Clinical Informatics Lead - One Person One Record
Top Benefits
About the role
About the Opportunity
The Clinical Informatics Lead has a fundamental role in the success of this complex, multi-organizational clinical transformation initiative. Their provision of critical consultative leadership, clinical informatics expertise, planning, and direction at the multi-health authority Program/Specialty Level and with all work streams, will ensure the scale and fundamental nature of clinical transformation required is understood at appropriate leadership levels, the achievement of drivers/goals and the delivery of a well-planned strategy in collaboration with the health organization leaders.
The Clinical Informatics lead will support an interprofessional team and numerous working groups responsible for the development, adjudication and implementation of governance, evidence informed best practice and standardization within the OPOR Program. The clinical informatics lead acts as a subject matter expert within their area(s) of specialty, as well as providing structure/framework, project management support for working groups, initiatives, and projects.
The Clinical Informatics lead will contribute informatics expertise to support Laboratory Medicine's integration into the One Person One Record (OPOR) Program. This includes alignment of workflows, standardization of lab processes across the province, and close collaboration with stakeholders from multiple laboratory disciplines to ensure quality, safety, and operational efficiency in the implmentation of the clinical information system. The Clinical Informatics Lead will work closley with laboratory professionals, information technology teams, and vendors to ensure LIS (Laboratory Information System) design and configuratoin aligns with provicnial standards.
The Clinical Informatics lead independently addresses issues and makes decisions of moderate complexity with little or no supervision and delivers clear communication and documentation of complex concepts and issues across the organizations. This includes:
- leading the analysis and dissemination of best practice standards and content
- clearly communicating both up (sr. leadership) and down (front line staff) across the organization
- facilitating consensus and decision making across broad stakeholder groups
- being organized, outcomes driven, preparing work packages and decision documents for review by stakeholder/working groups
- having the ability to understand and support system level impacts and decisions while narrowing focus to translate and communicate stakeholder impact effectively
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Undergraduate degree in technology or health related field. Consideration may be given to those with appropriate training and work experience
- Minimum of 3- 5 years of experience in clinical informatics
- Strong understanding of clinical information/data and how these are managed, used and operationalized within the clinical information system to create knowledge
- Demonstrated knowledge and skill in the implementation of evidence-based practice in a clinical setting
- Demonstrated leadership in clinical and policy change.
- Broad knowledge of the applicable standards of practice and guidelines for clinical practitioners.
- Broad knowledge of clinical process, workflows, clinical services delivery and patient/client satisfaction determinants. Demonstrated clinical informatics expertise, with the ability to apply systems and critical thinking
- Demonstrated knowledge of Lean or related process improvement principles.
- Project Management and change management certification would be considered an asset
- Experience supporting clinical technology related services in a complex health care organizational environment considered an asset
- Proficient knowledge of healthcare industry; familiarity with clinical and administrative hospital functions and departments preferred
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent verbal, written communication and collaboration skills
- Asset: Knowledge of Laboratory Medicine workflows, processes, and information systems (e.g., LIS integration, specimen lifecycle, quality and saftey standards in diagnostics)
- Asset: Experience working with laboratory stakeholders in the planning, validation, and implementation of clinical informatics systems.
- Beneficial: Familiarity with accreditation requirements, test standardization, and specimen collection protocols.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Temporary, Full-time, 75 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately 24 months, with possibility of extension (assignment length is subject to change)
- This position follows a hybrid model
Compensation and Benefits
$40.95 - $51.19 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations
Clinical Informatics Lead - One Person One Record
Top Benefits
About the role
About the Opportunity
The Clinical Informatics Lead has a fundamental role in the success of this complex, multi-organizational clinical transformation initiative. Their provision of critical consultative leadership, clinical informatics expertise, planning, and direction at the multi-health authority Program/Specialty Level and with all work streams, will ensure the scale and fundamental nature of clinical transformation required is understood at appropriate leadership levels, the achievement of drivers/goals and the delivery of a well-planned strategy in collaboration with the health organization leaders.
The Clinical Informatics lead will support an interprofessional team and numerous working groups responsible for the development, adjudication and implementation of governance, evidence informed best practice and standardization within the OPOR Program. The clinical informatics lead acts as a subject matter expert within their area(s) of specialty, as well as providing structure/framework, project management support for working groups, initiatives, and projects.
The Clinical Informatics lead will contribute informatics expertise to support Laboratory Medicine's integration into the One Person One Record (OPOR) Program. This includes alignment of workflows, standardization of lab processes across the province, and close collaboration with stakeholders from multiple laboratory disciplines to ensure quality, safety, and operational efficiency in the implmentation of the clinical information system. The Clinical Informatics Lead will work closley with laboratory professionals, information technology teams, and vendors to ensure LIS (Laboratory Information System) design and configuratoin aligns with provicnial standards.
The Clinical Informatics lead independently addresses issues and makes decisions of moderate complexity with little or no supervision and delivers clear communication and documentation of complex concepts and issues across the organizations. This includes:
- leading the analysis and dissemination of best practice standards and content
- clearly communicating both up (sr. leadership) and down (front line staff) across the organization
- facilitating consensus and decision making across broad stakeholder groups
- being organized, outcomes driven, preparing work packages and decision documents for review by stakeholder/working groups
- having the ability to understand and support system level impacts and decisions while narrowing focus to translate and communicate stakeholder impact effectively
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Undergraduate degree in technology or health related field. Consideration may be given to those with appropriate training and work experience
- Minimum of 3- 5 years of experience in clinical informatics
- Strong understanding of clinical information/data and how these are managed, used and operationalized within the clinical information system to create knowledge
- Demonstrated knowledge and skill in the implementation of evidence-based practice in a clinical setting
- Demonstrated leadership in clinical and policy change.
- Broad knowledge of the applicable standards of practice and guidelines for clinical practitioners.
- Broad knowledge of clinical process, workflows, clinical services delivery and patient/client satisfaction determinants. Demonstrated clinical informatics expertise, with the ability to apply systems and critical thinking
- Demonstrated knowledge of Lean or related process improvement principles.
- Project Management and change management certification would be considered an asset
- Experience supporting clinical technology related services in a complex health care organizational environment considered an asset
- Proficient knowledge of healthcare industry; familiarity with clinical and administrative hospital functions and departments preferred
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent verbal, written communication and collaboration skills
- Asset: Knowledge of Laboratory Medicine workflows, processes, and information systems (e.g., LIS integration, specimen lifecycle, quality and saftey standards in diagnostics)
- Asset: Experience working with laboratory stakeholders in the planning, validation, and implementation of clinical informatics systems.
- Beneficial: Familiarity with accreditation requirements, test standardization, and specimen collection protocols.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Temporary, Full-time, 75 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately 24 months, with possibility of extension (assignment length is subject to change)
- This position follows a hybrid model
Compensation and Benefits
$40.95 - $51.19 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations