Consulting Automation Engineer
HCA Healthcare - Nashville, TN
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*Description** **Introduction** Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Consulting Automation Engineer today with HCA Healthcare. **Benefits** HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: + Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. + Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. + Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing + 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service) + Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock + Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. + Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more + Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts + Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships + Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) + Colleague recognition program + Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence) + Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits ( **_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._** Come join our team as a(an) Consulting Automation Engineer. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today! **Job Summary and Qualifications** Position Summary The Consulting Automation Data Analyst is responsible for leading development and support of clinical data assets in the form of business logic developed using SQL and other tools. This position requires working with cross-functional teams to translate business and clinical needs into actionable data assets. A willingness to obtain a wide range of data subject-matter expertise will be necessary to develop and implement clinical data requirements in this role. The successful candidate will spend considerable time analyzing clinical and related business data to identify potential areas of improvement and developing implementation strategies for improving data quality and data standardization. This position requires extensive exposure to a healthcare environment in a data-intensive setting. Success in this position also includes building strong working relationships with business partners, project team and other ITG teams. Additionally, the successful candidate will possess a balance of technical and people skills. The ideal candidate will have practical experience in one or more of the following domains: Cerner, Epic, Meditech, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, HL7 v2.x. Due to the number and nature of interactions this position will have with other teams, very strong verbal and written communication skills are mandatory. Major Responsibilities: + Performs extensive clinical data analysis, creates documentation of data issues and develops implementation strategies for improving data quality and data standardization. + Create, lead, and promote troubleshooting activities. + Be a data subject matter expert for assigned automation products/applications/models + Research and become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the interaction of the product with source systems as well as interaction with the business users and business logic. + Coordinates information requirements from business partners, project teams and other ITG teams to provide assessment of usefulness, reliability and cleanliness of data from various clinical systems. + Possess excellent communication skills to interface with various stakeholders from business consumer to technical staff. + Ensures data is prepared and/or presented in proper context within business requirements. + Works with clinical source system teams to understand clinical data intent and derive data lineage across business functions and how they impact automation as inputs or outputs. + Leads requirements sessions with business partners, project teams, and other ITG teams to provide assessment of usefulness, reliability, and cleanliness of data from various systems. + Lead requirements validation and feasibility analysis with respect to data products + Develop high-level and detailed design specification that will enable and support troubleshooting activities. + Estimate work effort required in delivering data products. + Accurately report issues and status to leadership. + Extensive experience leading and contributing to different phases of testing (unit testing, integration testing, performance testing). + Understand the data history requirements from clinical source systems and reporting requirements to develop strategy on maintaining and managing historical clinical data in the clinical data warehouse. + Participate in logical data modeling discussions and design reviews of physical data models. + Participate in review of defects and data quality issues that are uncovered during the lifecycle of clinical reporting applications. + Document clinical data requirements and work with development team to translate these requirements into system requirement specifications. + Perform clinical Data Profiling (experience with automated profiling tools is a plus). + Strong analytical and technical skills with ability to analyze issues, assess technical risks, and recommend practical solutions. + Incorporated themselves into development teams from design to deployment + Mentor junior members of the team on data analytics concepts as well as HCA data domains. + Work on assignments involving the use of various technologies both old and new. + Work as part of a team and independently. + Lead the performance of simple, moderate and complex troubleshooting / maintenance assignments within the department. + Establish and meet due dates. + Provide after-hours/on-call support as needed. + Resolve simple to complex production support issues. + Build strong relationships within department and with other project team members. + Identify and implement process improvement measures within the analytics space. + Take ownership of responsibilities, working individually or with teams to accomplish goals. + Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement.” Education & Experience: + Bachelor's degree Required + 7+ years of experience in working with MEDITECH Expanse, Cerner, or Epic health information systems Required + 4+ years of SQL and data analytics experience required Required + Able to manipulate, analyze, and visualize data from different source systems. Required + 7+ years of experience in healthcare Preferred + 7+ years of experience in information technology Preferred + Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience Licenses, Certifications, & Training: + SQL certification Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Behaviors: + Analytics: Strong analytical skills to identify and resolve problems + Communication: Excellent written and verbal skills with an ability to interpret and communicate analytical information to both business partners and ITG teams in a clear and concise manner. + Adaptability: Adeptness to learn new assignments, technologies and applications quickly and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Required + Service and Quality Excellence: Ability to demonstrate an uncompromising commitment to delivering exceptional care to create an unmatched value proposition for our patients. + Honor our Mission and Values: Ability to build trust and act with authenticity to cultivate a culture of integrity, inclusion, and mutual respect. + Effective Decision Making: Ability to make timely, informed decisions that are in the best interest of our patients, employees, providers, community and HCA. + Attain and Leverage Strategic Relationships: Ability to develop and strengthen collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to advance the care of our patients and the growth of HCA. + Lead and Develop Others: Ability to lead others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives; provide meaningful coaching and mentoring to increase the capabilities of individuals and teams and drive employee engagement. + Communicate with Impact: Ability to deliver information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results. + Achieve Success through Change: Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation, remove barriers and resistance, and enable desired behaviors. + Drive Execution and Financial Results: Ability to commit to the success and financial wellbeing of HCA by challenging others to excel and hold themselves and others accountable for achieving results. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual.- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Consulting Automation Engineer opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. **Unlock the possibilities and apply today!** We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Created: 2026-02-06