Ontario Health Hiring For Senior Standards Analyst at Toronto, ON Full Time

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As part of Digital Health Standards, the Senior Standards Analyst role will serve as the primary contact to these projects and products. Along with providing data content and exchange standards support, this role will engage and work closely with Digital Health Standards terminology experts, as required to address representation of data and advance interoperability in Ontario.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Serve as a Digital Health Standards representative and standards subject matter expert to various internal and external projects.

• Conduct standards environmental scans, assessments and gap analyses to support the adoption, adaptation, or development of data representation and exchange standards (such as HL7, IHE), with consideration of health terminology standards for health information standards-based projects.

• Develop and update the business and technical content matter of standards-based interface specifications (e.g. provincial approved standards).

• Develop and present education and learning materials to support effective implementation, use and maintenance of standards.

• Provide expert consultation to Digital Health Standards team, as well as to internal and external stakeholders, regarding standards implementation, use and maintenance, including changes to requirements, specifications, and tools.

• Develop processes and procedures to support the effective use and management of interoperability standards for Ontario.

• Advance the use of interoperability standards in Ontario for direct care and health system use purposes, in alignment with the Ontario Health’s strategic direction, Ontario’s Digital Health Blueprint and other applicable health informatics guidance, and Ontario’s Digital Health Information Exchange (DHIEX) regulation.

• Contribute to the establishment of health information standards-based solutions that are capable of being integrated into a comprehensive, standardized and interoperable electronic health record for Ontario, with a particular focus on interoperability standards.

• Other activities to be defined at the discretion of the Digital Health Standards leadership in consultation with projects, departments, and stakeholders.

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Technical Requirements

• Experience supporting one of primary care, acute, community and/or long-term care workflow and information flows (3+ years).

• Health information technology project implementation or clinical systems support experience within in a provincial or regional health information exchange and/or vendor system (3+ years).

• Experience implementing HL7 FHIR, v2.x, v3 and/or IHE-based interfaces and familiarity with clinical terminology systems (e.g. SNOMED CT, LOINC/pCLOCD, ICD-10-CA/CCI, ICD-11) and relevant tooling (e.g. Forge, Simplifier, HL7 FHIR validator, XMLSpy, Terminology Gateway) (3+ years).

• Knowledge of standards development tooling such Application Programming Interface (APIs), FHIR servers such as HAPI FHIR, conformance tooling such as AEGIS Touchstone, and Forms builders is an asset.

• Knowledge of HL7 methodology, engagement processes, and the application of HL7 messaging standards (HL7 versions 2, version 3 and FHIR), the Reference Information Model (RIM), and HL7 v3 products including CDA, and related implementation guides such as FHIR Structured Data Capture (SDC) and FHIR International Patient Summary (IPS).

• Must be able to effectively collaborate and participate in a team environment with business, clinical and technical analysts and specialists in a proactive manner.

• Demonstrated experience with performing assessments and providing recommendations in the selection of interfaces/standards within the context of all other interfaces planned and implemented to support advanced interoperability.

• Knowledge and understanding of the standards lifecycle and the digital health solutions and clinical informatics standards landscape (Ontario Health, Canadian/pan-Canadian, and international standards), and digital health initiatives in other jurisdictions (local, regional, provincial) is an asset.

• Knowledge and experience with the Ontario electronic health record implementations and use of any Ontario interoperability standards/specifications and integration with Ontario’s provincial digital health assets is an asset.

• Knowledge of Canada Health Infoway’s InfoCentral Standards, Solutions and Communities, and professional memberships in Health Information Management, Health Informatics, and/or a clinical discipline are an asset.

Education and Experience

• The typical minimum level of education to perform this job competently is equivalent to completion of a university (bachelor) program in a specialized field of study and work. The work requires a sound understanding of the underlying theoretical principles and concepts associated with the subject area and an understanding of the relation of these to the responsibilities of the job. This specialized training is often recognized by a degree and/or professional designation.

• Directly/indirectly related work experience representing continuous learning and required for someone to perform this job competently is six to ten years.

• Ongoing work assignments typically have clearly defined goals, but no (or minimal) direction with respect to what action steps to follow. The incumbent’s education, training, and previous experience will help ensure that the goal of the assignment can be clearly defined and understood (even if that means just knowing what relevant questions to ask), but the required/optional approaches to achieving the goal will often remain unclear, undefined and/or untested until the work assignment is well underway.

Knowledge and Skills

• Self-Awareness: Proactively seeks and obtains ongoing feedback to help understand ones’ own strengths and development areas in order to work more effectively with team/department managers/clients. Understands and is aware of ones’ emotions and the impact these emotions may have on others. Reflects on feedback and lessons learned, and uses acquired knowledge in working with team members to achieve personal and professional growth.

• Delivers: Ensures the timely delivery of programs, projects, and services, effectively adapting to tight deadlines and sudden changes in priorities to accomplish objectives. Plans ahead for possibilities and contingencies, identifying opportunities and problems to ensure that best results are achieved. Recognizes and makes best use of the diverse skills, abilities, experiences of team members to achieve best outcomes.

• Integrity: Adheres to ethical standards and integrates Ontario Health values, principles and standards into practices and business transactions. Creates honest, trusting and successful working relationships with others inside and outside the organization and conducts all affairs with personal and professional integrity. Promptly addresses issues about discrimination, harassment, and unfair treatment and does not allow personal assumptions, biases and/or complaints to impact any work-related decisions in the team.

• Connects: Builds trust and establishes rapport with diverse colleagues and customers by listening, understanding their needs, and following through on commitments. Works effectively with people who have different perspectives, backgrounds and abilities while encouraging constructive dialogue and being sensitive and receptive to diverse views and opinions. Builds mutually beneficial working relationships to foster a positive and inclusive culture and engages with internal and external customers and stakeholders representing a variety of interests.

• Inspires: Creates a shared vision by soliciting and valuing diverse input obtained from each team member on the vision of their work and the team. Uses a broad range of communication strategies and methods to communicate vision with enthusiasm and clarity, and to inspire confidence and generate commitment. Helps team to embrace different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds by modeling positive leadership behavior and encouraging full participation.

• Transforms: Takes initiative and sustained action to ensure the successful implementation of change by shifting strategic focus and embracing new ideas and building on past knowledge and success. Fosters a team environment where all are encouraged to think creatively and new and diverse ideas and approaches are heard, valued and considered for implementation. Seeks performance feedback and opportunities to invest time and effort to learn and expand knowledge to improve performance

Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time

Location: Ontario (currently virtual; subject to change)

Note: As part of the initial recruitment screening process, Applicants must confirm that they are Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19. If Applicants are not Fully Vaccinated, they will be asked to identify any accommodation needs pursuant to a protected ground under the Code. If no such accommodation is identified, the Applicant will not be eligible to proceed through the recruitment process.

Job Posting Close Date:

January 9, 2022