Healthcare Interface Engineer

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your Role at Baxter

THIS IS WHERE you build trust to achieve results!

Provides technical expertise in deploying and supporting application platforms, medical devices and software integration in healthcare environments. Requires the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams that include customer resources in collaboration with internal clinical and technical professionals. Responsible for designing, building, and supporting complex healthcare systems interfaces at customer sites. Works with project teams, clinical users, application subject matter experts, and software vendors to establish the needed business and technical requirements to ensure integrations are properly scoped, engineered, tested, and supported. Schedules are comprised of normal business hours with occasional after-hours work based on project needs.

This is a full-time, remote position. The preferred candidate will be located in the Pacific Standard Time zone to align with the team operations. Standard working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with occasional weekend overtime as needed.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provide Integration with customers’ EMR systems and medical devices
• Deploys Baxter’s common architecture platform and software applications directly to customers’ environments
• Deploys new interfaces and modifications into production environments while adhering to established change control policies and procedures
• Assist in various integration projects, including but not limited to Inbound/Outbound ADT, Orders and Results, PCD01/03/04/10 and Staff Assignments
• Work directly with external customers and cross functional teams on the development of system interfaces including writing detailed interface specifications
• Ability to participate in a 24×7 support rotation
• Travel up to 25%

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Up to date industry specific HL7 technical certifications, or minimum two years' experience in an HL7 integration role providing onsite and/or remote service
• Experience with HL7, FHIR, XML, JSON and API integration
• Familiarity with IHE (PCD) framework and standards
• Demonstrated skill working with HL7 interface engines (Mirth, Rhapsody, Cloverleaf, Epic Bridges, etc.)
• Experienced in Linux-based operating systems (RedHat, Ubuntu) and containerization (Dockers, Kubernetes)
• Scripting language experience such as Python, PHP, JavaScript
• PostgreSQL database experience a plus
• Experience working with hospital EMR (Cerner, Meditech, Epic, etc) a plus
• Experience with patient monitoring systems (GE, Phillips, etc) a plus
• Ability to work in evenings, including the weekends and holidays, as needed
• Ability to work independently and with team members from diverse backgrounds
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization (both within hospitals and with third party contractors) required
• A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a base salary range of $72,000 to $99,000. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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