Job Description

Required Skills: Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in mapping and implementing clinical terminologies such as SNOMED CT and LOINC Extensive knowledge and understanding of digital exchange standards such as FHIR, clinical terminologies (e.g., SNOMED-CT, LOINC) Extensive knowledge and understanding of pan-Canadian digital exchange standards and tooling Hands-on experience implementing terminology solutions 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. 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. FHIR standards assessment, selection, development, and maintenance processes Research and analysis Communication and collaboration Partner engagement and management 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, validate and document terminology artifacts Desired Skills: 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. 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. Rated Criteria: Extensive knowledge and implementation experience with clinical data, terminology and technical standards such as SNOMED CT/SNOMED CT-CA, LOINC/pCLOCD, HL7 v2, HL7 FHIR. 20 Points Knowledge and experience of the development and implementation of terminology standards (LOINC, and SNOMED CT/SNOMED CT-CA), including use in electronic forms, referrals and other solutions that reduce the use of paper faxing. Experience with forms design, development, maintenance and harmonization including electronic. 30 Points Knowledge and strong understanding of jurisdictional electronic health record 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. 20 Points Experience implementing interoperable digital health solutions, including assessing readiness of existing clinical information systems for collection/submission of standards-based clinical information to the EHR and identifying effective workflow. 10 Points Knowledge and understanding of the standards lifecycle and the digital health standards landscape, and digital health initiatives in other jurisdictions. 10 Points Knowledge of and experience with terminology asset management tools is an asset (e.g., Apelon DTS, Term Works, Ontoserver, Shrimp). 10 Points Requirements Deliverables: Forms (eForms) – Standardized Referral Forms Data Standards assessments and analysis for harmonization and interoperability Specification Development and/or Maintenance for data standards Data Standards Orientation Walkthrough of Specifications Testing Support from a data standards perspective Consultation and collaboration with other partners (within and external to the Agency) Must Haves: Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in mapping and implementing clinical terminologies such as SNOMED CT and LOINC Extensive knowledge and understanding of digital exchange standards such as FHIR, clinical terminologies (e.g., SNOMED-CT, LOINC) Extensive knowledge and understanding of pan-Canadian digital exchange standards and tooling Hands-on experience implementing terminology solutions