20130905 - Information Protection Associate

Information Protection Associate
Corona, California

Information Protection Associate( 201304)   We�re looking for big ideas�ideas that can embrace multiple petabytes of vital information. That�s how much data we manage and store at Kaiser Permanente. We�re home to some other big ideas, like creating KP HealthConnect�, the nation�s largest electronic medical record system, using social media and text messaging to help members engage in their own care, and developing predictive modeling tools that anticipate health issues before they�re an issue.   Description   Information Protection: includes the development, implementation, communication, monitoring and maintenance of information security policies and procedures which promote a secure and uninterrupted operation of all data processing systems.   Essential Functions: • Promotes awareness of Information Protection policies, standards and procedures to users through daily interactions. • Works with other KP-IT staff to assess security access control compliance. • Assists in the development and implementation of Information Protection policies, standards, procedures and guidelines. • Reports security compliance exceptions. • Review and monitor security logs and violation reports and follows-up as appropriate. • Assists in the assessment of development, testing and implementation plan of Information Protection controls. • Ensures that the Application Product Team implements security controls in new and existing applications. • Participates in the review of security features of new software. • Assists in performing Information Protection awareness training. • Communicates security incidents expeditiously, both internally and externally, according to guidelines. • Escalates identified security incidents to higher level resources. Qualifications   Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or a minimum of 4 years of equivalent work experience. • A minimum of 0-2 years of Information Technology (IT) experience including development, implementation, communication, monitoring and maintenance of information security policies and procedures. • Candidate must have great organizational and communication skills. Primary Location: California-Corona-Corona Data Center Admin 1830 California Ave. Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40 Shift: Day Working Days: Monday-Friday Working Hours Start: 8:00am Working Hours End: 5:00pm Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group: Salaried Employees Job Level: Entry Level Job: Information Technology Public Department Name: TRO- IRISS Team Travel: No Job Eligible for Benefits:  Sign-on Bonus   External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

20130905 - Computer Operations Associate

Computer Operations Associate
Pleasanton, California

Computer Operations Associate( 199997)

  We�re looking for big ideas�ideas that can embrace multiple petabytes of vital information. That�s how much data we manage and store at Kaiser Permanente. We�re home to some other big ideas, like creating KP HealthConnect�, the nation�s largest electronic medical record system, using social media and text messaging to help members engage in their own care, and developing predictive modeling tools that anticipate health issues before they�re an issue.  

Description

Computer Operations: includes monitoring of computing systems and jobs, monitoring production jobs for abnormal conditions and take corrective actions, assuring quality control while monitoring of mainframe, midrange, server and network environments and components.

Essential Functions:• Observes and assists in the operation of all computer related peripheral equipment (e.g. tapes, printers, scanners).
• Monitors and responds to I/O activities.
• Escalates media or hardware problems as appropriate.
• Ensures quality control measures.
• Consults with senior level and/or technical staff when the cause of problem is not apparent. May assist in restart of jobs.
• Receives direct but not constant supervision. Competent to work on several phases of computer operations with only general direction, but requires some instruction and guidance for other phases.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:• Associate's degree in a related field and/or a minimum of 4 years of equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience in computer operations.

Primary Location: California-Pleasanton-Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building E 5820 Owens Dr. Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40 Shift: Day Working Days: M-F Working Hours Start: 8AM Working Hours End: 5PM Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group: Salaried Employees Job Level: Entry Level Job: Information Technology Public Department Name: Technology Risk Office Travel: No Job Eligible for Benefits:  Sign-on Bonus 

 External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

20130807 - Data Production & Analysis I

Data Production & Analysis I
San Diego, California

Data Production & Analysis I( 195443)   No matter what your job title, the work you do at Kaiser Permanente supports the health and well-being of the millions of men, women, and children who turn to us for care. That’s because all of us—from our financial professionals, to our IT team members, to our RNs and physicians on the front line of care—are committed to providing the best possible care experience. With locations across the United States, we offer the opportunity to build a rewarding career in an environment that supports your success. Join us and put your beliefs into practice.   Description  The Data Analyst is responsible for supporting the business community needs for data collection, analysis, and reporting from a variety of sources including mainframe files, data warehouse reports, and vendor extracts. The Data Analyst will collect, organize, and analyze data for easy use by CSC Finance Accountants and internal business partners, and serve as an expert on data availability and quality.  Essential Functions: • Collects and organizes data from mainframe files, data warehouse reports, vendor extracts, departmental spreadsheets and databases, and internet/intranet sites for easy use by internal business and analytical clients. • Ensure the integrity of all data for the purposes of maintaining regulatory compliance, communicating all data problems to applicable internal staff, as well as internal auditing and reporting. • Create and maintain databases as a tool for delivering data to internal clients. • Translate customer business requirements needs into a final product. • Troubleshoots and resolves escalated job failures and anomalies. • Development and maintenance of desktop procedures. • Responsibilities impact the achievement of team or department objectives. • Contributions are usually limited to task-related activities. • Generally involves following established procedures, instructions, and/or manuals. • Requires occasional judgment to select from apparent alternatives. • Requires minimal decision-making. • Develops solutions to routine problems, following established policies and procedures. • Most problems are clearly defined and solutions are readily available. • Provides routine fact-based information. • Follows specific, outlined, and detailed procedures. • Work is closely supervised. • Exercises limited discretion within defined boundaries. • Does not have formal supervisory responsibilities. Qualifications  Basic Qualifications: • Minimum of two (2) to five (5) years of comparable experience required. • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in healthcare, accounting,  finance, information systems or a related area or equivalent experience. • Basic knowledge of PC-based query and report writing tools such as MS Access or Crystal Reports. • Intermediate knowledge of spreadsheet and database programs, particularly Microsoft Excel and Access. • Understanding of relational database and data integrity; familiarity with SQL and Visual Basic preferred. • Requires strong communication skills, ability to keep up with technological changes, techniques and improvements, and apply those to current environment, strong customer service focus, and organizational and time management skills. • Exposure to reporting from large databases or data warehouses and some understanding of the data relationships within these. • Knowledge of internet, intranet, mainframe, and PC environments. • Proven ability to work with customers to understand business requirements and translate those needs into a final product. • Requires an understanding of data available in the company, an understanding of the business requirements, and the creativity to develop workable solutions for a wide range of customers. Primary Location: California-San Diego-California Service Center - Rio S.D. 8954 Rio San Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40 Shift: Day Working Days: Monday - Friday Working Hours Start: 8:00 AM Working Hours End: 5:00 PM Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group: Salaried Employees Job Level: Individual Contributor Job: Information Technology Public Department Name: CSC Finance Travel: No Job Eligible for Benefits:  Sign-on Bonus   External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

20130729 - Tech Application Spec Associate - RIS Application

Tech Application Spec Associate - RIS Application
Pleasanton, California

Tech Application Spec Associate - RIS Application( 192749)

  We’re looking for big ideas—6.9 petabytes is a good start. That’s how much data we manage and store in Information Technology at Kaiser Permanente—more than the Library of Congress can claim. We’re home to some other big ideas, like creating KP HealthConnect®, the nation’s largest electronic medical record system. Using social media and text messaging to help members engage in their own care. And developing predictive modeling tools that anticipate health issues before they’re an issue. It’s the kind of thinking that’s shaping the future of technology, health care, and the lives of all 8.6 million of our members. If you’re ready to contribute your own big ideas, join us.  

Description

 

This individual performs as a technical and industry resource in the operational support of Radiological Information Systems (RIS) & Dictation/Transcription (DTS) within the Medical Imaging Sub-Portfolio department for the Care Delivery BIO. This position will help ensure that solution designs meet agreed upon requirements and milestones for deployment and support. The RIS application is a mission critical care delivery system. 

 

Essential Functions:

• Learns the basics of the application and the applicable business / operational areas supported by the application.

• Monitor various application components and queues to ensure availability and reports issues or discrepancies.

• Responsible for analysis of complex business requirements, systems upgrades, workflows, application functions and capabilities.

• Consults with clients, researching and troubleshooting issues to understand software build steps needed for production environment of business application.

• Works collaboratively with implementation teams to ensure process design, interface development, testing and implementation and user training are performed to quality standards.

• Report on work progress and metrics using various MS Office & other reporting tools based on pre-determined criteria.

• Utilizes analysis to collaborate with users, analysts and consultants to determine solutions and required configurations to meet business requirements.

• Assist Leads to prepare builds for implementation into production and makes adjustments as necessary.

• May perform root cause analysis and offer resolution options.

• Opportunity to identify areas for work flow and process improvements. Vets ideas with team and works through applications improvements for implementation.

• Learns the impact of the application on the organization and interdependencies. Articulates and communicates this impact to other employees and Business Partners.

•  Completes application configurations as directed by team members and/or vendor.

•  Learns application testing strategies for configurations and builds and does unit testing in non-production environments and reports on outcomes noting issues.

•  Maintains appropriate documentation for change management.

•  Communicates with key business partner and KPIT team members.

Qualifications

 

Basic Qualifications:

•  Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science or related field.

•  Some demonstrated exposure to analysis of business requirements, systems upgrades, workflows and application capabilities.

•  2+ years experience or equivalent with MS Windows Administration.

•  2+ years experience or equivalent using SQL, PL/SQL, or distributed structure programming languages.

•  2+ years demonstrated problem solving skills
•  Experience using MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint, MS Project and Visio)
•  Excellent communication skills (written, verbal)

·  Basic knowledge of networking - TCP/IP, etc.

•  Willingness to participate in 24x7 on call pager / cell support rotation.

•  Ability to diagnose and solve complex/technical problems.

Primary Location: California-Pleasanton-Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building B 4480 Hacienda Dr. Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40 Shift: Day Working Days: M-F Working Hours Start: 8:00 Working Hours End: 5:00 Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group: None Job Level: Entry Level Job: Information Technology Public Department Name: CD BIO Travel: Yes, 5% of the time Job Eligible for Benefits:  Sign-on Bonus 

 External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

20130729 - Programming Analysis Associate

Programming Analysis Associate
Oakland, California

Programming Analysis Associate( 195466)

  No matter what your job title, the work you do at Kaiser Permanente supports the health and well-being of our members. All 8.7 million of them. That’s because each of us—from our financial professionals and IT team members to our RNs and physicians on the front line of care—shares a commitment to providing the best possible care experience. With locations across the United States, we offer the opportunity to build a rewarding career in an environment that supports your success. Join us and put your beliefs into practice.  

Description

 

Responsibilities:  

• For development, time spent is spent coding with direction to meet client/user specifications or routine maintenance activities (running error reports, monitoring online and batch systems, installing packages)
• Conducts system/unit testing with direction
• Provides basic client/user support, typically through tickets from the Help Desk, and escalates any non-routine problem
• May support implementation of new program releases or updates through assigned tasks
• May assist in basic analyses for efficient program/ application solutions which support client business processes and functional requirements
• Develops solutions to routine technical problems, following established policies and procedures
• Always requires assistance to solve non-routine problems
• Most problems are clearly defined and solutions are readily available
• Interacts with own team and may communicate outside of team for routine work activities
• Provides routine, fact-based information about immediate work activities
• Communicates with others to request information or respond to inquiry
• Follows specific, outlined and detailed procedures to conduct work
• Work is closely supervised (daily)
• Exercises limited discretion within defined boundaries
• Participates as an active team member to achieve established goals
• May provide performance input on other team members
• Has no formal leadership/ supervisory responsibilities

Qualifications

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Entry level professional
• 0-2 years experience
• Some knowledge of policies, practices and systems
• Limited use and/or application of basic information technology and programming principles, theories and concepts
• Helpful to know some programming language(s)
• 4-year degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Expericne with SAS preferred

Primary Location: California-Oakland-Ordway One Kaiser Plaza Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40 Shift: Day Working Days: Mon-Fri Working Hours Start: 9 AM Working Hours End: 6 PM Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group: Salaried Employees Job Level: Individual Contributor Job: Information Technology Public Department Name: Corporate Risk Management Travel: Yes, 5% of the time Job Eligible for Benefits:  Sign-on Bonus 

 External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

20130709 - Associate Technical Application Specialist

Kaiser Permanente
Associate Technical Application Specialist
Oswego, Oregon

Associate Technical Application Specialist( 188082)

  We’re looking for big ideas—6.9 petabytes is a good start. That’s how much data we manage and store in Information Technology at Kaiser Permanente—more than the Library of Congress can claim. We’re home to some other big ideas, like creating KP HealthConnect®, the nation’s largest electronic medical record system. Using social media and text messaging to help members engage in their own care. And developing predictive modeling tools that anticipate health issues before they’re an issue. It’s the kind of thinking that’s shaping the future of technology, health care, and the lives of all 8.6 million of our members. If you’re ready to contribute your own big ideas, join us.  

Description

 

Associate Technical Application Specialist

Kaiser Permanente is heavily investing in new capabilities to support Health Plan claims processing through the implementation of a national multi-year, multi-million dollar IT claims project to replace legacy claims systems across our regions with the state of the art EPIC Tapestry claims application.  The Health Plan Claims IT Sub-Portfolio is seeking a highly motivated Associate Technical Application Specialist who will utilize their claims experience and analytical skills to drive a standardized configuration and deployment of this new application for our various regions.  This position is within Information Technology and requires both exceptional systems analysis skills as well as a strong business-focused background. 

The ideal candidate will be able to work as part of the team as well as provide direction and training as needed to other team members.

Responsibilities:

·        Assist with the analysis of business requirements, application workflows and needed capabilities in collaboration with vendor, business and IT partners

·         Utilizes analysis to collaborate with users, analysts and consultants to determine application solutions and required configurations to meet business requirements

·         Collaboratively works with clients and other Technical Specialists to streamline application work flow, processes and integration with other business applications

·         Learn about  the impact of the application on the organization and interdependencies. 

·         Participate in discussions with national and regional Care Delivery and Health Plan organizations utilizing the EPIC suite of products to reach agreement on shared application configurations

·         Configures application based on analysis and collaborations to implement ongoing application releases

·         Assists with the assignment objectives, assist with the plans schedules and arranges own activities in accomplishing objectives.

·         Work is reviewed by management at key intervals for advice and guidance prior to completion.

·         Coordinates with business and IT partners to identify cross-project dependencies

·         Helps with the change requests for application enhancements including requirements gathering, solution options and cost estimation

·         Completes application configurations as directed by team members and/or vendor

·         Tests application configurations and  builds or does unit testing in non-production environments and reports on outcomes noting issues

·         Monitors implementations into production and determines configuration adjustments as necessary

·         Establishes and sustains strong ongoing relationships with KP-IT and business

Qualifications

  

Basic/Minimum Qualifications:

              

·         Bachelor's degree or 4 years of equivalent work experience.

·         A minimum of 0 to 2 years of professional experience in analysis of business requirements, workflows and application capabilities.

·         Applies acquired job skills and company policies and procedures to complete assigned tasks.

·         Understands the basics of the application and the applicable business / operational areas supported by the application. 

Preferred Qualifications

·         Experience with and certification in one or more of EPIC suite applications, Tapestry AP Claims preferred

·         Demonstrated facilitation, collaboration, documentation, and presentation skills.

·         Demonstrated capability to work with both Technical and Business resources.

·         Demonstrated capability to lead a team towards a common project goal.

·         Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with Business and IT resources.

·         Knowledge of claims process workflows in the Health Plan industry

·         Knowledge and/or direct experience in Claims business / operational area supported by application

·         Excellent oral and written communications skills.

·         Excellent problem solving and "decision making" skills.

·         Must have demonstrated success working in a matrix team environment for a large organization

·         Ability to understand business needs and translate them into application solutions.

·         Self-motivated, independent work capability

·         Results orientation - Demonstrated ability to execute in a fast paced environment.

·         Experience working with application vendors and system integrators

·         Must be flexible and have the ability to work in a complex and constantly changing environment.

 

Primary Location: Oregon-Lake Oswego-5800 Meadows 5800 SW Meadows Rd. Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40 Shift: Day Working Days: M-F Working Hours Start: 8:00am Working Hours End: 5:00pm Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group: None Job Level: Entry Level Job: Information Technology Public Department Name: KP-IT - HP_BIO Travel: No Job Eligible for Benefits: Yes Sign-on Bonus: 

 External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.