Senior Consultant
Your Opportunity:
Working in collaboration with various teams and stakeholders, this position provides key support to operational leaders and end users with the optimization of Clinical Informatics (Connect Care). This position will support direct patient care by monitoring quality indicators and key metrics in connect care, and working directly with frontline teams to improve compliance to improve patient care and safety. Supports the site in managing, prioritizing and monitoring connect care processes and changes including downtime.
Description:
The Senior Consultant, CI program will engage site/program stakeholders to continually improve the quality and integrity of clinical information. The Senior Consultant, CI program will be a key representative of the site/program on all matters related to the use of Clinical Information Systems (CISs) and the subsequent impacts the CIS has on clinical operations. The CI program lead will lead all types of improvement projects impacted by or relying on CISs and will seek to ensure the clinical priorities of the site/program are supported by the CIS in use. Together with operational leaders, the Senior Consultant in, the CI program will oversee the reporting and sharing of clinical information for use in decision-making and performance monitoring. The Senior Consultant, CI program will be the primary contact for internal and external stakeholders; and will ensure that clinical and accreditation standards are maintained; and that the services meet the needs of service users by evaluating and assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the services provided.
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Senior Consultant
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Clinical Informatics, Professional Practice Office
- Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 28-APR-2025
- Date Available: 12-MAY-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $36.72
- Maximum Salary: $62.97
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Degree (master's preferred) in a health-related field. Current registration with professional association (if applicable). Minimum 5 years of healthcare experience in an organization of significant size, complexity and diversity. Minimum of 2 years experience with using or managing clinical information systems. A demonstrated clear pattern of professional and personal growth. Experience in initiating and fostering positive relationships and partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders to build strong customer relationships and facilitate change. Considerable skill is needed to balance diverse and, occasionally conflicting, stakeholder interests. Significant experience in complex problem-solving, negotiation, concerns/conflict resolution and investigation/negotiation. Ability to think systematically and critically.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Demonstrated understanding of analytical and evaluation techniques for quality improvement and benefits realization. Demonstrated knowledge of relevant health information standards, data interrelationships and dependencies among various health information systems. Demonstrated excellent communication and presentation skills. Experience and expertise in facilitating presentations to convey information or transfer knowledge. Experience with teaching adult learners. Experience in leading care teams or providing direct patient care is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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