Senior Health Informatics Specialist
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Overview
- post holder will:
- Provide technical assistance to support the implementation of a strategic health management information system to improve informatics and data use within the health sector.
- Support the creation of analytical processing system, which will bring together information from aggregate data collection systems.
- Adopt a mechanism to annually assess data quality and use.
- Provide systems analysis and information system deployment services to all programmatic areas and departments.
- Participate in face-to-face meetings and telephonic conference calls and other relationship management responsibilities with project officers and other relevant stakeholders and policy makers.
- Collaborate with clinical departments to gather requirements and translate them into system configurations that improve clinical workflows and patient outcomes.
- Lead the planning, testing, deployment, and support of new features, modules, and upgrades for clinical systems, ensuring minimal disruption to healthcare delivery.
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot applications such as HIS, EMR, LIS, RIS, and PACS in collaboration with vendors and internal IT teams.
- detailed gap analyses and workflow studies to optimize system usability and ensure alignment with best practices in healthcare IT.
- Act as the subject matter expert for clinical systems, providing guidance during project planning, implementation, and system lifecycle management.
- Monitor system performance, proactively resolve issues, and apply system enhancements or fixes in a timely and structured manner.
- Develop and maintain user manuals, training materials, and system documentation to support adoption and knowledge sharing.
- Provide second-line support for application-related incidents, resolving escalations and ensuring timely communication with clinical users.
- Conduct regular audits and quality checks to ensure data integrity, system security, and compliance with healthcare regulations and accreditation standards.
- Participate in the design of system reports and dashboards to support clinical decision-making and regulatory reporting.
- Assist in planning and executing change management initiatives related to new system deployments or process changes.
- Liaise with application vendors and consultants to resolve issues, coordinate upgrades, and evaluate new product features.
- Mentor and train junior analysts or application specialists within the team.
- Support integration efforts between clinical systems and other platforms such as ERP, billing, and laboratory systems.
- Stay current with healthcare IT trends, digital health innovations, and regional compliance mandates (e.g., DOH, MOHAP, DHA).
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Education
- and Certification
- Bachelor’s degree in healthcare informatics, Computer Science, Nursing, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
- Certifications in clinical applications such as HIS/EMR (e.g., Cerner, Epic, TrakCare) are preferred.
- Certification in healthcare IT standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR) is a plus.
- ITIL or project management certifications (e.g., PMP) are advantageous.
- Knowledge and Skills
- Strong knowledge of clinical operations and workflows across inpatient, outpatient, laboratory, and radiology departments including billing and insurance.
- Proficiency in configuring and supporting hospital and clinical information systems.
- Understanding of healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7, ICD-10, SNOMED CT, FHIR).
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills related to application functionality and user experience.
- Strong documentation, presentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams in high-pressure healthcare environments.
- Familiarity with regulatory standards such as JCI and local healthcare authority guidelines.
- Competence in writing SQL queries and understanding relational databases is an advantage.
Minimum Qualification & Experiences
- Concepts of programming and scripting (python, C++, TCL etc).
- Ability to right and optimise queries.
- Senior Health Informatics Specialist benefits from having experience/competency in:
• Hospital Information Systems (HIS)
- Large scale implementations
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Clinical workflows and user adoption
- HL7/FHIR integration
- Change management
- End-user training and documentation
- Ability to read and understand code.
- Regulatory and compliance requirements
- Report building and dashboarding
- Healthcare quality and accreditation
- System performance tuning
Experience
- 8+ years of experience in healthcare IT with a focus on clinical systems.
- 5 years of Business Analysis experience.
- Proven experience working on HIS/EMR implementation and support in a hospital or healthcare environment
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