Clinical Application Analyst

Vancouver Island Health Authority; Victoria; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Victoria seeks a Clinical Application Analyst responsible for designing, building, testing, and implementing clinical applications for healthcare. This role requires strong communication skills and a background in computer science or health information science, along with three years of related clinical experience. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to effectively support clinical end-users in delivering patient-centered care and may participate in an on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized degree or diploma program in computer science or Health Information Science.
• Three years recent related experience in a clinical area like patient care or health records.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, implement, and sustain clinical application functionality.
• Ensure application design decisions support clinical end-users in delivering patient-centered healthcare.

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Programming languages proficiency

Physical ability for position duties

Education

Degree or diploma in computer science or Health Information Science

Job description

Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH) - Victoria, BC V8R 1J8 CA (Primary)

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), patient & staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at VIHA; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Reporting to the Manager or designate, the Clinical Application Analyst is responsible for designing, building, testing, implementing and sustaining clinical applications functionality for use in healthcare. Through the application of clinical knowledge, and the analysis of current and future state processes, this position is responsible for ensuring application design decisions are made, clinical functionality is incorporated into application builds, and end-product continues to support clinical end-users in delivering patient‑centric healthcare.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training And Experience

Graduation from a recognized degree or diploma program in computer science (such as Health Information Science), three years recent related experience (such as experience in a clinical area - patient care or health records, etc.) or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to write programs in a variety of programming languages.

This position is with the Advanced EHR Application Support team. Participation in the on‑call rotation may also be required.

Additional Clauses

FBA: This temporary position may be extended or ended at the discretion of the hiring manager based on the departmental requirements.