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The assigned APHL Technical Assistance (TA) Team will be supported by a centralized team that includes architects, terminologists and engineers. The centralized team will be responsible for 
, while the public health laboratory focused team will be responsible for . The below includes a description of the roles that will be a part of the public health laboratory focused team.
Role (Other Titles/Considerations) | FTE Implementation | Responsibilities | Recommended Skillset |
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TA Lead | 0.1 | Provides oversight to all APHL ETOR technical assistance teams Responsible for the staffing and scheduling of ETOR implementations Serves as escalation and support for team
| Knowledge of management principles and practices Previous management experience System implementation experience preferred Knowledge of public health laboratories and healthcare organizations
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Project Manager | 0.5 | Acts as APHL primary contact for public health laboratory and healthcare organization involved in the implementation project Manages implementation project(s) and TA engagement(s) including: scheduling and project planning, stakeholder management, risk identification and mitigation, issue tracking and solutioning, communication, and associated documentation per APHL standards Coordinates with team, public health laboratory, and healthcare organization to ensure tasks are completed and progress made Provides project management updates following APHL and PMO policies Collates feedback from APHL TA Team, public health laboratory, and healthcare organization on implementation process opportunities for improvement Coordinates project meetings (and agendas) between APHL technical assistance teams and various stakeholders, documents meeting minutes meeting minutes/decisions/action items/next steps, and performs follow-up Leads knowledge management activities to organize, track and communicate project activities in SmartSheet or Confluence Utilizes APHL processes, communications, tracking systems or other logistical solutions to help ensure project success
| Knowledge of project management principles and practices Previous project management experience System implementation experience preferred Knowledge of public health laboratories and healthcare organizations Ability to grasp technical information Ability to work cooperatively with other organizational entities and engage 3rd parties as necessary Excellent communication and organizational skills
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Lab Workflow SME | | Observes, documents, and assesses current public health laboratory and healthcare organization workflows and processes Documents future state workflows for the lab which encompass ETOR processes Leads and analyzes gap analysis for transition to solution (i.e., switch over) and documents where functions in the transition differ from current processes Identifies data element gaps, working closely with the Terminologist Documents requirements for selected test(s) (e.g., how many/which LOINC codes) Provides review, quality control, and assurance on TA processes and deliverables
| Lab experience ETOR experience
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Roving Terminologist | | Assists with mapping local-to-standardized values across different vocabulary domains Assists in implementation of public health integration use cases using national messaging standards (HL7), implementation guides, and encoding guidelines Provides test case scenarios Performs validation on HL7 messages and provides feedback Helps develop and maintain message implementation guides, business rules, and message specifications as needed for APHL member and partner organization support (e.g., result reporting to CDC, ETOR for Public Health Laboratories and their business partners, etc.)
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Tech Architect (Data Integration Engineer) | | Analyzes client IT environments and messaging capabilities Helps to identify and implement technical solutions to meet messaging requirements Provides TA consulting to healthcare organization and public health laboratory to advise on implementation of IT messaging solutions
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