Full-Time Specialized IT Consultant

Must Haves:

• 3+ years' knowledge and understanding of digital health standards including but not limited to HL7 FHIR, clinical terminologies (e.g., SNOMED-CT, LOINC) and their application.
• 3+ years' hands-on experience with HL7 FHIR tooling including but not limited to Simplifier, HL7 Validator, and Forge.
• 3+ years' hands-on experience with JSON and XML.
• 3+ years' knowledge and understanding of pan-Canadian digital health standards and tooling.
• 3+ Healthcare experience within Canada in acute care, primary care and/or community care settings.
• 3+ years' hands-on experience implementing HL7 FHIR standards and solutions.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, and strong partner engagement skills.
• Time management skills, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple projects.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct requirements gathering, develops documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conduct partner engagement.
• Work with different partners and subject matter experts from different backgrounds (clinical, business, and technical).
• Interact with the business partners and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.
• Develop and document HL7 FHIR artifacts and supporting documentation.
• Validate, troubleshoot, and problem solve the HL7 FHIR artifacts.

Desired Skills:

• Hands-on experience with HL7 FHIR Structured Data Capture (SDC).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Products, with a preference for candidates that have experience with Microsoft based cloud tools (e.g., Microsoft Office 365).
• Knowledge of Healthcare Information Systems used throughout the province of Ontario.
• Experience working with Ontario Health and/or legacy eHealth Ontario.
• Ability to readily identify, assess and mitigate implementation and adoption issues.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.

Required Skills:

• FHIR standards assessment, selection, development, and maintenance processes
• Research and analysis
• Communication and collaboration
• Partner engagement and management