HM Note: This contract role is remote, and candidates work remotely. Candidates must reside in Ontario, Canada. Candidates' resumes must include first and last name.

Description

Background Information

The purpose of this request is to acquire resources with expertise in FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standards and applicable Terminology standards who will work with others in support of the Digital Health Standards (DHS) Program to deliver standards components of Patients before Paperwork project in the following capacity and other relevant deliverables as required:.

Must haves:

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of digital health standards including but not limited to HL7 FHIR, clinical terminologies (e.g., Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED-CT), Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)) and their application.
• Healthcare experience within Canada in acute care, primary care and/or community care settings.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of pan-Canadian digital health standards and tooling.
• Hands-on experience with HL7 FHIR tooling including but not limited to Simplifier, HL7 Validator, Forge or FHIR Shorthand.
• Hands-on experience with JSON and XML.
• Hands-on experience implementing HL7 FHIR standards and solutions.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, and strong partner engagement skills.
• Time management skills, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple projects.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct requirements gathering, develops documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conduct partner engagement.
• Work with different partners and subject matter experts from different backgrounds (clinical, business, and technical).
• Interact with the business partners and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.
• Develop and document HL7 FHIR artifacts and supporting documentation.
• Validate, troubleshoot, and problem solve the HL7 FHIR artifacts.

****Desired Skills:

• Hands-on experience with HL7 FHIR Structured Data Capture (SDC).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Products, with a preference for candidates that have experience with Microsoft based cloud tools (e.g., Microsoft Office 365).
• Knowledge of Healthcare Information Systems used throughout the province of Ontario.
• Ability to readily identify, assess and mitigate implementation and adoption issues.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.

Required Skills

• FHIR standards assessment, selection, development, and maintenance processes
• Research and analysis
• Communication and collaboration
• Partner engagement and management

Required Experience / Evaluation Criteria:

• Knowledge and experience designing and implementing HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard by demonstrating experience and processes for conducting detailed standards research, gap analysis and recommendations. : 20 Points
• Knowledge and experience of the development and implementation of HL7 FHIR and terminology standards including use in electronic forms, referrals and other solutions that reduce the use of paper faxing. : 25 Points
• Knowledge and experience of HL7 FHIR tooling including but not limited to Simplifier, HL7 Validator, Forge or FHIR Shorthand.: 15 Points
• Experience in implementing interoperable digital health solutions, including assessing readiness of existing clinical information systems for collection/submission of standards-based clinical information to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and consider effective workflow.: 15 Points
• Knowledge and understanding of the standards lifecycle and the Digital Health standards landscape (Canadian/pan-Canadian, and international standards), and Digital Health initiatives in other jurisdictions (local, regional, provincial) is an asset.: 15 Points
• Knowledge and strong understanding of jurisdictional Electronic Health Record (EHR) projects, interoperability services and integration with healthcare initiatives within regional healthcare organizations for clinical data repositories, and other associated healthcare information systems in use within a jurisdiction.: 10 Points

Total evaluation criteria.: 100 Points

Deliverables

Deliverables:

1. Confirm HL7 FHIR requirements related to the different streams of work in the Patients before Paperwork project in the context of collect once and use many for direct care and subsequent data use as identified in the OH data and analytics strategy and OH data and analytics operating model areas of focus.

2. Provide support related to the following 3 streams of work in the Pb4P project:

• Referrals/Consults/Central Intake
• Provincial Health Service Directory (PHSD)
• Forms (eForms)

1. Work collaboratively with the Digital Health Standards Program on the following deliverables related to standards:

• Specification Development and Maintenance
• Standards Orientation
• Walkthrough of Specifications
• Testing Support
• Consultation and collaboration with other partners (within and external to Ontario Health)

Knowledge Transfer Details:

• The resource will ensure full knowledge transfer is provided to the Ontario Health team before end of engagement. Some of this might occur at the end of the engagement but will also be shared as information is obtained/consolidated. Key deliverables will be shared with team.
• The resource must provide all related documentation as part of knowledge transfer protocol. Documents will be reviewed by the appropriate leads and signed off by manager/director.
• The resource will work collaboratively with the Ontario Health team throughout the assignment and ensure key deliverables, milestones, and documentation are shared.
• A walkthrough of any demos, development, etc. will be required before the end of the engagement.

Must Haves:

• 10+ years experience and understanding of digital health standards including but not limited to HL7 FHIR, clinical terminologies (e.g., Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED-CT), Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)) and their application.
• 10+ years Healthcare experience within Canada in acute care, primary care and/or community care settings.
• 10+ years Extensive knowledge and understanding of pan-Canadian digital health standards and tooling.
• 10+ years Hands-on experience with HL7 FHIR tooling including but not limited to Simplifier, HL7 Validator, Forge or FHIR Shorthand.
• Public Sector Experience