Clinical Informatics Analyst - Information Management & Technology
the OpportunityReq ID: 219258
Location: Central Zone, Westway 1
Department: IMIT Ambulatory
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT short-assignment (100%) x 1
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 21-Apr-26
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the Opportunity
The Clinical Informatics analyst will support the design, implementation, optimization, and adoption of clinical informatics initiatives by working collaboratively with stakeholders, technical experts and/or vendors as required. Using critical and creative thinking the Clinical Informatics Analyst analyzes, prioritizes, and translates user needs and requests related to the Electronic Referral management. The Clinical Informatics Analyst works with stakeholders across NSH, IWK and its many external partners.
The Clinical Informatics Analyst collaborates with key clinical and business stakeholders throughout the province, in partnership with the province’s NS Digital Services and the Department of Health and Wellness.
The Clinical Informatics Analyst will be committed to a high standard of performance while providing province-wide support for the implementation and ongoing operations of the Electronic Referral system - Novari, OPOR & Ocean platforms.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Post-secondary education in clinical, health science, information technology and or health informatics
- 1-2 years previous clinical informatics experience required
- Experience in workflow and process redesign an asset
- Able to function well within a team setting and independently
- Well-developed analytical, problem-solving, organizational and communications skills
- Proven good attendance record with capabilities of maintaining this same standard
- Possess a valid driver’s license and ability for some travel within the province.
- Certification in CPHIMS, IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Project Management (PMP) and/or organizational change management an asset
- Experience supporting or using clinical application systems and related services in a complex health care organizational environment considered an asset
- Ability to relay or explain complex technical issues or difficult scenarios to clinical and business staff an asset
- Basic knowledge of systems principles, theories, and concepts within healthcare
- Ability to solve a range of complex problems; identify innovative solutions, and use clinical best practice knowledge of internal and/or external business issues to improve service
- Strong written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
- Experience creating summary documentation based on evaluation and analysis
- Organizational Skills, high level of accuracy, and attention to detail
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Short Assignment, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately 6 months (Dates are subject to change)
Compensation and Benefits
$34.62 - $43.28 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.