Portals Clinical Informatics Lead - Calgary, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Your Opportunity:

Description:

The Clinical Informatics Lead will manage and lead complex initiatives within Connect Care's training program and will need advanced clinical experience and exceptional communication skills to understand the diverse needs of the various stakeholders.

The CIL will be responsible for managing functions associated with clinical informatics including assessing and defining high-impact reports and measures and working with the clinical communities to encourage Connect Care's adoption and use for improved clinical outcomes.

It is critical that the Lead have the ability to deal with and resolve politically sensitive issues, which may result in high impact to the organization.

The Lead may take a coordinating role in recruiting CI clinicians (including physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals), ensuring they are orientated to the role they play in clinical informatics within the program and engage clinicians to participate on working groups.

This role requires someone with superlative clinical informatics knowledge and experience, strong leadership, and communication skills.

Connect Care's requirements span the organization, as well as a number of external stakeholders, including academic institutions, physician and other clinician groups, associations such as the Alberta Medical Association, College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, etc.

Classification: IT Proc/Chng&Rel Mgmt Srv Lev4
Union: Exempt
Unit and Program: Clinical Operations Informatics Office
Primary Location: Quarry Crossing
Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
Negotiable Location: Provincial
Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
FTE: 1.

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Posting End Date: 03-MAR-2023

Date Available: 20-MAR-2023

Temporary End Date: 03-JUL-2024

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 10
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
Minimum Salary: $34.52
Maximum Salary: $59.20
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Additional Required Qualifications:

Proven project management skills (ability to lead meetings, prioritize, resolve conflicts, maintain issues list, manage project plan). Strong communication and follow-up skills. Ability to actively and positively participate and negotiate solutions to resolve conflicts that arise during implementation. Ability to lead other IT and clinical operations staff through complex discussions and negotiate solutions.

Detail oriented and knack for probing for information in order to fully understand the underlying needs that drive how the system should be built.

Ability to work in a team environment and individually to build and maintain positive working relationships with vendor staff and external consultants will be key success factors in this role.

Strong time management skills and the ability to meet project deadlines are essential. Must have working knowledge of basic systems principles, theories, and concepts and of the healthcare business. Experience mentoring and supporting junior staff. A demonstrated clear pattern of professional and personal development. Self-motivated with little supervision.

Although this is considered an office-based job, it will take significant psychological capacity given the nature, profile, and expectation of Connect Care work.

It will also require physical stamina given the expected stakeholder engagement work that may involve travel, meetings at varied times of day (early morning/evening), etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

Undergraduate degree required; clinical background preferred.