Clinician Application Consultant, Clinical - Toronto, Canada - North York General Hospital

North York General Hospital

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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IMAGINE a hospital where everyone is committed to excellence. We did. We are. From boardroom to bedside, we go above and beyond to offer the best and safest patient care. At North York General Hospital (NYGH), we put our patients first in everything we do.

We are achieving a new standard of excellence in integrated patient-centered care and as one of Canada's leading community academic hospitals, we are building on our academic foundation through enhanced education, research and innovation.

North York General Hospital is part of North York Toronto Health Partners, a collaborative partnership with patients, primary care, and community partners, a first
- generation Ontario Health Team, driving the development of a locally integrated health system to serve the community. As part of our dynamic team, you too can stand out and be amazing At North York General, our team is making a world of difference.
Position Summary
Clinician Application Consultant, Clinical Informatics, Information Services

Your goal in this position is to coordinate, implement, evaluate and sustain Clinical Information Systems (CIS) and Electronic Health Records (EHR), at North York General Hospital.

Using clinical experience, you will facilitate, educate, and support health care professionals to understand workflow needs and ensure the clinical information systems aligns with best practices.

You have in depth understanding of current clinical practices at NYGH and excellent interpersonal skills as well as strong organizational skills.

You have excellent written and oral communication skills and are a team player, who promotes the concepts of people working together and is able to work effectively with diverse groups of people.

You will maintain effective working relationships with project team members, multidisciplinary team members and various Hospital and vendor staff. You are able to deal with problems and demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in changing environments. You are a professional who demonstrates interest in clinical information systems as an enabler for quality patient care.

This position supports the hospital's academic mandate by advancing care through teaching and learning and/or transforming care through research and innovation.

This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and families.

On a practical level, you will

Participate in the implementation of CIS aimed to support safe and quality patient care.

Demonstrate independent decision making as appropriate in evaluation of requests for system improvements and determine feasibility and advisability of system changes.

Assist in creating tools to promote and communicate process changes which align and optimize the
use of CIS.

Participate in the development of testing scenarios and test scripts required to validate the design and build. Participate in the testing and validating of the CIS.

Work closely with clinicians, departmental leadership, and project team member to clarify needs, prioritize requests, recommend technology design, workflow and execute change and adaptation of the system.

Attend and actively participates in project events and meetings.

Work closely with other team members ensures NYGH policies and procedures support Clinical system design.

Work in accordance with established hospital safety Policies & Procedures.

Qualifications:

Regulated Health Professional, in good standing with the respective college

Baccalaureate or graduate degree in health informatics or information management preferred

Solid understanding of acute care clinical workflows required

Minimum 3 years working experience in acute care setting is strongly preferred

Experience working in an informatics department preferred

What We Offer

Working at NYGH means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in one of Canada's leading hospitals.

This is a Full Time Temporary position of 12 months with 8 hour shifts, days shifts and On - Call in the Clinical Informatics, Information Services Department.

We offer a highly competitive total compensation package which may include benefits, pension, vacation pay, or pay in lieu of benefits, when applicable.

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FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY:

As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the Hospital's Occupational Health and Safety department.

How to Apply

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Closing Statement

At North York General, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the commu