Lead, Health Informatics

Fraser Health Authority; Surrey; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Full Time Lead in Health Informatics to enhance patient-centered service delivery. This role involves leading projects, managing teams, and implementing innovative information systems. Join a rapidly growing organization committed to diversity and sustainability, where you will have the opportunity to work alongside top health professionals. With a focus on career growth and competitive benefits, this position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector. Apply today to be a part of a team that values respect, caring, and trust.

Benefits

100% Employer-Paid Benefits

Generous Vacation Time

Benefit Portability

Immediate Pension Enrollment

Maternity Top-Up

TransLink Pass Subsidy

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business and systems analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage assigned projects in health informatics.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders and perform feasibility studies.

Skills

Business and Systems Analysis

Project Management

Health Informatics

Data Research and Modeling

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Science

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering

Tools

Information Systems Applications

Project Management Software

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $45.46 - $65.35 / hour.

Job Summary

We are hiring a Full Time Lead, Health Informatics to join our team in Surrey, B.C.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the workforce, and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring, and Trust.

Joining our team offers opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited to:

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: Eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes.
• Additional employee discounts and perks available.

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Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose, and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

The Lead, Health Informatics is responsible for leading and managing assigned projects, providing leadership to team members, and applying appropriate change management strategies as part of a project. Provides advice, guidance, and direction to an assigned portfolio in the areas of knowledge management and decision support; in clinical and corporate business areas, which includes the development and implementation of application architecture. Provides expertise on enterprise-wide projects, serves as backup to the Portfolio Manager in the area of team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance and expertise by consulting to all disciplines and stakeholders within an assigned portfolio by performing functions such as coordinating and performing feasibility studies, conducting workload efficiency analysis using formal data gathering techniques, analyzing, designing, and implementing appropriate information systems, and identifying system deficiencies, user department operational inefficiencies, and recommending ways of improving business efficiency functions.
• Participates in enterprise-wide, cross-disciplinary business strategy projects including confidential initiatives that support the selection, procurement, and implementation of appropriate information systems applications that may result in the elimination of FTEs.
• Serves as a consultant participating on enterprise-wide projects under the leadership of the Portfolio Manager; serves as backup to the Portfolio Manager in team leadership or project management. Prepares status reports and meets with clients, providing reports back to the Portfolio Manager as required.
• Responsible for establishing and leading assigned information system projects by adhering to project management and support structure methodologies, managing project timelines, monitoring expenditures and variance analysis, facilitating change management strategies, defining tasks, identifying resource needs, and reporting on project status to the Portfolio Manager or Manager. Provides strategic guidance in project design phases and works within assigned budget, providing reports or raising concerns as necessary. Participates in hiring processes for staff, and coordinates and provides guidance to team members.
• Performs system analysis by establishing application systems scope and objectives, conducting feasibility studies, planning or modifying procedures to solve complex problems, preparing detailed specifications, and solving existing system logic difficulties as required. Recommends the most cost-effective solutions for the business area; discusses potential business impacts with the client.
• Performs complex business and/or clinical process analysis including conducting workflow analysis and developing business information requirements and models. Defines business and/or health information scope and objectives; plans, designs, and modifies manual and automated business procedures.
• Coordinates and provides third-level application support to critical system problems, ensuring that the application service level agreement in place is written or maintained to meet business expectations and Informatics capabilities. This may include vendor or third-party coordination. Coordinates the support rotation and monitors the support queue.
• Serves on various Fraser Health-wide health service delivery area and departmental committees, task groups, internal working teams, and corporate projects.
• Maintains knowledge of infrastructure and technologies by remaining aware of current and new technologies.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Science or Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Five (5) years of recent experience with business and systems analysis, including experience as a project manager. Experience with health and corporate information systems.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring, and Courageous and creates conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

• Ability to provide leadership to a variety of project teams in an environment that constantly changes and has fluctuating priorities.
• Knowledge of information management, health informatics, business processes, technologies, and applications.
• Knowledge of all components of a technical architecture.
• Ability to translate business and/or clinical needs into application architecture requirements.
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the project management process and the systems development life cycle.
• Demonstrated decision-making ability within complex and diverse issues.
• Superior skills in data research, gathering, modeling, and business and systems analysis.
• Ability to organize work, problem-solve, multitask, and meet deadlines.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. It is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People—those we care for and those who care for them—are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of over 48,000 staff, medical staff, and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring, and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aim to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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