Senior Advisor, Clinical Informatics

Role overview

Role responsibilities

• Understand Connect Care user needs and priorities across health system teams and governance structures.
• Identify improvement opportunities, create improvement plans and support prioritization.
• Co-design and build clinical content and workflows with clinicians as needs, practices and priorities change.
• Synthesize evidence-based clinical guidance into accurate content supporting optimized workflows.
• Communicate changes to end users and Digital Health teams; support change management, education and adoption.
• Develop and maintain clinical architecture frameworks and content standards for Connect Care.
• Support improvement, quality, clinical operations and prescriber committees involving clinical systems.
• Resolve complex clinical or organizational issues and contribute to knowledge sharing, coaching and leadership.

Required qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required; clinical background strongly encouraged.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible clinical informatics experience.
• At least 10 years either providing healthcare directly in a clinical role or working directly with practicing clinicians in informatics, with strong healthcare delivery knowledge.
• Understanding of clinical best practice, quality improvement frameworks and clinical system design best practices.
• Detail-oriented; able to probe for information and understand underlying clinical needs.
• Service excellence and success improving processes and outcomes with clinical teams.
• Able to work in virtual teams, build positive working relationships, lead complex discussions and negotiate solutions.
• Project management skills, including leading meetings, prioritizing, resolving conflicts, tracking issues and managing project plans.
• Competence with MS Office, Visio, SharePoint and standard office technologies; working knowledge of the Alberta health system.
• Strong time management, communication and follow-up skills; able to meet deadlines, mentor junior staff and work with little supervision.

Preferred qualifications

• More than 5 years in progressively responsible health informatics roles is preferred.
• CPHIMS certification is an asset.
• Epic certification or proficiency, or completion of the Epic Clinician Builder Program, is preferred.
• Prosci certification is preferred.

Schedule and employment

• Regular full-time position, 1.00 FTE.
• 7.75 hours per shift, 10 shifts per two-week cycle; day shifts with Saturdays and Sundays off.

Compensation

• Posted minimum salary is CAD 38.73 and maximum salary is CAD 66.42; the pay cadence is not stated.