IT Applications Programmer IV - Digital Technology Services Jobs in Edison at Hackensack Meridian Health

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Applications Programmer IV programs, tests, debugs, designs and maintains new applications or enhancements to existing applications across Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH). Designs and develops software applications that support internal or external business functions. Handles the most complex issues. Generally assigned multiple complex tasks and larger projects. May be asked to act as a project lead. Works independently and acts as a resource for lower level Applications Programmers.

This position will require being on-site up to 50% in Edison or at various HMH locations, as needed. Experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Applications Programmer IV at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Effectively shares knowledge with and mentors lower level Applications Programmers.
• Assists in the validation of work from lower level Applications Programmers.
• Assumes positions of leadership when using advanced coding methods to create applications that efficiently and effectively perform specific functions.
• Codes features and functionality based on detailed specifications or an understanding of business requirements.
• Recommends technical solutions to complex business problems.
• Oversees and is involved in the testing of component functionality, monitoring production application performance and troubleshoots and resolves issues.
• Develops and maintains internal and end-user documentation.
• Provides technical assistance and/or oversees such assistance during application implementation or maintenance.
• Recommends areas for process improvements and input into policy and procedure redesign.
• Perform other related duties and/or projects as assigned. 
• Adheres to the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies and Standards of Behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor's level degree or equivalent years of experience in a related Information Technology (IT) or other computer field.
• Five or more years of relevant experience in an IT/other computer field.
• Extensive experience with one or more programming languages or frameworks.
• Ability to organize and coordinate the actions of small groups to achieve departmental and organizational goals.
• Works independently and effectively manages time with little or no supervision.
• Strong desktop skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Outlook.
• Effective oral and written communication.
• Creates and maintains clear, concise documentation.
• Collaborates with other team members across the department.
• Demonstrates self-direction.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Bachelor's level degree in a related Information Technology (IT) or other computer field.
• Healthcare experience or related field.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Epic and/or other relevant certification(s) or where applicable, equivalent applications programming experience (i.e. PeopleSoft tools). 

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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