Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist – University Health Network

Title of the Job: Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Description: Company DescriptionThe University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.Job DescriptionUnion: Non-Union
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Ajmera Transplant Centre
Reports to: Director, Ajmera Transplant Centre
Grade: H0:08
Hours: 37.5 hours/week
Salary: Non-union. $ 43.37 – $ 54.21 per hour, To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy
Shifts: Day shifts
Status: Temporary Full-time (one-year contract, with the possibility to extend to two years)
Closing Date: October 16, 2024Position Summary
The Ajmera Transplant Centre (ATC) is one of the largest transplant centres in North America, and among the top in the World. ATC is deeply committed to delivering the highest quality of care, optimizing patient experience and outcomes for our patients across their transplant journey from assessment, listing, surgery, short and long-term post-transplant care. Reporting to the Program Medical Director, the Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist will work closely with ATC physicians and clinical teams to develop standardized processes, leveraging Epic functionality in support of effective, safe and high-quality patient care. The Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist combines their knowledge of clinical practice and workflows with their technical knowledge to lead and support ATC data initiative priorities.
Allied closely with medical, nursing and health professions professional practice leadership, the Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist liaises across clinical and technical oversight groups to understand and shape requirements; implement new system and process enhancements; support appropriate clinical practice and system adoption; and solve complex clinical system problems across the ATC. The Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist also plays an integral role in shaping and delivering initiatives aimed at enhancing the clinical end-user experience with UHN’s Health Information System (HIS) and other Digital technologies.Duties

• Work closely with ATC leadership to identify and support ATC data initiative priorities
• Develop a deep understanding of transplant care workflow across all ATC organ teams, including mapping of data collection timepoints & responsible roles respectively.
• Develop standardized and streamlined data collection processes to minimize data collection effort duplication and ensure data integrity.
• Work collaboratively with Digital resources to build/modify Epic tools and functionality as needed to support streamlined clinical workflow.
• Work collaboratively with Data & Analytics to build/modify/maintain all ATC reporting formats as required.
• Develop and deliver educational content for ATC staff on recommended data collection processes.
• Regularly monitor accuracy and quality of data collection, implement corrective actions as needed including workflow enhancements, staff education etc.
• Function as an ATC point of contact for Transplant specific reports, liaise with Data & Analytics to request ad-hoc reporting and/or new report development as needed.
• Maintain a comprehensive list of all ATC reports and an up-to-date “data dictionary” that tracks the definition and accuracy of each variable.
• Manage access to various ATC reports aligning with role requirements.
• Maintain awareness of upcoming UHN wide Epic changes, assess respective impact on ATC clinical care workflows and data collection standards and develop mitigation steps as needed.

Qualifications

• Mandatory Education: At Minimum completion of Undergraduate Degree required in Health related Discipline
• Mandatory Certification. Clinical Professional Designation (e.g. RN, OT, PT, RT etc.)
• Minimum 4 years of experience in a health-care environment and strong understanding of the healthcare system and hospital sector preferred.
• Strong understanding of statistics and data analytics
• Demonstrated superior skills in data research, gathering, modeling, and business and systems analysis
• Demonstrated decision making ability within complex and diverse issues
• Ability to independently manage multiple projects, prioritize multiple conflicting priorities
• Effective time management and attention to detail
• Able to communicate in a clear, concise manner both written and verbal
• Advanced skills using software tools such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint Visio, SharePoint and other tools as necessary
• Experience with Epic applications strongly preferred
• Experience in data analysis; biological or clinical data analysis an asset

Additional InformationWhy join UHN?In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP

) * Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service

• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN’s attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Company Name: University Health Network

Salary: $43.37 – 54.21 per hour

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