Clinical Informatics Specialist, Imit

**POSITION**:Clinical Informatics Specialist**

**COMPETITION: 2023-516**

**STATUS**: Full-Time**

**DEPARTMENT**: IMIT (Information Management, Information Technology)**

**HOURS OF WORK: Monday-Friday Days **_(Subject to change based on operational needs)_**

**UNION ASSOCIATION: Non-Union**

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All duties are carried out in a manner consistent with BGH’s vision, mission and values, to meet the strategic and operational goals of the organization.

**Education & Experience**
- Post-secondary education in clinical, health science, information technology and or health informatics. OR
- Registered member of a regulated health professional college with health informatics experience.
- Cerner experience considered an asset

**Skills and Abilities**:

- Support the implementation of the Electronic Health Record by defining customer requirements, workflow and process analysis, project communications, unit and integrated design testing, implementation and go-live support.
- Develops training plans, training materials in a variety of mediums and other electronic health record-related supporting documentation; understands and applies the principles of adult education while providing training to stakeholders.
- Acts as a key change agent and Electronic Health Record champion in order to facilitate implementation and adoption of new processes and/or clinical standards as well as continuous improvement and optimization; collaboratively works with organizational stakeholders and services to operationalize and sustain the effective integration of the electronic health record into clinical practice and administrative/business processes; acts as an advocate for the use of technology and health information to improve clinical processes and the seamless integration of technology into the day-to-day work of front line clinicians.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of the health informatics industry, trends and health care standards; develops awareness, commitment and acceptance of emerging and innovative technologies and systems that support excellence in the delivery of care. Focuses on
- Develops, implements and monitors standards for service and performance; evaluates and effects changes as needed to improve services, simplifies workflow ensuring that quality, clinical and regulatory standards are met; uses project management, process and quality improvement and change management methodologies in all aspects of work; triages and manages issues effectively using a collaborative, customer service focused approach to supporting stakeholders and resolving issues.