Terminology Specialist

Working as a terminology specialist for a growing Healthcare IT services and management consulting company which is engaged Canada-wide and internationally, you will be involved in a variety of challenging and exciting initiatives with many opportunities to learn and develop. Travel is required.

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Strong IT experience with various health care providers, government agencies and vendors (5+ years)
• Strong knowledge of and experience working with Health IT systems and requirements analysis (5+ years)
• Knowledge and strong understanding of eHealth initiatives in jurisdictions across Canada
• Expertise in clinical terminology and/or classification systems (SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10-CA/CCI), and the application of clinical code systems in electronic health record systems (5+ years)
• Expertise in and experience working with terminology supporting tools, such as the Infoway Master Terminology Worksheet, pCLOCD, terminology browsers, IHTSDO Workbench, ICD-10-CA/CCI Folio, and terminology implementation guides
• Experience with eHealth terminology standards use and management, such as subset development, subset and extension management, use with clinical decision support/knowledge tools, reference terminologies, interface terminologies, clinical classifications, and terminology maps
• Experience with Canada Health Infoway (including active membership with the Standards Collaborative, in particular SCWG 9 Terminology Representation & Services) and healthcare systems both in Ontario and other jurisdictions
• Experience with terminology standards development organizations, such as IHTSDO, Regenstrief, HL7, etc.
• Experience with maintenance of  terminology standards across multiple health domains (chronic disease, diagnostic imaging, laboratory) and across multiple stakeholder groups (physicians, nurses, vendors, government, pharmacists
• Understanding of terminology asset management approaches, policies, and legislation, specific to direct care and health system use
• Excellent communication, writing and documentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to deliver and balance a number of complex deliverables within tight timeframes
• Ability to identify issues and assess change management issues related to people and organizations
• Facilitation skills with experience in undertaking liaison and consultations with multiple stakeholders and interest groups
• Experience presenting to management, and clinical audiences
• Experience defining governance, principals, policies and procedures and guiding business and/or IT/IM transformation initiatives
• Broad knowledge of clinical concepts and processes and how these are used in the health care system
• Professional memberships in Health Information Management, Health Informatics, and/or Standards
• Knowledge of HL7 methodology, engagement processes, and the application of HL7 messaging standards (versions 2 and 3), the Reference Information Model (RIM), and HL7 v3 products
• Knowledge of DICOM and XDS-I profiles for document sharing content and application for document sharing

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

• Develop terminology solutions from industry standards and client requirements
• Model and/or map clinical terminology to enable adoption of Electronic Health Records
• Develop reusable processes and analytic methodologies that allow for continual efficiency gains
• Communicate effectively with clients and staff in-person or over the phone

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Clinical and/or Informatics degree or equivalent working experience required
• Terminology development or mapping experience is strongly preferred
• Experience implementing or administering clinical information systems and/or performing standards based  system integration
• Familiarity with HL7 messaging standards, Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), XML and/or the Canadian EHR Blueprint is a plus