowledge and expertise in the health industry data standard as well as industry applications and tools
• Define and communicate the work assignments and completion criteria to team members, clarify work expectations, monitor own tasks and report on status
• Ability to assist with the creation of clear and concise documentation on design and operational topics
• Positively interacts with all customers and department heads

EXPERIENCE

• 1-3 years

EDUCATION

• College Graduate Required Undergrad

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Across HCA Healthcare's more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Application Engineer opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.