Provide a short description of the Position: NYSDOH needs temporary contractual services to support the Early Intervention Program with the Early Intervention Data System. This application is used to address the Early Intervention Program's (EIP's) functions of child referral and intake, case management, developmental evaluations, service planning, service delivery, service providers' claiming, provider application and approval, reporting, auditing, and compliance with federal and State requirements. The individual in this position will primarily be responsible for normal BA related tasks, as well as testing the Program's data system. The testing effort will require analysis of business requirements. There will also be numerous deliverables that will need to be tested comparing current and new system functionality.
Provide a list of the day-to-day tasks to be performed by the Selected Candidate: Facilitate the elicitation, validation, prioritization and documentation of requirements. Translate complex business/program terminology, concepts and issues in terms understandable to technical and non technical management staff. Translate requirements into test plans and scripts and trace the fulfillment of requirements through the testing phases. Develop and execute test plans, including test cases for application changes, application software releases, and system updates. Support User Acceptance Testing for the Early Intervention data system. Work with the NYSDOH third-party vendor to develop new/maintain existing documents related to the EI Data system. Administrative Tasks: Attend and participate in meetings, prepare a weekly report, complete NYS LATS timecard daily