Clinical Informatics Specialist

StgeorgesDunedin, Otago, New Zealand

1 day ago

Job description

Job Category : Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

St George’s Cancer Care Centre is a private centre offering chemotherapy, targeted therapy and radiation treatment. This is a unique opportunity to work in a centre with well-established high quality cancer care services.

Your contribution is valued at St George’s Cancer Care and our staff love coming to work here. We are committed to developing our staff within the growing oncology / haematology service and will provide the opportunities and support to those interested in advancing their clinical skills.

We offer a range of benefits and opportunities including :

Very competitive remuneration package
A fabulous, supportive, friendly team environment throughout the Hospital.
Secure on-site parking.
No weekends or on call!
5 weeks annual leave entitlements and generous paid parental leave
Income protection and life insurance

Job Description

This role is all about business intelligence and clinical informatics systems – using them, identifying them, developing them, implementing them. You will :

Engage and support users, ensuring health information technology is selected, implemented and utilized effectively and appropriately to meet clinical needs

Maximise the organisational value of health information technology through development, evaluation and testing.

Develop clinical informatics tools and procedures including implementation and change management

Maintain the quality of MOSAIQ information (our patient information system), develop its functionalities and act as the primary liaison for it

Facilitate ongoing staff education

Identify and quantify business risks relevant to clinical informatics

Act as the primary liaison for external informatics stakeholders / vendors

Working with IT and St George’s Cancer Care management, identify, test and recommend tools that fit into the centre’s strategic direction

This is a part time 0.6 FTE position.

Desired Skills and Experience

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Essential skills / experience for the role :

It’s a given that you’ll be skilled at data analytics. The thing that will make you stand out is your inquisitiveness and ability to work collaboratively with people to find out what they need and translate this into meaningful outcomes. You’ll foster a positive team environment and will also have :

Degree in Information Technology or Health Discipline

Experience with health information systems, possibly even with MOSAIQ and will be confident with SQL database systems.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Confidence to develop and hone your skills in your area of expertise

May have experience implementing new software and be ready to identify, develop and lead projects

Proactive and innovative approach to your work

The ability to work autonomously and play an integral part of the team

Be an excellent communicator with the ability to critique and utilise evidence to foster enquiry.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, and interviews may take place during the advertising period. Closing date is subject to change. We encourage your early application.

If successfully appointed, you will need to secure the right to work and live in New Zealand prior to commencing work.

St George’s Hospital is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion of people from all communities we serve being represented in our workforce. We acknowledge and respect our colleagues’ diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is whānau oriented within a supportive environment.

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Clinical Specialist • Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand