Optum intro standard Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
We are seeking a skilled Health IT Integration Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in developing and maintaining HL7 integration engine including (at least one) Cloverleaf, InterSystems-Ensemble or Rhapsody. This role requires a strong understanding of HL7 standards and the ability to work collaboratively with business users to gather interface specifications and create mapping documents.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Attend discovery and planning meetings for projects and enhancements, provide hour estimates, ideas and concerns
- Review security and provide what access people will need to do their job
- Make recommendations and implement ideas to make things easier, more efficient and more reliable
- Provide details when there will be extra costs, ie need to buy a new interface license for a project. Engaging health care organizations for interface implementations
- Communicating interface requirements
- Analyzing incoming data from various EHR vendors in HL7 formats
- Understanding HL7 requirements
- Conducting HL7 message analysis
- Coordinating HL7 activities
- Monitoring HL7 interfaces and resolving errors
- Troubleshoot and resolve interface-related issues and provide efficient connectivity solutions
- Collaborate with the IT and business teams to map interface designs for development
- Ensure data security and confidentiality by implementing robust systems controls
- Provide continuous support and system training to internal users
- Experience in SSH, SFTP, and other related protocols
- Use, develop, and maintain best practices and procedures - prioritize standardization
- Develop and maintain Epic Bridges interfaces using InterSystems - Cloverleaf / Ensemble / Rhapsody as the HL7 engine
- Deploy and maintain Epic vendor services applications
- Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation to provide support and resolve issues
- Collaborate with business users to gather interface specifications and create detailed mapping documents
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices in health IT integration
Required Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- Solid understanding of system interface design and data integration practices
- Proficiency in supporting and developing interfaces using HL7 integration engines such as Cloverleaf, InterSystems Ensemble, and Rhapsody
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and analytical skills - paying attention to detail
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to collaborate and function in a team-oriented environment
- Willingness and ability to participate in 24x7 on-call rotation
- Support a range of healthcare facilities across the US
- Familiarity with healthcare industry standards and regulations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Solid technical knowledge with Epic Bridges cert/experience
- Programming experience preferred
Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.
Skills Required
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- Understanding of system interface design and data integration practices
- Experience supporting and developing interfaces with HL7 integration engines such as Cloverleaf, InterSystems Ensemble, or Rhapsody
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to collaborate in a team-oriented environment
- Willingness and ability to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation
- Ability to support healthcare facilities across the United States
- Familiarity with healthcare industry standards and regulations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
- Epic Bridges certification or experience
- Programming experience
- Current eligibility to work and remain indefinitely without restrictions in the application country
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave (six weeks), paid caregiver leave (up to two weeks), Bright Horizons back-up care, and adoption assistance up to $10,000 are prominently included. Feedback suggests these family supports meaningfully aid work-life balance and are often highlighted as strengths.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is available to all employees, including part-time staff, alongside other financial protections like disability and life insurance. Feedback suggests broad access and matching make retirement support a core pillar of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan offers discounted company stock, with some roles also eligible for sign-on or performance bonuses. Feedback suggests the ESPP is a standout financial perk that helps employees build ownership over time.
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Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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