HL7 Interface Analyst

Posting 18573
-Posted
07/09/2026

- Dept of State Health Services

- Ntnl Electrnc Disease Surv Stm

- Computer and Mathematical

- Eligible for Telework
- Additional Shifts available (1) -c. $5000 - $6999 per month

DSHS is committed to hiring skilled and dedicated individuals who share a passion for public health to pursue our vision of A Healthy Texas . If you are looking to make an impact and tackle new challenges, we encourage you to consider a career with us.

Employee Benefits:

DSHS offers insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS). To learn more about all the benefits available to you as a DSHS employee and other DSHS opportunities for early career pathways, visit the DSHS Careers Page .

Functional

Title:

HL7 Interface Analyst

Job Title:

Health Informatics Spec IV
Agency: Dept of State Health Services
Department: Ntnl Electrnc Disease Surv Stm
Posting Number: 18573
Closing Date: 01/07/2027
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Computer and Mathematical
Salary Range: $6,377.50 - $8,581.66
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-26
Shift: Day
Additional Shift: Days (First)
Telework: Eligible for Telework
Travel: Up to 5%
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Facility

Location:


Job Location City: AUSTIN
Job Location Address: 1100 W 49TH ST (RBB)
Other Locations: None
MOS Codes: 230X,41AX,70D

This position works in the Texas NBS Public Health Informatics and Data Exchange (PHID) Group and performs highly advanced (senior-level) health informatics work and systems analysis of the NBS-National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS). Work involves gathering, storing, analyzing, interpreting, exchanging, and managing healthcare data. Designs and maintains the NEDSS servers and applications, to include oversight of Rhapsody route development and deployment;

and manage Power Shell scripts that control the movement of Electronic Lab Results (ELRs) files across the ecosystem. Prepare and update system and architecture documentation. Prepare, document and implement project plans for system upgrades as needed. Facilitate strategic planning sessions and implement policy decisions in regards to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Texas statute. Work with the Information Security Office to maintain and enforce security for the NEDSS servers.

Work with IT Data Center Services to review, update and document the disaster recovery plan for the NEDSS ecosystem. Oversees the coordination of data issues between multiple groups within multiple divisions of DSHS and external entities. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

(40%) Serve as technical Analyst to provide support and maintenance for the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) and its ecosystem. Provides analysis and guidance to NEDSS users and relevant personnel in other department programs, local health departments, and health care facilities. Routinely monitor and evaluate division surveillance systems to ensure complete, accurate, and timely reporting of public health data. Assists in conducting annual communicable disease data close-out and reconciliation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Uses highly specialized knowledge in analysis, requirement specification, programming, and system configuration in order to define and implement the details of the design solution. Works with interfaces that utilize and incorporate standardized health information exchange and vocabulary protocols. Leads specification definitions for complex reporting and data extract needs and clearly document needs that both business stakeholders and technical staff can understand and utilize to deliver timely solutions.

Defines the extraction of health care data from conceptualization through defining data mining approaches and presentation of data. Provides consultation on the development of interoperability of other data…