Practice Advisor

Saskatchewan Health Authority; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 79,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is seeking a full-time Practice Advisor to support physicians in adopting and optimizing EMR and related digital health solutions. The role focuses on relationship management, training, coaching, and executing project plans to improve the EMR experience for practitioners.

This 18-month term position is on-site in Saskatoon with a voluntary hybrid option and requires travel within the province.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in healthcare, information management, business administration or equivalent.
• Minimum three years of experience in change and/or project management in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide EMR adoption and optimization support to physicians.
• Deliver training and coaching to promote effective use of digital health solutions.
• Develop and execute project plans aimed at improving the EMR practice experience.

Skills

Communication skills

Change management

Project management

Education

Undergraduate degree in healthcare/ Information Management/ Business Administration

Job description

Job Details

CLOSE DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2026

Position #: Practice Advisor

Expected Start Date: As soon as possible

Union: OOS

Facility: Saskatchewan Medical Association

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: N/A

Type: Full-time regular, 18 month term

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Salary: $78,690 - $106,463 per annum commensurate with experience.

Job Description

The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) serves as a voluntary professional body representing physicians across Saskatchewan, with membership comprising over 90 percent of the province’s physicians. The SMA also offers membership for medical students and residents undertaking their training within Saskatchewan.

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time, Practice Advisor to join our growing team for an 18-month term!

Reporting to the Team Lead, EMR Program, this position is responsible for providing a wide range of services and support to physicians relating to the adoption and optimization of the use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR), and other related digital health solutions. These services include relationship management, training, coaching, promoting, developing and executing project plans with the primary goals of improving the EMR practice experience of physicians.

This position is based on-site at our office in Saskatoon, with a voluntary hybrid work option allowing remote work from home up to 2 out of 5 days per week subject to approval under our Hybrid Work Arrangement policy.

Overnight travel within the province will be required monthly.

Travel Required: On occasion

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in the healthcare sector, Information Management, Business Administration, Education or an equivalent combination of education, and experience.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience (formal or informal) applying change and/ or project management in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Change Management/Project Management training/certification (i.e., Prosci) is considered an asset.
• Experience in healthcare and/or a clinical practice role is considered an asset.
• Experience in workflow process redesign or business process improvement is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of the Health Information Protection Act (HIPA) is considered an asset.

Other Information

• For more information please visit our website: https://www.sma.sk.ca/?page_id=675https://www.sma.sk.ca/?page_id=675