IIS Data Quality and Testing Specialist (Methods & Procedures Advisor 2)

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform the duties of Methods and Procedures Advisor 2. Under direction, duties include but are not limited to implementing Immunization Information System (IIS) onboarding of providers and other organizations; testing and monitoring data submitted to the IIS via Health Level Seven (HL7); ensuring conformance to national data exchange standards; monitoring connections with data exchange partners; implementing interjurisdictional data exchange via the Immunization (IZ) Gateway; collaborating on IIS upgrades; keeping abreast of changes to HL7 and other national standards for secure data exchange; collaborating with Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) to facilitate IIS compliance with standards; incorporating or onboarding data from available sources to improve demographic record completeness and accuracy; assessing, updating, and improving key IIS functions to ensure the highest quality of data; collaborating and cross-training with the data quality staff to assess incoming data; reviewing data quality reports and measurements; identifying the need for enhancements and changes to the IIS; and other duties as assigned.

Benefits Statement

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
• 13-14 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources

These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Develops and implements strategies informed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Immunization Information Systems (IIS) Data Quality Blueprint and guidance from American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) and Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) to assess, monitor and improve incoming data submitted by providers/other partners through all IIS reporting methods (e.g., HL7, IIS user interface, file transfer) and data at rest.
• Regularly reviews internal Data Quality reports, CDC Data Quality reports, the CDC IIS Dashboard, and reports from the AIRA Measurement and Improvement Aggregate Analysis Reporting Tool (AART), to identify and assist in prioritizing IIS enhancements and changes to internal reports and processes to align with CDC IIS Functional Standards and IIS community best practices.
• Manually merges duplicate records that are determined to belong to the same patient and separate records that are found to be incorrectly merged.
• Conduct testing to ensure that IIS forecasting algorithms are up-to-date and conform to the CDC Clinical Decision Support for Immunization (CDSi) guidance for correctly assessing immunization histories, returning accurate forecasts of immunizations due, and producing accurate reminder/recall notifications and coverage assessments.
• Works with IIS vendor/IT department to facilitate high data quality by regularly assessing, updating and improving key IIS functions.
• Collaborates with other staff, IIS vendor/IT department, other IIS, and national partners to implement interjurisdictional data exchange via the IZ Gateway
• Works with the interoperability and onboarding staff to implement IIS onboarding of providers and other organizations.
• Performs Help Desk duties including answering phones and emails, fulfilling patient and partner requests, supporting IIS users, facilitating password resets, etc., and uses a help desk issue tracker.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonable within the scope of those duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with courses in public administration, accounting, industrial relations, prelegal or personnel management.
• Requires two years professional experience in public administration, business management, or accounting.

Preferred Qualifications

• A master's degree in computer science, informatics, epidemiology, public health, or a related field.
• Two years of professional experience in data management and analysis, preferably in a public health or healthcare setting.
• Two years of professional experience using HL7 and other standards for accurate and secure data exchange between health IT systems.
• One year of professional experience with statistical software (e.g., SAS, R, or SPSS), SQL query tools, and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau).
• One year of professional experience in assessing the quality and functionality of Electronic Health Records (EHR) or Immunization Information System (IIS) data and systems.
• One year of professional experience with Microsoft programs, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• One year of professional experience in preparing, presenting, and training on complex technical material to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• One year of professional experience working with healthcare organizations.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of over $2 billion in state and federal funds, 6 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,200 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.