Coordinator, Imaging Informatics

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.05 - $51.26 / hour
Job Summary

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.
Our team of 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more .

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a   Casual - Coordinator, Imaging Informatics   to join our team at Surrey Memorial Hospital   lo cated in Surrey , B.C. We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.

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Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable , and culturally safe manner.

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Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Informatics, the Coordinator, Imaging Informatics practices in accordance with the standards of professional practice as well as utilizing a client and family centered care model and the vision and values of the department within Fraser Health (FH).
The Coordinator coordinates all aspects related to the development, implementation and maintenance of the Medical Imaging/Nuclear Medicine/Diagnostic Cardiology Information System(s) across the various assigned sites within LMMI. Duties include the development of specifications, test dictionaries and report formats, coordinating the installation of interfaces and equipment, preparing system implementation plans/revisions and facilitating system changes and enhancements. Liaises with vendors, Health Information Planning & Development (HIPD) and Information Management on a variety of system issues and acts as a resource to users.

Responsibilities

Develops specifications, test dictionaries and report formats for each Medical Imaging/Nuclear Medicine/Diagnostic Cardiology section, in conjunction with department staff.
Prepares implementation plans of the Imaging Information System as well as the Picture Archiving and Communication System, in collaboration with the Health Information Planning & Development (HIPD) team, vendor and department staff. Coordinates program testing prior to implementation and takes appropriate action to correct deficiencies. Ensures implementation tasks are completed on time.
Coordinates the installation of interfaces and equipment with the HIPD team.
Acts as a liaison between the vendor application specialist and HIPD on a variety of issues related to current and future requirements such as establishing standard billing codes and requisitions, specific background jobs and hardware requirements.
Instructs users such as Radiologists, Technologists and clerical staff, students and medical residents in routine operations, maintenance and problem correction. Acts as a resource to these users for such issues as annual Workload Measurement updates, billing code revisions, technical trouble-shooting, equipment/interface revisions and updates.
Facilitates the development of changes and enhancements to the computer system(s) as required by changes or developments in department practice. Prepares specifications for programs; coordinates department requirements with Information Services and vendors. Applies the appropriate Canadian Institute for Health Information Workload Measurement Systems standards to the dictionaries.
Investigates and corrects Medical Imaging/Nuclear Medicine/Diagnostic Cardiology computer system errors, including the running of test programs.
Coordinates the maintenance of the database for the Medical Imaging/Nuclear Medicine/Diagnostic Cardiology Information System by assigning appropriate codes to ensure comprehensive and congruent output.
Develops and maintains procedures and manuals for the department information system, including downtime procedures. Maintains electronic inventory of departmental hardware and software.
Creates a variety of reports by designing report format, extracting relevant information and printing the results.
Participates in continuous Quality Improvement by using established monitoring and auditing methodologies.
Orders computer supplies during implementation as required.
Participates in approved research and special projects in collaboration with supervisor and other health care professionals.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience

Certification with the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) or certified with Sonography Canada or the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).

Five years’ recent, related experience as a Radiological Technologist or Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, inclusive of two years’ recent, related information systems experience in the coordination, implementation and maintenance of radiology information systems and/or picture archiving and communication systems or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities
Demonstrated knowledge of the applicable MI standards of practice and guidelines for MI clinical practitioners.
Demonstrated knowledge of organizational MI clinical and administrative workflows.
Demonstrated knowledge of PACS/RIS, general computer operations and applications as well as other hospital information systems.
Demonstrated Project Management skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and deal effectively with clients, co workers, physicians, other health care staff and staff of external agencies.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
Demonstrated ability to plan and establish workload priorities in collaboration with others.
Ability to operate related equipment.
Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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