Clinical Informatics Specialist

Unit Summary

Health Information Technology Services (HITS) is a service based business unit delivering healthcare IT solutions to Hamilton Health Sciences and various healthcare partners. The HITS team uses technical expertise to offer practical, sustainable and high quality solutions to the Hospital, support HHS in achieving our vision of Best Care for All.

Position Summary

The Clinical Informatics Specialist is responsible for the planning, design, development, training, implementation, evaluation and support of clinical information systems initiatives. Clinical Informatics staff support professional and clinical practices across the hospital and in collaboration with its regional partners by ensuring that appropriate practice standards, education, processes, systems and structures are applied. The clinical informatics specialist is the liaison between the clinical stakeholders and Information Systems. The position is responsible for providing clinicians with computer system support, and for resolution of systems issues.

Schedule Work Hours

Monday – Friday, days, on-call and flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required.

This position is temporary until July 2027

Qualifications

1. Baccalaureate degree in a related field of study, Masters preferred
2. Current certificate of registration as a Regulated Health Professional in Ontario
3. Minimum of 5 years of recent clinical experience
4. EpicCare Ambulatory and/or Healthy Planet certification/experience preferred
5. Demonstrated ability to analyze and participate in the redesign of complex clinical process
6. Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft products, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Visio, Access, Eclipse and other tools as necessary
7. Demonstrated ability to utilize initiative, vision, independent thinking and creative problem-solving abilities to implement project plans and realize project completion
8. Demonstrated proficiency in time management, ability to work effectively under time pressure to meet deadlines, balance work priorities and resolve problems in a timely manner
9. Demonstrated ability to relate and work with employees at all levels of organizations, including the most senior levels within the healthcare field
10. Demonstrated commitment to the Mission, Vision and Values of HHS and its partners
11. Highly developed leadership and facilitation skills
12. Demonstrated ability to effectively monitor budgets and execute project plans with stringent timelines
13. Extensive understanding of available resources for projects and applicable stakeholder group, provides feedback and detailed analysis on project processes and makes recommendations as required
14. Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of project management principles and methodologies and ability to implement a corporate methodology as well as coach team members on these skills
15. Demonstrated an understanding of the data interrelationships and dependencies among the various health information systems e.g. decision support systems, electronic health records, order entry, etc.
16. Understanding of key information technology concepts and components (e.g. networks, storage devices, operating systems, information retrieval, data warehousing, application, firewalls, interfaces etc.) and their interrelationships
17. Demonstrated commitment to continuing education, professional development and life-long learning
18. Demonstrated ability to initiate and model positive change
19. Possess and demonstrate emotional intelligence
20. Possess a working knowledge of informatics software application routines and modules and a commitment to learning the processes, basic building blocks and intricacies of each application

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.